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| CH2 What year did the federal Aviation Act begin? |
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| CH2 The Open Skies treaty was ratified on what date? |
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| CH2 What date did Open Skies begin enforcement? |
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| CH2 What is the only viable reason to refuse an Open Skies flight? |
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| CH2 What do ATC Natops Evaluators use for guidance when inspecting shore facilities? |
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| CH2 How often does a facility recieve a Natops evaluation? |
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| CH2 Who is the controller of the year award named for? |
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| CH2 What accomplishments led to the controller of the year award being named for him? |
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| CNO (air warfare) from 1958-1962. Introduced the rate of Air Controlman after the Federal Aviation Act was administered. |
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| CH2 Who is the ATC technician of the year named for? |
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| VADM William P. Lawrence award |
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| CH2 What accomplishments led to the technician of the year award being named for him? |
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| He made significant contributions to the growth and stability of naval ATC. |
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| CH2 Where are the controller/technecian of the year award trophies kept? |
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| NATTC Pensacola, FL. Winners are given replicas. |
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| CH2 When are the nominations for controller of the year due by? |
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| CH2 Where are the controller and technician of the year awards presented at? |
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| CH2 When is a NOTAM necessary for a published PAR outage, if it is part of the national airspace system? |
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| CH2 When is a NOTAM necessary for a published ILS outage, if it is part of the national airspace system? |
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| CH2 When is a NOTAM necessary for a published PAR or ILS outage, if it is not part of the national airspace system? |
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| CH2 When is the ideal time to schedule maintenance on your equipment? |
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| hours of the least amount of traffic |
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| CH2 When is a NOTAM required if you have an unscheduled outage at the TACAN and it is part of the national airspace system? |
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| CH2 When is a NOTAM required if you have an unscheduled outage at the VORTAC and it is NOT part of the national airspace system? |
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| CH2 What procedure do you take if a NAVAID is unreliable? |
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| Put it in a non-radiating status and send a NOTAM |
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| CH2 What do you do if you are unable to monitor your NAVAID from the remote site? |
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| Send someone to monitor from the main site |
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| CH2 What 2 things are required to monitor a NAVAID from the main site? |
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| The main site equipment to be working, and 2 way comes with personnel at the remote site |
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| CH2 How often must monitors that do not have alarms on them be checked? |
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| CH2 What is the minimum lighting required at the airfield? |
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| Rotating beacon, Obstruction lites, RY and Taxiway lites, Parking and service area lites, and approach lites |
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| CH2 What are done with the airfield light while the field is closed? |
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| CH2 When the field is closed, lights are off with the exception of what? |
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| Obstruction lights with in navigable airspace, an rotating beacons that are used as navigation referance points |
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| CH2 Who is responsible for ensuring that thier facility has a course rules brief? |
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| CH2 Who is responsible for giving the course rules brief? |
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| ATC supervisory personnel |
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| CH2 Who should recieve the course rules brief? |
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| all units and personnel operating at the airfield |
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| CH3 Describe a Class I facility? |
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| provide only flight planning services |
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| CH3 Describe a Class II facility? |
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| provides control tower services. may provide flight planning services |
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| CH3 Describe a Class IIIA facility? |
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| Combined tower and RATCF. full tower pattern with radar control on final approach only. may provide FP services |
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| CH3 Describe a Class IIIB facility? |
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| Combined tower and RATCF. full tower pattern with full radar pattern control. may provide FP services |
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| CH3 Describe a Class IVA facility? |
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| Approach control. Not equipped with a ASR |
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| CH3 Describe a Class IVB facility? |
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| Full Approach control. Equipped with an ASR |
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| CH3 Describe a Class V facility? |
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| Joint Control Facility. Combined ATCF and FACSFAC |
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| CH3 Describe a Class VI facility? |
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| CH3 Describe a Class VII facility? |
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| Combined center and radar approach control |
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| CH3 Describe a CATCC facility? |
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| Carrier Air Traffic Control Center. Serves as a Class IVB facility |
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| CH3 Describe a AATCC facility? |
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| Amphibious Air Traffic Control Center |
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| CH3 Describe a TACC facility? |
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| Tactical Air Control Center. Serves as a VA/VB facility |
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| CH3 What is the civilian equivilant of the Training Chief? |
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| EPDS (Efficiency, Production, and development Specialist) |
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| CH3 When are controllers required to get a medical up chit? |
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| annually, upon checking in, post grounding, post hospitalization, post mishap, and as directed by higher authority |
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| CH3 Are controllers authorized to wear aviator framed eyeglasses? |
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| Yes, regular frames obstruct vision |
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| CH3 Controllers must stop drinking alcohol at least how many hours prior to returning to watch? |
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| CH3 Controllers must not plug in to position with in how many hours of taking restrictive medications such as steroids and sedatives? |
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| CH3 Controllers are not to return to position for how many hours after donating blood? |
