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Question 1. What should a tower controller do if an aircraft that is holding short of the runway behind a departing aircraft, requests clearance for takeoff?
A) The controller should wait for the aircraft on the runway to clear the starting area and wait for wake turbulence to settle, and tell them aircraft holding short to taxi into position and hold.
B) The controller should clear both aircraft for takeoff, and allow the aircraft to maintain visual separation
C) The controller should clear the aircraft on the runway, and wait until the aircraft has been switched to departure before the holding aircraft can be allowed to enter the runway
D) Neither aircraft should be cleared because no two aircraft should be awaiting takeoff clearance for the same runway, at the same time
Question 2. When should a pilot generally read back all ATC instructions?
A) All hold short instructions
B) All position and hold, and stop taxi instructions
C) All clearance deliveries
D) All of the above
Question 3. What are DVATC Tower Controllers responsible for carrying out?
A) For taking aircraft in their airspace and handing them off to other controllers.
B) For taking aircraft in their airspace (Above 18,000 ft. MSL) and routing them to their destinations.
C) For taking aircraft in their airspace (Within 30 miles from the airport) and routing them in to land, or handing them off to departure controllers.
D) For taking aircraft in their airspace (Within 15 miles from the airport) and routing them in to land, or handing them off to departure controllers.
Question 4. TRACON stands for???
A) Terminal Radio Area Control
B) Terminal Radar Area Control
C) Tiny radio aircraft control
D) None of the above
Question 5. An aircraft is making an emergency landing Runway 9, and the only other runway is perpendicular at the 9 end of the runway, at a metropolitan airport and 3 aircraft are 8 miles away on the approach ?
A) Close down the runway for the time being and reroute the aircraft to Runway 18
B) Tell the aircraft to make into a holding pattern
C) Assume the aircraft with the emergency will be able to clear the runway and have the aircraft continue the approach
D) Have the aircraft land on runway 27
Question 6. After granting Push and Start clearance, what should be said to the pilot afterward?
A) Contact tower
B) Contact me when ready to taxi
C) Taxi to the runway
D) None of the above
Question 7. What is the standard tower frequency at KDTW here at DVATC?
A) 118.90
B) 118.40
C) 121.80
D) 124.05
Question 8. When an aircraft squawks 7700 it means
A) Communications Failure
B) Unlawful Interference
C) An engine problem
D) General Problem
Question 9. When a ground stop is implemented what happens?
A) Everyone stops and stays in their current location
B) No aircraft are allowed to take off or land
C) Ground Personnel take cover
D) Both B&C
Question 10. What is the standard UNICOM frequency for the airports around KDTW?
A) 119.20
B) 123.45
C) 124.05
D) 126.90
Question 11. If an aircraft has the call sign N156JB, what is the correct way to write the shorthand of this callsign?
A) N156
B) NJB
C) 156J
D) 6JB
Question 12. When a tower controller clears a pilot for landing, what is the correct format for the radio transmission?
A) (Callsign), winds: (speed@direction), altimeter (xx.xx), cleared to land runway (xx).
B) (Callsign), cleared to land runway (xx).
C) (Callsign), altimeter (xx.xx), cleared for the approach and landing, runway (xx).
D) Winds: (speed@direction), altimeter (xx.xx), (Callsign), cleared to land, runway (xx).
Question 13. An aircraft is squawking a code of 7500, you should say to that aircraft ?
A) (Callsign), is the hijacker in the cockpit?
B) (Callsign), Air Force is in route.
C) (Callsign), Confirm Squawking 7500?
D) (Callsign), Can I speak to the man in charge?
Question 14. Clearance Delivery is contacted when a pilot is ready to ______?
A) File their flightplan
B) Start their engines
C) Confirm and open their flight plan
D) Cross a runway
Question 15. The abreviation -ATC- stands for what job at an airport?
A) Air TRACON Controller
B) Air Training Chiefs
C) Air Traffic Controller
D) Annoying Tango-Dancing Chico
Question 16. Which of the following type of aircraft is classified as 'Heavy'?
A) MD-80
B) Boeing 767
C) Cessna 150
D) Cessna Citation X
Question 17. When an aircraft asks for VFR permission to land, your responses could be?
A) (callsign) Permission To land, granted
B) Negative the airport is currently IFR
C) Negative ghost rider the pattern is full
D) Both A&B
Question 18. What is the standard Approach/ Departure for KDTW?
A) 118.90
B) 118.40
C) 121.80
D) 124.05
Question 19. What ATC position can give clearance for a -back-taxi- on a runway?
A) Ground
B) Tower
C) Clearance Delivery
D) Center
Question 20. What is the correct abbreviation for jetBlue's callsign?
A) JTB
B) JBL
C) JBU
D) JTBL
Question 21. If UAL1598 is flying a heading of 275, and AA8832 is flying parallel with him, what direction will AA8832 be heading?
A) 360
B) 090
C) 180
D) 275
Question 22. What is the control area for Ground Controllers?
A) From the gates and parking spaces, until two standard taxiway intersections from the hold short point before the runway
B) From the gates and parking spaces, until the hold short point before the runway
C) From the beginning of main taxiways to the point of take-off
D) From the beginning of the gate, to the general aviation parking
Question 23. When issuing a speed reduction what do you say?
A) Slow down
B) Slow and maintain _kts (callsign)
C) Have you hit a speed bump?
D) B&C
Question 24. Which aircraft will have top priority handling among other aircraft?
A) A combat jet.
B) Air Force One.
C) Military Transport aircraft.
D) Fast aircraft.
Question 25. PAN, PAN, PAN is translated as ?
A) I have an emergency and I need immediate help
B) I may be in a potential situation and I need assistance
C) Holy Mackerel there is a pan attacking me in my plane
D) None of the above