FEAST Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield FEAST facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here — free, no sign-up.

1. Five aircraft callsigns are read to you: KLM402, BAW7, EZY3441, RYR185, QFA9. After 20 seconds, you are asked which callsign was third in the list. → EZY3441
2. In the vicinity of airports where they are located, airport traffic control towers (ATCT) offer both proactive and preventive control of VFR and IFR aircraft. → True
3. How many miles apart are New York City and Cleveland if it takes N74985 (280 MPH) one hour and thirty minutes to fly between them? → 420
4. Would an aircraft stay with the tower, go to departure, or proceed to approach if it missed the approach and had to go around? → Departure
5. An aircraft is in a 30-degree banked turn. Compared to a level coordinated flight, the vertical component of lift in this turn is: → Reduced — in a banked turn, lift is tilted sideways, reducing its vertical component
6. To maintain proper processes or delegate airspace management, centers and towers employ letters of agreement (LOA). → True
7. Chunking in short-term memory refers to: → Grouping individual items into meaningful units to increase effective memory capacity
8. What is the shortest distance that an airplane can be near another one when making an approach to the runway? → 4 miles
9. What distance from the center controller does an approach controller receive an aircraft? → 40 miles
10. A tower controller typically receives an airplane that is coming in from how many miles away? → 20 miles
11. A controller receives a TCAS RA notification from a pilot. The controller's correct response is: → Acknowledge the RA and do not issue any instruction that conflicts with the TCAS advisory
12. Which sentence uses the word 'vector' correctly in an ATC context? → The controller vectored the aircraft away from the developing storm.
13. On a radar display, a primary radar return (skin paint) appears without an associated secondary radar return (transponder). This most likely indicates: → An aircraft with a non-functional or switched-off transponder
14. Which of the following tasks is a primary assessment of spatial orientation in the FEAST test? → Determining the relative position of an aircraft based on instrument readings.
15. An aircraft is flying heading 270 (westbound) at 450 kts. The wind is from the north (from 000) at 50 kts. The aircraft's actual track over the ground will be: → Slightly south of 270 — the northerly wind drifts the aircraft southward from its heading
16. Can a ground controller give the go-ahead for takeoff on an aircraft? → No
17. A candidate scores high on 'achievement motivation' in the FEAST personality assessment. In an ATC training context, this trait would most likely predict: → Strong performance in training progression and a drive to meet competency standards
18. A briefing states: 'Not all radar returns indicate aircraft; some may be caused by weather or ground clutter.' Which inference is best supported? → Controllers must carefully analyze returns to correctly identify real aircraft
19. An aircraft at position N52° E004° is flying heading 090 at 400 kts groundspeed. After 15 minutes, its approximate longitude will be: → E006° — the aircraft has moved east approximately 2° of longitude at N52°
20. In 90 minutes, an aircraft has traveled 375 miles. What is the ground speed of the aircraft? → 250 kts
21. Which word is most similar in meaning to 'sequencing' as it is used in air traffic control operations? → Ordering aircraft into a logical and efficient flow
22. What is the minimum vertical separation (in feet) needed between IFR aircraft below FL 290? → 1,000
23. Complete the analogy: RADAR is to DETECTION as RADIO is to: → Communication
24. How many miles would a plane travel in 1 hour and 45 minutes at a speed of 200 mph with a 15 mph tailwind? → 376.25
25. Which personality trait is most predictive of ATC operational safety, based on research into ATCO competencies? → Conscientiousness — being careful, thorough, and reliable in following procedures
26. Which of the following scenarios presents the most immediate risk of a collision, assuming both aircraft maintain their current heading and speed? → Aircraft A is at (3,3) heading 045. Aircraft B is at (8,8) heading 225.
27. A METAR reads: 'EGLL 151220Z 24018G30KT 9999 BKN025 15/08 Q1005 NOSIG.' What does 'NOSIG' mean? → No significant change to weather is expected within the next two hours
28. Select the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to 'ambiguous': → Clear
29. An aircraft is flying on a heading of 270 degrees. It makes a 90-degree turn to the right, followed by a 45-degree turn to the left. What is its final heading? → 315 degrees
30. What is the precise meaning of the instruction 'Standby' when used by an air traffic controller? → Wait and I will call you back.