SPC Airport and Airspace Procedures 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Return to starting point on the airport

Answer

Cleared to taxi

Answer

Taxi clear of runway in use

Answer

Stop

Question 2

Which airspace requires a Mode C transponder at all times?

Accepted Answer

Class B airspace

Answer

Class D airspace

Answer

Class E airspace below 10,000 feet MSL

Answer

Class G airspace

Question 3

What is the standard traffic pattern altitude for propeller-driven aircraft at an airport without a published altitude?

Accepted Answer

1,000 feet AGL

Answer

500 feet AGL

Answer

800 feet AGL

Answer

1,500 feet AGL

Question 4

At a towered airport, when should a pilot contact ground control after landing?

Accepted Answer

After clearing the active runway

Answer

Before clearing the active runway

Answer

Only if instructed by tower

Answer

At the hold short line of any taxiway

Question 5

What is the purpose of runway hold short markings (yellow double solid/dashed lines)?

Accepted Answer

Define where aircraft must stop before entering the runway

Answer

Indicate the edge of the runway safety area

Answer

Mark the boundary of the runway protection zone

Answer

Show the taxiway centerline

Question 6

A segmented circle around a wind sock at an uncontrolled airport indicates what?

Accepted Answer

Traffic pattern information and landing direction

Answer

The airport boundary

Answer

Restricted ground vehicle area

Answer

Location of the fuel pumps

Question 7

What does a steady green light signal mean when directed at an aircraft in flight?

Accepted Answer

Cleared to land

Answer

Return for landing

Answer

Give way to other aircraft

Answer

Proceed to the next checkpoint