FEAST Air Traffic Controller Knowledge 3

Question 1

What phraseology does a controller use to instruct a pilot to fly a specific magnetic heading?

Accepted Answer

'Fly heading [number]'

Answer

The standard ATC phraseology is 'Fly heading [degrees]' when assigning a specific magnetic heading to an aircraft.

Question 2

What does a flashing green light signal from the control tower mean to an aircraft on the ground?

Accepted Answer

Cleared to taxi

Answer

A flashing green light directed at a ground vehicle or aircraft means it is cleared to taxi.

Question 3

The acronym 'MVA' in ATC stands for:

Accepted Answer

Minimum Vectoring Altitude

Answer

MVA (Minimum Vectoring Altitude) is the lowest altitude controllers may assign to radar-vectored IFR aircraft in a given sector.

Question 4

Which transponder squawk code indicates a radio communication failure?

Accepted Answer

7600

Answer

Squawk 7600 alerts ATC that the aircraft has lost two-way radio communication capability.

Question 5

A 'wake turbulence' separation standard primarily applies to which situation?

Accepted Answer

A light aircraft following a heavy aircraft on the same approach path

Answer

Wake turbulence separation protects smaller aircraft from the vortices shed by heavier aircraft ahead of them on approach or departure.

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