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DEWIZ

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Distant Early Warning Identification Zone Over the coastal waters of Alaska

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ADIZ

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Air Defense Identification Zone Area of airspace over land or water, extending upward from the surface, within which the ready identification, location , and the control of aircraft are required in the interest of national secutity

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Domestic Air Defense Identification Zone

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ADIS within the US along an international boundary of the US

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Coastal Air Defense Identification Zone

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ADIZ over the coastal waters of the US

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Which Part of 14 CFR describes ADIZ requirements and operations?

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Part 99

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CARF

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Central Altitude Reservation Function Responsible for coordinating, planning and approving special user requirements under altitude reservation concept (airspace utilization technique)

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CARF functions are located where?

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Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC)

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Where is the US NOTAM office located?

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Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC)

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Small aircraft for wake turbulence separation

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41,000 lbs max takeoff weight

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Large aircraft for wake turbulence separation

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MORE THAN 41,000 lbs to LESS THAN 300,000 lbs max takeoff weight

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Heavy aircraft for wake turbulence separation

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Aircraft capable of Max takeoff weight of 300,000 or more regardless of current weight

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Airport

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Area on land or water that is used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of aircraft and includes its buildings and facilities

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Airport Elevation is the highest point of what?

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An airport’s usable runways measured in feet from mean sea level

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Runway edge lights are uniformly spaced at intervals of:

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200’

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Touchdown zone lighting consists of two rows of transverse light bars normally at what interval?

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100’

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Touchdown zone lighting extends how far?

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3,000’ along the runway

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Runway centerline lighting begins and ends how many feet from each runway threshold?

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75’ from the threshold

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Interval of runway centerline lights

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50’

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Airport reference point is the approximate geometric center of what?

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All usable runway surfaces

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Airport surveillance radar can extend up to how many miles?

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60 miles

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Which type of airspeed is used under the general term “airspeed” for pilot/controller communications?

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Indicated airspeed

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Altitude reservations are normally for the mass movement of aircraft or other special user requirements which cannot otherwise be accomplished. They are approved by whom?

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The appropriate FAA facility

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Domestic airspace extends how many miles offshore?

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12 miles off shore

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What is the size of a downburst?

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1/2 mile to 10 miles

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Damaging winds from a downburst can last how long?
5-30 mintues
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Downburst can reach speeds as high as?
120kts
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An ELT radiates a downward sweeping tone how many times per second?
2-4 times per second
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A Flight Information Region provides what two services
Flight Information Service- provided for the purpose of giving advice and info for the safe and efficient conduct of flights Alerting Service- notify appropriate organizations regarding aircraft in need of S&R aid and to assist as required
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Pilot stating they "have the numbers" means they have what?
Runway, wind, and altimeter
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NORDO
No Radio
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Meteorological Impact Statements describe conditions expected to begin within how long?
4-12 hours
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A microburst has damaging winds extending how far?
2.5 miles or less
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An intense microburst could induce wind speeds as high as...
150 kts
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Civil twilight ends when?
The center of the sun's disk is 6 degrees below the horizon and begins in the morning when the center of the sun's disk is 6 degrees below the horizon
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NOTAM
Notice containing information concerning the establishment, condition or change in any component of the NAS
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How often is the NOTAM publication issued?
Every 28 days
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What type of NOTAM is regulatory?
FDC NOTAMs
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An offshore airspace area provides air traffic control services how far off shore?
Between the 12nm limit of US airspace and the oceanic FIR boundary.
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Offshore airspace areas may be classified as what class of airspace?
Either A or E airspace
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Services provided in a Class C outer area include what?
IFR-IFR separation IFR-VFR separation VFR-VFR separation
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Size of a Class C outer area?
20nm
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Light precip on radar
\<30dBZ
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Moderate precip on radar
30-40dBZ
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Heavy precip on radar
\>40-50dBZ
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Extreme precip on radar
\>50dBZ
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Are Remote Communications Air/Ground Facilities equipped with emergency frequencies?
No
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RCAG
Remote Communications Air/Ground Facility
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What is a Remote Communications Air/Ground Facility?
An unmanned VHF/UHF transmitter facility which is used to expand ARTCC air/ground communications coverage
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Reporting point
Geographical location in relation to which the position of an aircraft is reported
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What is a SIGMET?
Weather advisory issued concerning weather significant to the safety of all aircraft. Including severe turbulence, severe icing, and widespread dust and sand storms
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Special Emergency
Condition of air piracy or other hostile act by a person aboard an aircraft which threatens the safety of the aircraft or its pax
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Alert Area
Airspace which may contain a high volume of pilot training activities or an unusual type of aerial activity, neither of which is hazardous to aircraft
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Controlled Firing Area
Airspace wherein activities are controlled to eliminate hazards to nonparticipating aircraft
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Military Operations Area
Used to separate certain nonhazardous military activities from IFR traffic and to identify for VFR traffic where these activities are conducted
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Prohibited Area
Airspace within which no person may operate an aircraft without the permission of the USING AGENCY
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Restricted Area
Airspace within which the flight of aircraft while not wholly prohibited is subject to restriction
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Warning Area
Airspace of defined dimensions extending from 3nm off the cost that contains activity that may be hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft
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Can Warning Areas be located over international waters?
Yes
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Supplemental Weather Service Location staff do what?
Take weather observations and provide current local weather to pilots via phone or radio
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At controlled airports with tetrahedrons, does the tetrahedron indication or tower instruction take priority?
The tower instruction
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Touchdown zone
The first 3,000' of the runway beginning at the threshold
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Touchdown zone elevation
The highest elevation in the first 3,000' of the landing surface
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Visibility
The ability to see and identify prominent unlighted objects during the day and prominent lighted objects by night. Reported in SM
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Flight visibility
The average forward horizontal distance from the cockpit of an aircraft in flight at which prominent unlighted objects may be seen
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Ground visibility
Prevailing horizontal visibility near the Earth's surface as reported by the National Weather Service
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Prevailing Visibility
Greatest horizontal visibility equaled or exceeded throughout at least half the horizon circle which need not be continuous
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Runway Visibility Value (RVV)
Visibility determined for a particular runway by a transmissometer
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Runway Visual Range (RVR)
Derived Value that represents the horizontal distance a pilot will see down the runway from the approach end. It is based on what a pilot in a moving aircraft should see looking down the runway
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Can VOTs **only** be used on the ground?
No, they can be either for ground or air use
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Eastern time zone
Standard: -5 Daylight savings: -4
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Central time zone
Standard: -6 Daylight savings: -5
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Mountain time zone
Standard: -7 Daylight savings: -6
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Pacific time zone
Standard: -8 Daylight savings: -7

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