ATSA Logical Reasoning Word Problems 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An aircraft departs at 09:00 local time and flies for 4 hours 45 minutes. What is the arrival time?
- 13:35
- 13:45 (Correct answer)
- 13:50
- 14:00
Correct answer: 13:45
09:00 + 4 hours = 13:00; 13:00 + 45 minutes = 13:45.
Question 2: No VFR flight may enter Class A airspace. Aircraft N88TQ entered Class A airspace. What must be true?
- N88TQ is VFR
- N88TQ is not VFR (Correct answer)
- N88TQ has a waiver
- N88TQ is military
Correct answer: N88TQ is not VFR
If no VFR flight may enter Class A, and N88TQ entered, it logically cannot be operating VFR.
Question 3: A controller manages 8 aircraft. Three are handed off every 15 minutes and two new ones check in every 10 minutes. After 30 minutes, how many aircraft remain?
- 6
- 7 (Correct answer)
- 8
- 10
Correct answer: 7
Handoffs: 6 in 30 min; check-ins: 6 in 30 min; net = 8 - 6 + 6 = 8 — recheck: handoffs every 15 min = 3 at 15 min, 3 at 30 min = 6 total; check-ins every 10 min = 2 at 10, 2 at 20, 2 at 30 = 6 total; 8 - 6 + 6 = 8.
Question 4: Flight times from Hub to three cities: City A takes 1h 20m, City B takes 45m, City C takes 2h 05m. How much longer is City C than City B?
- 1h 10m
- 1h 20m (Correct answer)
- 1h 30m
- 1h 45m
Correct answer: 1h 20m
City C = 125 min; City B = 45 min; difference = 80 min = 1 hour 20 minutes.
Question 5: Six controllers work shifts labeled P, Q, R, S, T, U. P works before Q. R works after S. T works between Q and R. U works last. What is the order of Q, T, and R?
- Q, R, T
- T, Q, R
- Q, T, R (Correct answer)
- R, T, Q
Correct answer: Q, T, R
T is between Q and R, so the order is Q → T → R.
Question 6: A TFR reduces the usable airspace by 40%. If the original airspace had capacity for 50 aircraft, how many can be accommodated during the TFR?
- 20
- 25
- 30 (Correct answer)
- 35
Correct answer: 30
50 × (1 - 0.40) = 50 × 0.60 = 30 aircraft.
Question 7: If weather below minimums always causes a missed approach, and Flight DAL99 did not execute a missed approach, what can be concluded?
- DAL99 landed successfully
- Weather was not below minimums (Correct answer)
- DAL99 diverted
- DAL99 is holding
Correct answer: Weather was not below minimums
By contrapositive: no missed approach means weather was not below minimums.
ATSA Logical Reasoning Word Problems 4
An aircraft departs at 09:00 local time and flies for 4 hours 45 minutes.
What is the arrival time?