AIRMANSHIP

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2. AIRMANSHIP Chapter 1 Air Traffic Control. Contents List. Click on a chapter. Chapter 2 Rules of the Air. exit

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4. Air Traffic Control The Air Traffic Control Tower houses the people who monitor aircraft on the ground and in the air in the vicinity of the airfield.

5. Air Traffic Control The Airfield Controller controls the movement of both vehicles and aircraft in the airfield’s ground manoeuvring area and aircraft in the circuit. He (or she) works in a glass walled room at the top of the control tower.

6. Air Traffic Control Aircraft outside the circuit, but within the airfield’s area of responsibility are handled by the Approach Controller. They work from radar screens and control aircraft departing and arriving, and those on instrument appoaches.

7. Air Traffic Control Other controllers responsible for the safety of aircraft flying between airfields are located at Air Traffic Control Centres (ATCC’s) or Air Traffic Control Radar Units (ATCRU’s). Neither ATCC’s or ATCRU’s are necessarily located on airfields.

8. Which building at an airfield houses the people who monitor aircraft on the ground and in the air? a) Air traffic coordination room.. b) Air traffic coordination tower. c)Air traffic control tower. d) Airborne traffic control room.

9. Which building at an airfield houses the people who monitor aircraft on the ground and in the air? a)Air traffic coordination room. b)Air traffic coordination tower. c) Air traffic control tower. d) Airborne traffic control room.

10. Which of the following controls the movement of both vehicles and aircraft in an airfield’s ground manoeuvring area? a) Ground controller. b) Air controller. c) Approach controller. d) Aerodrome or Airfield controller.

11. Which of the following controls the movement of both vehicles and aircraft in an airfield’s ground manoeuvring area? a) Ground controller. b) Air controller. c) Approach controller. d) Aerodrome or Airfield controller.

12. Which of the following would normally work in a glass walled room in the control tower? a)Airfield controller. b) Ground controller. c) Air controller. d)Approach controller.

13. Which of the following would normally work in a glass walled room in the control tower? a) Airfield controller. b) Ground controller. c) Air controller. d) Approach controller.

14. Which of the following controls aircraft departing from and arriving at an airfield? a) Approach controller. b) Ground controller. c) Air controller. d)Airfield controller.

15. Which of the following controls aircraft departing from and arriving at an airfield? a) Approach controller. b) Ground controller. c) Air controller. d) Airfield controller.

16. What does the abbreviation ATCC represent? a) Air Traffic Control Coordination b) Air Traffic Control Centre. c) Air Traffic Coordination Centre. d)Air Traffic Control Conference.

17. What does the abbreviation ATCC represent? a) Air Traffic Control Coordination b) Air Traffic Control Centre. c) Air Traffic Coordination Centre. d) Air Traffic Control Conference.

18. What does the abbreviation ATCRU represent? a) Air Traffic Control Relay Unit. b) Air Traffic Control Radio Unit. c) Air Traffic Control Radar Unit. d)Air Traffic Control Response Unit.

19. What does the abbreviation ATCRU represent? a) Air Traffic Control Relay Unit. b) Air Traffic Control Radio Unit. c) Air Traffic Control Radar Unit. d) Air Traffic Control Response Unit.

20. Air Traffic Control Busy training airfields often have a Runway Controller near the touchdown point. He will check that landing gear is down and look for fluid leaks on departing aircraft. The runway controller works from a red and white chequered caravan similar to the one in the picture.

21. Air Traffic Control Good communication between airfield control towers, ATCC’s and ATCRU’s are vital. All are liked by telephone landlines known as the Defence Fixed Telecommunication System (DFTS).

22. Air Traffic Control Helicopter landing areas are identified with a large letter ‘H’.

23. Which of the following would normally work in a red and white caravan? a) Airfield controller. b) Ground controller. c) Approach controller. d)Runway controller.

24. Which of the following would normally work in a red and white caravan? a) Airfield controller. b) Ground controller. c) Approach controller. d) Runway controller.

25. What does the abbreviation DFTS represent? a) Defence Flexible Telephone System. b) Defence Fixed Telecoms System c) Defence Force Trunking System. d)Defence Fixed Teletype System.