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| CH3 What is the typical length of watch hours for air traffic controllers? |
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| CH3 What is the typical length of rest between watches for an air traffic controller? |
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| CH3 Watch team briefings are given when? |
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| prior to the beginning of each watch |
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| CH3 Watch team briefings are given when? |
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| prior to the beginning of each watch |
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| CH3 What is included in each of these watch team briefings? |
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| weather conditions, airfield conditions, equipment status, new facility directives, specisal operations, and position assignments |
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| CH3 How long are tapes retained for with out incident? |
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| 15 days-magnetic tape 45 days-hard disk |
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| CH3 How long are tapes retained for with incident? |
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| until incident is adjudicated, 2 year statute of limitations is relieved, or released to a higher authority |
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| CH3 If the recorders fail, what additional info is added to the flight strips? |
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| time assuming control of the A/C or time A/C was handed off, position and time that the A/C was radar contact or lost, missed approach, altitude changes, and any other pertinent info |
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| CH3 If the ATIS is not recorded, a written record must be kept for how long? |
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| CH3 What are operational errors otherwise known as? |
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| CH3 Give an example of a severe hazard? |
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| less than required minima between A/C, A/C lands on a closed surface with ATC approval, or an applicable NOTAM wasnt sent |
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| CH3 What is another name for an operational deviation? |
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| CH3 Give examples of Routine hazards? |
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| less than minima seperation with A/C and an adjacent airspace w/out approval, penetrating another controllers airspace w/out permission |
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| CH3 How many counted operations is an arriving aircraft? |
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| CH3 How many counted operations is a departing aircraft? |
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| CH3 How many counted operations is an arriving formation flight? |
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| CH3 How many counted operations is a departing formation flight? |
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| 1 for each A/C in the formation |
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| CH3 How many counted operations is a aircraft on a touch and go? |
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| CH3 How many counted operations is a formation flight on a touch and go? |
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| 2 per A/C in the formation |
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| CH3 How many counted operations is an aircraft on an approach followed by a waveoff? |
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| CH3 How many counted operations is a formation flight on an approach followed by a waveoff? |
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| CH3 How many counted operations is an aircraft on a transition? |
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| CH4 What are some of the reasons for revocating a controller? |
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| Negligence, medical diagnosis w/out waiver, questionable morale charecter, diagnosed anxiety, unable to meet training requirements, alcohol or drug abuse, loss of confidence, or medically grounded over a year |
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| CH6 What information is place on the Tower status board? |
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| Radar equip status, NAVAID status, A/G status, field conditions, comms equip, outages, weather warnings, and other pertinant info |
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| CH7 What shall the radar chief possess for the facility assigned? |
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| CH7 The radar chief shall be designated in writting by who? |
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| CH7 Function of the radar chief is what? |
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| Provide technical assistance to the ATCFO |
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| CH7 Wher is the radar supervisor to be during hours of operation? |
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| CH7 Minimum radar mapping for an approach control is one of ______. |
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| duel video mapper, adequete map overlay, computer generated displays |
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| CH7 Whan radar mapping is not available, limit services to what? |
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| seperate radar identified aircraft, vector A/C to intercept PAR, provide services that ensure no conflicts |
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| CH7 Give examples of unauthorized scope markings? |
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| grease pencil, tape, grid lines |
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| CH7 request for video maps are submitted to whom? |
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| CH7 Request for MVAC video maps are submitted to whom? |
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| CH7 If changes are required to your MVAC maps, who do you you submit the request to? |
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| CH7 Changes to STARS/RATCF DAIR is submitted to whom? |
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| CH7 What is the acronym STARS? |
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| standard terminal automation replacement system |
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| CH7 How often are STARS video maps checked for accuracy? |
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| CH7 Magnetic variation is verified how often? |
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| CH7 What is the reportable magnetic variation? |
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| CH7 Internal video maps are checked how often? |
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| CH7 Maximum error left or right for an ASR approach is what? |
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| 500' either side of runway edges |
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| CH7 Where should PAR photos be located? |
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| Readily available to PAR controllers and at the PAR site |
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| CH7 PAR photos should clearly display what? |
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| centerline and touchdown reflectors or bracket reflectors |
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| CH7 How often are PAR photos reviewed? |
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| CH7 What is the azimuth tolerance at threshold for a PAR approach? |
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| 30' either side of runway centerline |
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| CH7 What is the glidepath tolerance at threshold for a PAR approach during the commisioning flight check? |
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| CH7 What is the glidepath tolerance at threshold for a PAR approach during an annual flight check? |
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| CH7 What is the minimum usable distance of azimuth and elevation for a PAR approach? |
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| CH7 If the radar maps do not check themselves internally, how often are they checked? |
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| at the beginning of each watch |
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