ATC FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024/2025
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ATC FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024/2025
The initial growth in commercial aviation and its attendant growth in infrastructure was initiated by: - ANSWERSThe Morrow Commission Report
The Morrow Report recommended that: - ANSWERSThe Department of Commerce should "promote and r...
ATC FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024/2025
The initial growth in commercial aviation and its attendant growth in infrastructure was initiated by: -
ANSWERSThe Morrow Commission Report
The Morrow Report recommended that: - ANSWERSThe Department of Commerce should "promote and
regulate" aviation
The FIRST enroute navigational aid for air mail flights at night were: - ANSWERSBonfires along the route
The FIRST ELECTRIC enroute navigational aid was: - ANSWERSRotating Beacons
The FIRST ELECTRONIC enroute navigational aid was: - ANSWERSThe Four Course Radio Range
The first air traffic controller used what method to communicate with the aircraft under his control? -
ANSWERSFlags
What "new" method did he later use to supplement and then replace the first method mentioned
above? - ANSWERSLight Gun
Cleveland airport installed the first radio for ATC use. What were the greatest advantages of radio? -
ANSWERSWorked in all weather conditions, Worked in daylight and at night, and Allowed passengers to
tune into baseball games in flight
What were the disadvantages of early aviation radios? - ANSWERSWere expensive and very heavy and
there were not very many radios in use
One of the constant problems faced by every agency regulating commercial aviation in the US has been:
- ANSWERSLong periods of low funding
,TRUE/FALSE Initially all military and civilian aircraft in the area were required to follow the instructions of
the new ATCU's. - ANSWERSFalse
The controllers in the Air Traffic Control Unit (ATCU) communicated with airline pilots in-flight via: -
ANSWERSTheir respective airline dispatchers
Which organization was the predecessor of the modern Flight Service Station? - ANSWERSInterstate
Airway Communications Stations (IACS)
By 1940 the Civil Air Regulations (CAR's) finally do what? - ANSWERSGave legal authority to controllers
when separating air traffic on airways,
Required aircraft wishing to fly IFR to be certified by the CAA,
Required that all aircraft flying IFR have federally mandated equipment,
and required that all aircraft flying IFR would have to file a flight plan and follow the instructions of ATC
controllers
By WW2 "Controlled airspace" was defined as: - ANSWERSThe airspace along federal airways where ATC
was responsible for separation of participating traffic
Which gizmos did the RTCA Special Committee 31 recommend in 1948? - ANSWERSVHF Omni Range
Distance Measuring Equipment
Radar at busy airports
Precision Approach Radar (PAR)
Why did a TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines aircraft collide in clear weather over the grand
canyon? - ANSWERSBoth pilots requested to fly off of the federal airway in order to fly a more direct and
scenic route
The Federal Aviation Agency was created by: - ANSWERSThe Federal Aviation Act of 1958
, The need for RADAR at busy airports was brought home by: - ANSWERSA mid air collision between a
United DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation over New York City
What was the name of the first controller at St. Louis, Lambert Field? - ANSWERSArchie W. League
What was the name of the guy from American Airlines who had the idea to create the Air Traffic Control
Unit? - ANSWERS??
Name the four airlines that originally staffed and used the ATCU: - ANSWERSEastern, TWA United, and
American
The earliest air mail pilots used these to navigate with: - ANSWERSRoad or railroad maps
The first navigational instrument used in an aircraft by the earliest pilots was: - ANSWERSThe magnetic
compass
What was the single main disadvantage for pilots of the Four Course Radio Range? - ANSWERSIt was
confusing because it wasn't easy to figure out which course you were on
What were the main advantages of the VOR? - ANSWERSInfinite number of radials and it was easier to
figure out where you were
Operated in the VHF band which resulted in less interference
MEA is defined as: - ANSWERSMinimum Enroute Altitude
What does MEA guarentee? - ANSWERSObstacle clearance and Reception of navigation radio signals
MOCA is defined as: - ANSWERSMinimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
What does MOCA guarentee? - ANSWERSObstacle clearance and Reception of navigational radio signals
within 22 NM of the station
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