Deck 5: Navigation

Question 1

Which of these is a primary job of Air Traffic Controllers?

A) Separate aircraft
B) Separate aircraft from ground-based obstructions
C) Assign aircraft to fly in designated airspace boundaries
D) B & C are correct, A is not
E) A, B & C are all correct

Answer 1

E

Question 2

If a plane is on approach to San Francisco Airport, 8 km out and flying over the Pacific Ocean, the ATC team in charge of that plane's guidance would be

A) Aerodrome control
B) Area control
C) Oceanic control
D) Approach control
E) Pacific control

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A flight over an ocean with no land nearby would be under the guidance of:

A) Oceanic control
B) The control tower
C) Area control
D) Approach control
E) Aerodrome control

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Where is the departure controller found?

A) In an ACU
B) In a large windowless room
C) In the cockpit
D) In the airspace they are responsible for
E) A & B

Question 5

If an oceanic controller decides to move to a tower position which of the following do they require?

A) A new license
B) 4 months of training
C) A new validation
D) A & C
E) All of these are required

Question 6

In order to enter controlled airspace, aircrafts must be granted

A) Permission
B) Clearance
C) Airway
D) Approval
E) None of these options are correct

Question 7

If a pilot is instructed to hold short, they must

A) Stop immediately
B) Enter a holding pattern
C) Stop before entering the runway
D) Increase aircraft altitude
E) Decrease aircraft altitude

Question 8

For weather conditions to be considered VMC, which of the following conditions must NOT be true

A) Minimum visibility
B) Minimum flight path distance from clouds
C) Maximum ceiling
D) Minimum ceiling
E) Pilot can see and avoid traffic

Question 9

Which of the following is not an ANSP as defined by ICAO?

A) State agencies
B) Regional/ Privatized ATM service providers
C) State-owned self-financing corporations
D) Independent private sector ATM service providers of ground- and space-based CNS/ATM
E) These are all considered service providers

Question 10

The three key components of ATM that are of paramount importance to the work of ANSPs are

A) Technology, infrastructure, regulations
B) Navigation, communication, surveillance
C) Surveillance, safety, communication
D) Control, communication, navigation
E) Navigation, control, safety

Question 11

Which of the following is true of aviation radio communication?

A) They operate primarily in HF and UHF spectrums only
B) English is the unofficial international language of aviation communication
C) They operate in VHF radio spectrums only
D) English must be used in all domestic radio communication
E) None of these statements are true

Question 12

The ACARS system

A) Automatically detects and reports each major phase of flight
B) Was responsible for the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
C) Is a system that allows aircraft to transmit and receive voice, text and pictorial information
D) Uses standard phraseology
E) Ensures redundancy in radio communications

Question 13

When a controller contacts a pilot on the radio, the transmission does NOT include

A) The controller's identification
B) The aircraft's identification
C) A message
D) The controller's location
E) The controller's type of service

Question 14

Which of these is NOT a valuable suggestion in maintaining good communication in aviation?

A) Use redundancy to ensure understanding
B) Clarify when unsure
C) Try to send one radio message at a time
D) Use a MAYDAY call when you are unsure of your location
E) These are all excellent and sound suggestions

Question 15

Using the phonetic alphabet, AIRCRAFT would be spelled

A) Alfa - India - Romeo - Charlie - Romeo - Alfa - Foxtrot - Tango
B) Alfa - Igloo - Romeo - Chuck - Romeo - Alfa - Foxtrot - Tango
C) Alfa - India - Romeo - Charlie - Romeo - Alfa - Foxtrot - Toledo
D) Aardvark - India - Romeo - Charlie - Romeo - Ardvark - Fantom- Tango
E) Alfa - India - Romeo - Christmas- Romeo - Alfa - Foxtrot - Tango

Question 16

Traditionally, when flying over the Pacific Ocean, aircraft separation is ensured through:

A) Visual separation
B) Visual flight rules
C) ACARS data analysis
D) Radar surveillance
E) Procedural separation

Question 17

Which of these statements is true of Primary radar?

A) Can calculate ground speed
B) It receives information from the Aircraft's transponder
C) Has a continually spinning antenna located on the ground
D) Greatly enhances a controller's situational awareness compared to Secondary Radar
E) Is a stronger signal than secondary radar

Question 18

In aviation, which system receives information from an aircraft's onboard transponder?

A) Primary radar
B) Secondary radar
C) ACARS
D) Galileo
E) GPS

Question 19

ADS-B is a key to future aircraft surveillance technology because:

A) It will send information automatically
B) It works with a GPS
C) It allows for the most precise tracking of aircraft available
D) The data is sent to anyone with receiving equipment
E) All of these are true

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a technological tool used to assist aircraft to ground communication?

