CTO Study Flash Cards

The Air Traffic Organization (ATO) is managed by a(n)_________________    .

According to their location, ATO air traffic control facilities are assigned to one of______________________    .

The primary Navigational Aids (NAVAIDs) for the nation’s airways in the National Airspace System (NAS)
are_______________________    .

The primary mission of the Traffic Management System (TMS) is to___________________.

The mission of the_________________    is to balance air traffic demand with the system’s capacity to ensure that the
maximum and most efficient utilization of the NAS is maintained

The primary function of the Traffic Management Unit (TMU) is to    .

The primary purpose of the Air Traffic Control System is to______________    .

The air traffic facility that has no direct authority over Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or Visual Flight Rules
(VFR) traffic is the_____________    .

The facility primarily responsible for conducting pilot briefings is the___________.

Which position in the Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) records and disseminates Hazardous
Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) summaries?

Which of the following duties is not the function of the Clearance Delivery position in the tower?

The______________    position in the ATC terminal option is normally responsible for issuing control instructions to
aircraft and vehicles operating on the airport movement area (other than active runways).

In a Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility, who has the responsibility for the safe and
efficient operation of a sector?

The ATC facility that provides air traffic control services to aircraft on IFR flight plans during the en route
phase of flight is_______________    .

The only en route sector team member whose duties do not include accepting handoffs is the ___________  position.

When considering the duty priority of an air traffic controller, first priority is given to__________.

Nonradar separation is used in preference to radar separation when_________.

“Presidential aircraft have priority over Flight Check aircraft” is an example of_____________ .

All of the following represent uses of a non-movement area EXCEPT:

A runway with a magnetic heading of 003 degrees should be designated Runway____________ .

An  airport  with  three  parallel  runways  with  a  magnetic  heading  of  216  degrees  would  have  runway
designations of__________________.

What runway marking extends the full-length runway pavement area?

A(n)_______________ consists of white arrows which point in the direction of landing, replacing the runway centerline,
and beginning at the non-landing portion to the threshold bar

A ____________________ is identified by large chevrons pointing in the direction of the threshold.

Runway_________________  provide alignment guidance during takeoffs and landings, and consist of a line of
uniformly spaced stripes and gaps.

What color are taxiway edge lights?

Civil land airports have rotating beacons that_____________  .

Touchdown  Zone  Lighting  (TDZL)  and  Runway  Centerline  Lights  System  (RCLS)  are  two  types  of____________________.

Threshold lights are_____________  .

The two subsystems for disseminating aeronautical information are_____________ .

Who is responsible for originating a NOTAM concerning a navigational aid?

A NOTAM that is widely disseminated and applies to civil components of the NAS is classified as a________________.

A NOTAM that consists of information that is regulatory in nature pertaining to flight, such as changes to
IFR charts, is classified as a/an:

Responsibility for validating NOTAM data and operating the National NOTAM System belongs to__________.

Who is responsible for observing and reporting the conditions of the landing area of an airport?

Types of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) are:

What information is contained in the FAA Order JO 7110.65?

What information is contained in the FAA Order JO 7210.3?

Revised, reprinted, or new pages in FAA Orders JO 7110.10, JO 7110.65, and JO 7210.3 are indicated by
bold_____________ .

What information is contained in the FAA Order JO 7340.2?

When used in FAA Orders JO 7110.10, JO 7110.65, and JO 7210.3, the word “may” means that the
procedure is _____________.

What information is contained in the FAA Order JO 7350.8?

In FAA Order 7110.65, the word used to specify that a procedure is mandatory is_____________ .

Which contraction is used to identify General Notices issued by Washington Headquarters?

In FAA Order 7110.65, the word used to specify that a procedure is recommended is____________.   

What document is used to consolidate instructions from different levels into a single directive to avoid
having instructions scattered among several directives?

Which document prescribes air traffic procedures and phraseology used by Flight Service specialists?

Which document provides the aviation community with basic flight information and ATC procedures?

When used in FAA Orders JO 7110.10, JO 7110.65, and JO 7210.3, the word “will” means_______________ .

Many FAA orders are divided into chapters, sections, and______________ .

The lower limit of Class B airspace is______________.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Military Operations Area (MOA)?

The upper vertical limit of Class A airspace is____________.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Prohibited Area?

A Warning Area is established beyond___________NM from the coast of the United States.

The upper limit of Class G airspace is____________ .

What airspace contains federal airways?

What airspace is generally established from the surface to 4,000 feet above the airport elevation and has an
operational control tower?

Airspace of defined dimensions, confined activities, and limitations imposed on nonusers is identified as___________airspace.