ATC: Air Traffic Controller Entry Test! Trivia Quiz
10 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.The letters A, U, P, D, & I would be translated in the phonetic alphabet to what words in the ATC world?
- A.
Alpha, Ultra, Papa, Delta, & India
- B.
Alpha, Uniform, Papaya, Delta, & India
- C.
Alpha, Uniform, Papa, Delta, & India
- 2.What are the ONLY five different ATC positions that you would tell an aircraft to go to if you were in the tower?
- A.
Ground, Departure, & Approach, Clearance Delivery, Tower
- B.
Ground, Clearance Delivery, & Tower, Center, Ocean,
- C.
Departure, Approach, & Tower, Center, Airsapce
- 3.How many miles out does a tower controller receive an inbound aircraft on average?
- A.
15 miles
- B.
25 miles
- C.
20 miles
- 4.Can a ground controller clear an aircraft for takeoff?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 5.How many miles out does an approach controller receive an aircraft from a center controller?
- A.
40 miles
- B.
50 miles
- C.
30 miles
- 6.How many miles out does a departure controller have before he gives the aircraft over to the center controller?
- A.
20 miles out
- B.
40 miles out
- C.
50 miles out
- 7.If an aircraft misses the approach and has to go around, would he stay with tower, go to departure, or go to approach?
- A.
Tower
- B.
Approach
- C.
Departure
- 8.If an aircraft asks for a high-speed taxi, what is the max speed limit that is allowed?
- A.
30 knots
- B.
35 knots
- C.
40 knots
- 9.Minneapolis Approach, Orbit 1298 with you 6,000 descending 3,500. What would Minneapolis Approach say back to Orbit 1298 first?
- A.
Orbit 1298 roger, altimeter 29.92
- B.
Orbit 1298 roger, winds are 10 @ 6 knots
- C.
Orbit 1298 roger, continue descending to 3,500
- 10.What is the shortest distance than an aircraft is allowed to be next to another aircraft on approach to the runway?
- A.
2 miles
- B.
3 miles
- C.
4 miles
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