26. What does the abbreviation DFTS represent? a) Defence Flexible Telephone System. b)Defence Fixed Telecoms System c) Defence Force Trunking System. d) Defence Fixed Teletype System.

27. A helicopter landing area is identified by: a) A letter ‘L’ b) A large circle. c) A letter ‘C’ d)A letter ‘H’

28. A helicopter landing area is identified by: a) A letter ‘L’ b) A large circle. c) A letter ‘C’ d) A letter ‘H’

29. A marker 4m high and 2m across in the shape of a letter ‘H’ signifies what? a) A helicopter servicing area. b) A helicopter loading area. c) A helicopter target area. d)A helicopter landing area.

30. A marker 4m high and 2m across in the shape of a letter ‘H’ signifies what? a) A helicopter servicing area. b) A helicopter loading area. c) A helicopter target area. d) A helicopter landing area.

31. Airfield Hazards – Obstruction Markers Stationary hazards on airfields are marked with a yellow three-sided solid mounted on a pole with a round base.

32. Airfield Hazards – Bad Ground At airfields where taxiing on the grass is permitted, bad ground is identified by one of three methods:

33. Airfield Hazards – Bad Ground A white canvas marker with a red band.

34. Airfield Hazards – Bad Ground A yellow and black striped solid.

35. Airfield Hazards – Bad Ground Yellow flags on light stakes.

36. A three sided solid mounted on a pole with a round base identifies what? a) Stationary hazards. b) Mobile hazards. c) Bad ground. d)Good ground.

37. A three sided solid mounted on a pole with a round base identifies what? a) Stationary hazards. b) Mobile hazards. c) Bad ground. d) Good ground.

38. Which of these would signify a stationary object that constitutes a hazard? a)Yellow flags. b)A three sided solid mounted on a pole with a round base. c)A white triangle on a pole. d)A white canvas V.

39. Which of these would signify a stationary object that constitutes a hazard? a) Yellow flags. b) A three sided solid mounted on a pole with a round base. c) A white triangle on a pole. d) A white canvas V.

40. What does this marker indicate? a) Ground is unserviceable for takeoffs. b) Ground is unobstructed. c) Area of bad ground, not to be taxied upon. d)Ground is serviceable for taxying.

41. What does this marker indicate? a) Ground is unserviceable for takeoffs. b) Ground is unobstructed. c) Area of bad ground, not to be taxied upon. d) Ground is serviceable for taxying.

42. What does this marker indicate? a) Ground is unserviceable for takeoffs. b) Ground is unobstructed. c) Area of bad ground, not to be taxied upon. d)Ground is serviceable for taxying.

43. What does this marker indicate? a)Ground is unserviceable for takeoffs. b)Ground is unobstructed. c)Area of bad ground, not to be taxied upon. d)Ground is serviceable for taxying.

44. What does this marker indicate? a) Ground is swampy. b) Ground is obstructed. c) An area of ground unsuitable for taxying. d)Ground is suitable for takeoffs.

45. What does this marker indicate? a) Ground is swampy. b) Ground is obstructed. c) An area of ground unsuitable for taxying. d) Ground is suitable for takeoffs.

46. Aviation Radio Aids RADAR, which stands for RAdio Detection And Ranging, is a system of locating aircraft by transmitting a pulse of electromagnetic energy and picking up the small ‘echo’ reflected back from the aircraft.

47. Aviation Radio Aids DRDF stands for ‘Digital Resolution Direction Finding’. As a radio transmission is received from an aircraft the direction from which the signal is received is displayed on a cathode ray tube. This is passed to the pilot as a course to steer for the airfield.

48. Aviation Radio Aids ILS stands for Instrument Landing System. Fixed transmitters on the airfield send out signals which define a ‘pathway’ for the aircraft to follow.

49. Aviation Radio Aids The ILS signals enable the pilot to fly down the beam until touchdown without assistance from the controller.

50. Aviation Radio Aids Precision Approach Radar (PAR) gives the approach controller a radar picture of the aircraft on final approach. From this information he gives instructions to the pilot to fly the correct glideslope and runway centre line until touchdown. For obvious reasons this procedure is called a Ground Controlled Approach (GCA).