CFC Regulatory Compliance & Air Traffic Control Coordination 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under 14 CFR Part 91, which class of airspace requires an ATC clearance for VFR flight?
- Class B (Correct answer)
- Class C
- Class D
- Class E
Correct answer: Class B
Class B airspace requires an explicit ATC clearance before entry, even for VFR aircraft.
Question 2: When a controller issues a traffic advisory using the phrase 'traffic at your ten o'clock,' the position is relative to:
- The aircraft's current heading (Correct answer)
- Magnetic north
- True north
- The controller's radar display orientation
Correct answer: The aircraft's current heading
Clock position traffic advisories are always relative to the aircraft's current heading, not magnetic or true north.
Question 3: A Letter of Agreement (LOA) between two ATC facilities primarily establishes:
- Coordinated procedures and transfer of control points (Correct answer)
- Minimum fuel requirements for aircraft
- Pilot certification standards
- ATC staffing schedules
Correct answer: Coordinated procedures and transfer of control points
LOAs define the specific procedures, altitudes, routes, and control transfer points agreed upon between adjacent ATC facilities.
Question 4: What does the FAA Order 7110.65 primarily govern?
- Air Traffic Control procedures (Correct answer)
- Pilot certification requirements
- Aircraft airworthiness standards
- Airport construction standards
Correct answer: Air Traffic Control procedures
FAA Order 7110.65 (Air Traffic Control) is the primary procedural reference document for ATC specialists.
Question 5: When must a controller issue a SIGMET advisories to a pilot?
- When hazardous weather is within the pilot's filed or proposed route (Correct answer)
- Only when the pilot requests weather information
- Whenever a SIGMET is active anywhere in the country
- Only during IFR conditions
Correct answer: When hazardous weather is within the pilot's filed or proposed route
Controllers must relay SIGMET information when the reported phenomenon is on or near the pilot's route of flight.
Question 6: The term 'point out' in ATC coordination refers to:
- Notifying an adjacent sector of an aircraft that will penetrate their airspace without a handoff (Correct answer)
- Directing a pilot to a landmark
- Issuing a traffic alert to a pilot
- Marking a position on a paper strip
Correct answer: Notifying an adjacent sector of an aircraft that will penetrate their airspace without a handoff
A point out is formal coordination where one controller alerts another that an aircraft will enter their area without a full control transfer.
Question 7: Under 14 CFR 91.129, aircraft operating in Class D airspace must establish two-way radio communication with ATC:
- Before entering the airspace (Correct answer)
- Within 4 nautical miles of the primary airport
- Upon reaching pattern altitude
- After receiving their ATIS
Correct answer: Before entering the airspace
Two-way communication must be established before entering Class D airspace, not at any specific distance or altitude.
CFC Regulatory Compliance & Air Traffic Control Coordination 2
Under 14 CFR Part 91, which class of airspace requires an ATC clearance for VFR flight?