CFC Regulatory Compliance & Air Traffic Control Coordination 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which document establishes the legal basis for airspace classification and ATC authority in the United States?
- 49 U.S.C. Subtitle VII and 14 CFR (Correct answer)
- FAA Order 7110.65 alone
- ICAO Annex 11
- The Airport and Airway Improvement Act
Correct answer: 49 U.S.C. Subtitle VII and 14 CFR
Title 49 U.S. Code and 14 CFR (Federal Aviation Regulations) are the statutory and regulatory foundations for ATC authority and airspace structure.
Question 2: A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) issued under 14 CFR 91.137(a)(1) is primarily for:
- Protecting aircraft in disaster or hazard areas and relief aircraft (Correct answer)
- Presidential movement security
- Air shows and sporting events
- Military training operations
Correct answer: Protecting aircraft in disaster or hazard areas and relief aircraft
14 CFR 91.137(a)(1) TFRs protect persons and property in the air or on the surface from hazards associated with disaster or emergency operations.
Question 3: When an en route center is coordinating a direct route clearance amendment that crosses an adjacent center's airspace, which coordination method is required?
- Full coordination with the affected center before issuing the clearance (Correct answer)
- A post-departure notification to the adjacent center
- No coordination if the aircraft is above FL180
- Coordination is only required for airliners
Correct answer: Full coordination with the affected center before issuing the clearance
Any clearance that routes an aircraft through another center's airspace requires prior coordination and approval from that center.
Question 4: The phraseology 'CLEARED AS FILED' means the aircraft may proceed:
- Via the route and altitude specified in the flight plan as filed (Correct answer)
- Via any route the pilot prefers
- Direct to the destination without restriction
- Via the filed route but at ATC-assigned altitude
Correct answer: Via the route and altitude specified in the flight plan as filed
Cleared as filed authorizes the complete route and altitude as submitted in the flight plan, with no changes by ATC.
Question 5: Which regulation requires pilots of aircraft equipped with TCAS to follow TCAS Resolution Advisories (RAs)?
- 14 CFR 91.221 (Correct answer)
- 14 CFR 91.113
- 14 CFR 91.181
- 14 CFR 91.155
Correct answer: 14 CFR 91.221
14 CFR 91.221 requires pilots of TCAS-equipped aircraft to respond immediately to RAs, even if this conflicts with ATC instructions.
Question 6: In ATC strip marking, a solid diagonal line through a flight progress strip typically indicates:
- The aircraft has been handed off and control transferred to the next sector (Correct answer)
- The aircraft has declared an emergency
- The flight plan has been cancelled
- The aircraft is holding
Correct answer: The aircraft has been handed off and control transferred to the next sector
A diagonal line through a flight progress strip is the conventional notation indicating a completed handoff to the next controlling facility.
Question 7: A pilot requests a deviation from an assigned altitude due to turbulence. The controller's approval must include:
- The approved altitude, and a return instruction or altitude reassignment (Correct answer)
- Only verbal acknowledgment that the request is heard
- A new clearance limit
- Coordination with the pilot's airline dispatcher
Correct answer: The approved altitude, and a return instruction or altitude reassignment
When approving a deviation, the controller must specify the approved altitude and either a time/fix to return or a new altitude assignment.
CFC Regulatory Compliance & Air Traffic Control Coordination 4
Which document establishes the legal basis for airspace classification and ATC authority in the United States?