Control Of Aircraft

Question 1

How many types of radar control are there

Answer 1

4

Question 2

What is radar control

Answer 2

Controlled en route aircraft

Question 3

What is approach radar

Answer 3

Arriving and departing controlled traffic

Question 4

How big a turn is done to radar identify

Answer 4

Turn through 30° or more

Question 5

What is “radar contact”

Answer 5

Identified and instructions will be provided until service terminated

Question 6

When is position information given to aircraft

Answer 6

On radar identification

And

Termination or radar service

Question 7

What area can radar vectoring take place

Answer 7

Radar vectoring area (RVA)

Question 8

How close will a aircraft be vectored to the edge of RVA

Answer 8

No closer than

1/2 radar separation

Or

2.5nm

Question 9

What is the max closing angle for a localiser

Answer 9

45°

Maintained for not less than 1 nm

Question 10

If radar contact is lost for a PAR within the last 2nm what should be done

Answer 10

Missed approach

Question 11

What is the radar termination range (RTR)

Answer 11

2nm

But

RTR 2 = range / advisory heights passed every 1nm

RTR 1 = every half nm

(Half the RTR)

Question 12

during surveillance radar approach SRA

Who is responsible for forwarding landing clearance

Answer 12

Radar controller

Question 13

When is clearance to land normally given

Answer 13

4nm

But no later than 2nm = missed approach

Question 14

What is a “land after”

Answer 14

Not a clearance to land

Provisional clearance

Conditions;
Day light 
Can see preceding aircraft throughout 
Runway dry braking action good 
Runway occupancy limited to 50 seconds 
ATCO can see full length of runway

Question 15

When is atc required to advise of delays

Answer 15

Exceed 30 mins

Question 16

What is a visual approach

Answer 16

Part of a instrument approach

Question 17

If you are unfamiliar with the approach procedure, what will be passed for a straight in approach

Answer 17

Only the FAT and missed approach

Question 18

When do en route traffic need to be separated from holding traffic

Answer 18

When they come within 5 mins flying time of holding area

Question 19

What is a significant change in wind

Answer 19

Headwind 10kts
Tailwind 2kts
Crosswind 5kts

Question 20

Who receives advisory service in class F airspace

Answer 20

Only participating IFR traffic

All flights receive FIS if requested

Question 21

What is the emergency atc frequency

Answer 21

121.5

Or

123.45

Question 22

If another aircraft is emergency descending what do you do

Answer 22

Clear the area

Standby for further clearances

Question 23

When should fuel jettison be done

Answer 23

Not below 6,000ft

If in CAS Inform atc

Clear of towns

No CB activity

Question 24

What is a strayed aircraft

Answer 24

One that has deviated from its intended track or reports lost