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The minimum separation for an aircraft departing behind a heavy jet departure on parallel runways separate by less than 2,500 feet is
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Intersection departures may be intiated or authorize by a controller if the
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The controller action required for an aircraft executing an instrument approach to a closed runway is to
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| restate the landing runway |
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The approval or disapproval of a pilot request to remain in closed traffic os based on
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An aircraft conducting an overhead maneuver is on VFR and the IFR flight plan is canceled wehn the aircraft reaches the
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Restricted low approaches are NOT authorized over an aircraft in takeoff position or a
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Issue the position, altitude (if known), and
of a heavy jet / B757 when issuing wake turbulence cautionary advisories. |
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Controllers may clear an arriving aircraft to land if they observe a preceding arrival's position and determine that the prescribed runway separation will exist when the succeeding aircraft crosses the
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During daylight hours when distances can be determined by the suitable land marks, an arriving Category 1 aircraft must NOT cross the landing threshold until a departing Category 1 aircraft is airborne and at least
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Issue wake turbulence cautionary advisories to aircraft landing behind a departing/arriving heavy jet/B757 on a parallel runway separated by less than _______ feet.
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| Simultaneous takeoff and landing operations may be conducted on intersecting runways provided that they are approved by the facility manager, authorized by a facility directive, and conducted ________ . |
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| A B737 is departing on an 8000 ft runway. A twin-engine Piper Aztec is ready for takeoff from an intersection on the same runway. The earliest the controller may clear the Aztec for takeoff is _______ minute(s) after the B737 has taken off. |
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| The minimum separation required when an arriving aircraft will fly through the airborne flight path of a departing heavy jet/B757 on a crossing runway is _______ minute(s). |
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| Specific traffic pattern information issued to an arriving aircraft may be omitted if a _______ traffic pattern is in use. |
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| Unless requested by the pilot, do NOT issue a downwind takeoff to helicopters if the tailwind exceeds _______ knots. |
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| During taxi and ground movement operations, larger and heavier helicopters show a significant increase in _______ . |
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| When holding instructions are issued for more than one VFR aircraft at the same visual holding point, the controller must issue _______ . |
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| Operations on the active runway are a primary responsibility of _______ . |
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| When cleared to air-taxi, a helicopter is expected to remain below _______ feet AGL unless otherwise requested or instructed. |
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| At locations that have a Letter of Agreement for Special VFR helicopter operations, the minimum separation between a Special VFR helicopter and an arriving or departing IFR aircraft 1 mile or more from the airport is _______ mile(s). |
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| Authorize simultaneous helicopter landings and takeoffs if the landing/takeoff points are at least 200 feet apart and _______ . |
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| the courses to be flown do not conflict |
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| What phraseology will permit a pilot to conduct a touch-and-go, low approach, missed approach, or stop-and-go? |
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| An aircraft cleared for a low approach is considered to be an arrival until the aircraft crosses the _______ . |
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| To achieve proper spacing between helicopters, _______ may be more practical than course changes. |
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| Simultaneous same direction aircraft operations on parallel runways are authorized only during VFR conditions unless _______ separation is applied. |
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| Simultaneous opposite direction aircraft operations on parallel runways between sunset and sunrise are NOT authorized unless runway centerlines are separated by a minimum of _______ feet. |
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| Before takeoff, inform departing IFR, SVFR, and VFR aircraft receiving radar service and TRSA VFR aircraft of the appropriate departure control frequency and _______ . |
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| A nonapproach control tower may be authorized to provide visual separation between two aircraft within a(n) _______ area. |
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| A nonapproach control tower may be authorized to provide visual separation between aircraft within a surface area provided that other separation is assured _______ the application of visual separation. |
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| Separation of IFR aircraft before and after the application of visual separation is a(n) _______ function. |
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| Departing IFR civil aircraft should be instructed to contact departure control after takeoff about _______ mile(s) beyond the end of the runway. |
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| The departure control frequency may be omitted from the departure clearance if the aircraft is assigned a standard instrument departure and the frequency is published on the _______ . |
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| When radio communications CANNOT be employed, aircraft and movement of vehicles on the movement area are controlled by _______ . |
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| An aircraft receiving a flashing white signal light while holding short of an active runway should _______ . |
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| return to the starting point |
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| A flashing green light to an aircraft in flight means " _______ ." |
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| return for landing (followed by a green light at the proper time) |
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| To obtain acknowledgement from and airborne fixed-wing aircraft equipped with receiver only between sunrise and sunset, request the aircraft to _______ . |
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| Between sunset and sunrise, a helicopter equipped with receiver only should be requested to acknowledge instructions by flashing the landing light or _______ . |
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| The appropriate light signal to use when aircraft are converging and a collision hazard exists is _______ . |
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| alternating red and green |
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| Wake turbulence separation minima shall continue to touchdown for all aircraft NOT making a visual approach or _______ . |
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| maintain visual separation |