A) ADS
B) ACARS
C) Primary radar
D) Secondary radar
E) CARS

Question 21

Which of the following statements is true of airspace?

A) They are further separated by FIRs
B) They are further separated by Classes
C) FIRs usually follow country borders
D) A and C are correct, B is not
E) A, B & C are correct

Question 22

are geographic areas with clear borders in which a country is assigned responsibility for air navigation services. Which of these fits in the blank?

A) Class A airspaces
B) FIRs
C) FSSs
D) Class B airspaces
E) Control zones

Question 23

If no clearance is required to fly in the airspace, then

A) You are in controlled airspace
B) You are for sure flying using only Avionics
C) You are in uncontrolled airspace
D) You are likely in an airspace with high levels of traffic
E) You are possibly flying in Class E Airspace

Question 24

I am flying at night over Lake Ontario and it is foggy outside. I am flying under:

A) VFR
B) IFR
C) QVC
D) HBO
E) CNN

Question 25

In which of these situations would a pilot be most likely flying under VFR?

A) A general aviation flight, clear day, within visual distance of the airport
B) Flying through dense cloud cover
C) At night over Lake Ontario within dense fog
D) In a severe hail storm on approach to landing
E) All of these options are correct

Question 26

Which is not an Airspace Class?

A) Only IFR flights are permitted
B) Class B
C) Both IFR and VFR flights are permitted and receive flight information service if requested.
D) Class E
E) They are all classes of airspace

Question 27

Ground based NAVAIDS that transmit very-high-frequency signals in 360 degrees are called:

A) Radials
B) NAVs
C) VORs
D) DMEs
E) MLBs

Question 28

What do RNAV systems NOT provide pilots with

A) Flight plan management
B) Navigation information
C) Collision warnings
D) Guidance information
E) RNAV systems provide pilots with all of these

Question 29

In theory, what is an advantage of Global Navigation Satellite Systems?

A) Increased flight times
B) Decreased fuel consumption per flight
C) More congestion around NAVAIDS
D) Less direct routing
E) These are all advantages of GNSS

Question 30

The goal of NextGen is to

A) Improve voice communications technology
B) Improve collaboration between controllers
C) Improve flight safety
D) Improve flight efficiency
E) Increase the capacity of the airspace

Question 31

How does SESAR plan to modernize ATM throughout Europe?

A) Reducing the costs of ATM by 70 percent
B) Reducing environmental impact per flight by 20 percent
C) Moving towards a 4D trajectory management approach
D) Separating airports from ATM
E) SESAR is working towards implementing all of these initiatives

Question 32

UTM is a framework designed to manage what type of vehicles?

A) Self-driving
B) Self-flying
C) Propeller-driven aircrafts
D) VTOL aircrafts
E) All types of aircrafts

Question 33

The Tenerife disaster demonstrated:

A) The need for standard phraseology in aviation communication
B) The need to use English as the standard language of international aviation communication
C) The need to maintain a sterile cockpit
D) That if maintenance schedules are not adhered to, systems can fail
E) That Captains generally always listen to others in the cockpit and ATC, and never rely on their own judgement

Question 34

In the Tenerife accident, for the miscommunication disaster of KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736, which instrument would be critical to prevent this accident?

A) Digital VHF radio
B) Ground radar
C) Navigation lights
D) Landing lights
E) None of these

Question 35

In the Tenerife accident, when the KLM flight released brakes, increased engine power for take-off, and began its roll down the runway, The Pan Am was still taxiing down the centre of the runway, directly towards the departing aircraft. Why was the Pan Am using the main runway for taxiing?

A) This was the routine procedure before take-off
B) The taxiway was occupied by other aircraft
C) To expedite taxi speed and shorten the ground time
D) Although not cleared, the Pan Am used the main runway
E) There was no taxiway and the runway was the only option for taxiing

Question 36

Our best guess as to the final location of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 is based on:

A) Radio communications with the first officer prior to the disappearance
B) ACARS data transmitted after the point at which communication with ATC stopped
C) VOR tracking of the flight in the Indian Ocean
D) Cell phone calls from the passengers of the flight
E) Eye witness accounts of the plane from local fishermen in the area

Question 37

For the crash of Malaysia Airlines 370 as a modern aviation mystery, debates have arisen about pilot access to on-board surveillance technology: sophisticated surveillance technology on an aircraft is rendered useless if pilots are able to turn it off. Which of these systems cannot be turned off from the cockpit?

A) ACARS
B) Transponder
C) Radio
D) B & C
E) A & C