FEAST Air Traffic Controller 3

Question 1

What does 'Class B airspace' typically surround in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The nation's busiest airports

Answer

Class B airspace surrounds the nation's busiest airports and requires an ATC clearance to enter.

Question 2

A pilot reports turbulence as 'severe.' What does this mean for the aircraft?

Accepted Answer

Rapid altitude and attitude changes, occupants forced violently against restraints

Answer

Severe turbulence causes rapid, extreme changes in altitude and attitude, forcing unsecured occupants violently against restraints.

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)?

Accepted Answer

To warn pilots of conflicting traffic and provide resolution advisories

Answer

TCAS warns pilots of potential mid-air collisions and issues resolution advisories (RAs) to increase vertical separation.

Question 4

What is a 'go-around' instruction used for?

Accepted Answer

Instructing a landing aircraft to abort its approach and climb away

Answer

A go-around instruction tells the pilot to abort the landing approach and execute a climb-out for another attempt.

Question 5

Which weather phenomenon is most hazardous during takeoff and landing and is caused by a microburst?

Accepted Answer

Windshear

Answer

Microbursts create severe windshear — a sudden change in wind speed and direction — that is extremely hazardous during the takeoff and landing phases.

FEAST - Fighter Employment Aptitude Screening Test Practice Test

FEAST - Fighter Employment Aptitude Screening Test Practice Test

FEAST Air Traffic Controller 3