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| Issue wake turbulence cautionary advisories to IFR aircraft that accept a visual approach or _______ when operating behind heavy jets/B757s. |
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| Provide preventive airport traffic control service only to aircraft operating in accordance with a _______ . |
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| When a low-level wind shear/microburst alert is received, issue the Airport Wind(direction and velocity) and the _______. |
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| displayed field boundary wind |
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| LLWAS is designed to detect conditions only around the periphery of a (n) _______. |
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| When a low-level wind shear/microburst is reported by pilots or detected by LLWAS, the statement "LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ADVISORIES IN EFFECT" shall be included on the ATIS broadcast for _______ minutes. |
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| Even though the Low Level Wind Shear Alert System (LLWAS) is NOT in alert status, issue specific field boundary wind information if _______. |
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| If a low-level wind shear/microburst alert is received, issue the _______ and the displayed field boundary wind. |
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| The certificate issued by the FAA that authorizes the holder to act as an air traffic control tower operator is called a(n) _______ certificate. |
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| An endorsement that an applicant has met the requirements to control air traffic at a facility is called a(n) _______? |
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| Before a CTO certificate can be issued, each applicant must pass a(n) _______ examination. |
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| A person acting as an air traffic control tower operator involving civil aircraft, who does NOT have a valid CTO certificate or facility rating at that location, must be under the supervision of a holder of a(n) _______ for that control tower. |
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| General eligibility requirements for non-FAA employees and active duty military personnel to hold a CTO certificated include a minimum age of 18 years, good moral character, command of the English language, and possession of a(n) __________? |
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| appropriate current medical certificate |
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| Skill requirements for operating positions in a control tower include the passing of a(n) _______ test. |
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| An air traffic control tower operator may NOT issue an IFR clearance without approval of the facility having _______ that location. |
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| NO person may perform the duties of an air traffic controller, even if holding a CTO certificate, unless that person holds a current _______ . |
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| The minimum distance required for separation between a departing Category III aircraft and a Category II aircraft on final approach using suitable landmarks as a reference is _______ feet. |
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| A Category III aircraft has landed, a second Category III aircraft is on final approach, ensure that the aircraft on final approach does not cross the landing threshold until the aircraft that landed has _______. |
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| Aircraft A is departing Runway 10, aircraft B is on final approach to Runway 16. Ensure that aircraft B does not cross the landing threshold until aircraft A has departed and passed the _______. |
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| Aircraft A (#1) and B (#2) are on final approach to the same runway. When anticipating separation, landing clearance for Aircraft B need not be withheld if aircraft A _______ |
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| The reduced runway separation minimum between a Category III departure followed by a Category I arrival is _______ feet. |
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| Separate an arriving aircraft using one runway from another aircraft on an intersecting runway by ensuring that the arriving aircraft does NOT cross the landing threshold or flight path until the other aircraft has _______ . |
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| passed the intersection or is airborne and turning to avoid conflict |
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| Land and Hold Short Operations shall only be conducted _______ . |
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| During land and hold short operations on intersecting runways issue the measure distance from the landing threshold to the intersection rounded down to the nearest _______ feet if requested by wither aircraft. |
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| A condition for conducting land and hold short operations on intersecting runways is that both runways must be dry with no braking action reports of less than _______. |
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| A provision for conducting a simultaneous operation on intersecting runways is that both aircraft involved must be issued _______. |
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| The term "high key" relates to a(n) _______ approach. |
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| On an overhead approach, the initial approach is _______ nautical miles in length. |
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| Do not authorize an aircraft to taxi into position and hold at an intersection between sunset and sunrise, or at any time when the intersection is _______. |
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| not visable from the tower |
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| While conducting simultaneous landings on intersecting runways, the maximum allowable tailwind for a landing aircraft that has been instructed to hold short of an intersection is _______ knots. |
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| What factor should be considered when determining which runways are to be designated as "active" runways? |
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| ATC service is provided in accordance with procedures and minima contained in FAA Order 7110.65 except when pilots are required to abide by _______. |
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| ICAO documents or rules of the air |
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| Reporting essential flight information includes any flight conditions that may have an adverse effect on _______. |
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| Before issuing a clearance to aircraft that will transit another facility's surface area, coordinate with the appropriate _______. |
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| nonapproach control tower |
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| After an aircraft has issued a clearance to taxi into position on a runway to hold, what is the phraseology used to prevent the aircraft from inadvertently taking off? |
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| A pilot encountering an urgency situation should broadcast _______ three times. |
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| Inform an aircraft of any observed abnormal aircraft condition when requested by a pilot or _______. |
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| When issuing traffic to radar identified aircraft, state the azimuth and distance from the aircraft and the _______________________. |
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| Local controllers may use certified tower radar displays to determine an aircraft's exact location, spatial relationship to other aircraft or ___________________. |
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| Identify a primary radar beacon target by observing the target make an identifying turn of ________________- degrees or more. |
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| What term describes an action taken to transfer the radar identification of an aircraft from one controller to another if the aircraft will enter the receiving controller's airspace and radio communications with the aircraft will NOT be transferred? |
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| Transfer radar identification from one controller to another to provide _______ radar service. |
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| What procedure permits one controller to transfer radar identification of an aircraft to another controller, request approval for an aircraft to enter another controller's airspace and retain radio communications with the aircraft? |
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| Radar separation shall be applied between the ____________________ of the beacon control slashes. |
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| Radar separation shall be applied between the ____________________ of the beacon control slashes of the _____________ of primary targets. |
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| What phraseology term is used to inform the controller initiating a handoff that the aircraft is identified and approval is granted for the aircraft to enter the receiving controller's airspace? |
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| The transferring controller shall complete ________________ prior to transferring control of an aircraft entering airspace delegated to the receiving controller. |
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| Except where it is not operationally feasible, interfacility and intrafacility transfers of _____________________ shall be accomplished in all areas of radar surveillance. |
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| Do NOT approve a pilot's request to conduct aerobatic practice activities within surface areas of Class B, C, or D airspace unless operating in accordance with a _______ . |
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| When Special VFR operations are being conducted, authorize an aircraft to climb to VFR upon request if the only weather limitations is _______ . |
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| Special VFR aircraft are not assigned fixed altitudes because of the __________________. |
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| clearance from clouds requirement |
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| Special VFR minimums are prescribed in Federal Aviation Regulations, Part _______ . |
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| Local controllers shall visually scan runways ______________________. |
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| to the maximum extent possible |
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| Fixed wing special VFR flight may be approved only if arriving and departing IFR aircraft are not _______________. |
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| When ground visibility is officially reported at an airport as less than 1 mile, inform pilots of arriving fixed-wing aircraft that ground visibility is less that 1 mile and that a special VFR clearance cannot be issued unless______________. |
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| The minimum requirement for vertical separation between an IFR aircraft and a Special VFR aircraft is that the Special VFR aircraft be assigned an altitude at least _______________ any conflicting IFR traffic. |
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| Special VFR operations may be authorized for aircraft transiting the surface area when the primary airport is reporting VFR but the pilot is unable to _______________. |
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| The objective of gate hold procedures is to achieve departure delays of ________________ minutes or less after engine start and taxi time. |
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| When gate hold procedures are in effect, advise departing aircraft of the time at which the pilot can expect to receive a(n) ________________ time and/or taxi advisory. |
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| The sequence for departure under gate hold procedures shall be maintained in accordance with _______ unless modified by flow control restrictions. |
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| Gate hold procedures shall be implemented whenever departure delays exceed or are expected to exceed _______________- minutes. |
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| Describe the quality of braking action by using the terms "GOOD," "FAIR," "POOR," ________ , or a combination of these terms. |
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| Where available, _______ is used to provide advanced noncontrol airport/terminal area and meteorological information to aircraft. |
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| If the reported ceiling/sky condition is above 5000 feet and visibility is more than _______ miles, ceiling, visibility, and obstruction to vision are optional in the ATIS message. |
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| Unless required for message content, the duration of an ATIS message should NOT exceed _______ seconds. |
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| During the recording of an ATIS message, the speech rate should not exceed ________________- words per minute. |
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| When runway braking action reports of "POOR" and "NIL" are received, what statement should be included on the ATIS broadcast? |
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| "breaking action advisories in effect" |
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| The radar equipment used to augment visual observation of aircraft and/or vehicular movement on runways and taxiways is _______ . |
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| What system is used to augment visual observation of aircraft landing or departing as well as aircraft or vehicular movements on runways, taxiways or other areas of the movement area? |
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| The light system arranged to provide vertical visual approach slope guidance information during the approach to a runway is _______ . |
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| Who is responsible for operating airport lights during the hours when the tower is closed. |
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| airport management / operator |
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| Approach lights shall be operated between sunrise and sunset when the ceiling is less than 1000 feet or the prevailing visibility is ________________ mile(s) or less and approaches are being made to a landing runway served by the lights. |
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| Sequenced flashing lights (SFL) shall be operated when the visibility is less than ________________ miles (s) and instrument approaches are being made to the runway served by the associated ALS. |
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| The current touchdown RVR/RVV for the runway(s)-in-use shall be issued when prevailing visibility is _______ mile(s) or less, regardless of the value indicated. |
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| Between sunrise and sunset ceiling or visibility below basic VFR minima is indicated by turning on the ________________. |
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| Reportable values are _______ feet or less for RVR and 1 1/2 miles or less for RVV. |
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| What is the phraseology used to issue RVR information? |
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| Runway one four RVR two thousand four hundred |
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| Issue current touchdown RVR/RVV for the runway(s)-in-use when RVR/RVV indicates a reportable value regardless of the _______ . |
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| The runway edge lights for the runway-in-use shall be turned on whenever the associated ______________ lights are on. |
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| Except where a "runway use" program is en effect, use the "calm wind" runway when the wind is less than _______ knots. |
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| Determining which runways are to be designated as "active" is a primary responsibility of the _______ . |
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| The types of radar services designed to enhance safety by providing air traffic services to VFR aircraft are basic radar, TRSA, Class B, and Class _______ services. |
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| The physical dimensions of Class C airspace will normally be a _______-NM radius capped at 4000 feet above the primary airport. |
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| Class C airspace shall extend down to ___________________- feet above the surface, except that an inner core with a 5-NM radius shall extend down to the surface. |
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| What terminal VFR radar service provides, in addition to basic radar service, approved separation of aircraft based on IFR, VFR, and/or weight, and sequencing of VFR arrivals to the primary airport? |
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| What terminal radar service provides, in addition to basic radar service, sequencing of all IFR and participating VFR aircraft to the primary airport and separation between all participating VFR aircraft. |
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| Pilot participation in the Terminal Radar program is __________________. |
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| The appropriate VFR altitude for direction of flight rules does not apply until the aircraft is above ________________ feet AGL. |
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| Terminal Radar Service Areas (TRSAs) are solely established to define airspace within which ______________ service will be provided. |
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| What airspace extends from the surface to 2500 feet above the airport elevation surrounding those airports that have an operational control tower. |
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| The size and shape of a TRSA/Class B airspace will vary depending upon ____________________. |
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| Minimum vertical separation between VFR aircraft and IFR aircraft within Class C airspace is _________________ feet. |
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| When applying basic radar services, the _______ ordinarily establishes the landing sequence. |
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| The radius of the outer area encompassing Class C airspace will normally be _______-NM, with some site-specific variations. |
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| When applying Stage III procedures within a TRSA, the _______ shall specify the approach interval. |
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| When basic radar service is being provided, an aircraft sighted by the local controller at the time of first radio contact may be positioned in the landing sequence after _______ . |
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| coordination with approach control |
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| The specialist being relieved and the relieving specialist shall share equal responsibility for the completeness and _______ of the position relief briefing. |
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| The position relief briefing process involves ___________________ separate and distinct steps. |
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| Assumption of position responsibility is step number _________________ of the position relief briefing process. |
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| The ordered listing of items to be covered during a position relief briefing is called the _______________________. |
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| In position relief, the manual or automatic display of the current status of position-related equipment and operational conditions or procedures is the _______ . |
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| (SIA) status information area |
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| FAA flight inspection aircraft are identified by the call sign _______ . |
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| Do NOT ask a flight check aircraft to deviate from the pilot's planned action except to preclude a(n) _______ situation. |
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| Issue radar advisories to flight inspection aircraft where adequate coverage exists and to the extent permitted by ___________________. |
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| When issuing advisories on bird activity, include the position, species or size (if known), direction of flight, and _______ . |
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| Bird activity information advisories are issued for at least ______________ minutes after receipt of such information. |
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| When appropriate procedural requirements are met, separation between aircraft my be reduced to _________________- mile(s) within 10nm of the runway. |
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| A designated STOL runway may be assigned only when requested by the pilot or as specified in a _________________________. |
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| LOA with the aircraft operator |
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| When requested by a pilot or when you deem it necessary, informal an aircraft of any observed abnormal aircraft condition by using the phraseology, "(item) ________________________- (observed condition)." |
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| Surface wind shall be described as "calm" when wind velocity is _______ knots. |
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| Determining whether or not conditions are adequate for the use of ARTS data on the DBITE shall be the responsibility of the _____________________. |
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| Which terminal controller is responsible for operations conducted on the active runways? |
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| A primary function of an ATCT is to provide _______ . |
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| safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of traffic on and in the vicinity of an airport |
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| Which position in the ATCT issues control instructions to aircraft and vehicles operating in the airport movement area? |
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| Which terminal controller is responsible for sequencing IFR arriving aircraft? |
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| Which controller is normally responsible for aircraft and vehicular movement around the airport? |
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| Active runway is controlled by the _______ controller. |
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| The first duty priority of an air traffic controller is separating aircraft and _______ . |
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| What term describes the position that is in direct communications with aircraft and ensures the separation of aircraft in the area of jurisdiction? |
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