Who Does What?
The runways at an airport belong to this controller.
Who is the Local Controller?
Frequencies assigned specifically for aircraft in emergency conditions are 121.5 MHz and this frequency.
What is 243MHz?
When an aircraft is maintaining their own separation from other aircraft, it is called this.
What is Visual Separation?
The standard phrase used to indicate approval of a pilot’s request.
This part of the CFR contains the certification requirements for control tower operators.
What is part 65?
This specialist handles aircraft transitioning between en route and terminal environments, managing sequencing and vectoring for arrival and departure procedures.
Who is the TRACON (Approach/Departure) Controller?
Lower priority messages may be interrupted on the interphone system by using the words “EMERGENCY” or this.
What is Control?
A catagory II aircraft landing behind a catagory I aircraft needs this many feet.
What is 4,500 ft?
This phrase is used to indicate a pilot should execute a missed approach immediately.
What is go around?
According to Part 91, VFR minimum visibility in Class D airspace is this many statute miles
What is 3 statute miles?
While Air Force 1 is in the airspace, this controller must be plugged in and monitoring at all times.
Who is the supervisor.
Aerobatic flight may NOT be conducted within Class B, Class C, Class D, or Class E airspace or within 4 miles of the centerline of this.
What is a federal airway?
A Boeing 747 departing after a landing Boeing 737 needs this.
The correct response when unable to approve a pilot’s request.
What is “Unable” or “Negative”?
Under Part 91, this is the minimum altitude an aircraft must maintain over congested areas of a city, town, or settlement (except during takeoff or landing).
What is 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet?
This controller, commonly found in busy TRACONs, assists the radar controller with things like: point-outs, hand-offs, APREQs, and landline communication.
Who is the radar coordinator?
When the Vice Presidential family is onboard an Air Force aircraft, its callsign is this.
What is Executive 2 Foxtrot (Exec2F)?
This is the required wake turbulence wait time, in minutes, when a small aircraft is conducting a touch-and-go behind a B757 on the same runway.
What is 3 minutes?
This is the correct phraseology to cancel a previously issued takeoff clearance before the aircraft begins its takeoff roll.
What is "Cancel takeoff clearance?"
According to FAA regulations, this is how often a CTO must pass a facility proficiency check.
What is anually?
This FAA office coordinates between federal air traffic services and military or other government users, ensuring efficient use of airspace across sectors.
What is the Air Traffic Office (ATO)?
Pertaining to other aircraft: weather permitting, it is the responsibility of each person operating an aircraft to maintain vigilance in order to do this.
What is see and avoid?
This is the minimum radar separation in nautical miles required between a "Heavy" aircraft and a "Small" aircraft when both are departing from the same runway.
What is 6 Nautical Miles?
The phrase used to inform a pilot on flight following that radar service will no longer be provided and they may leave the frequency.
"What is "Radar service terminated, squawk VFR, frequency change approved?"
This is the required cloud clearance for VFR aircraft in Class D airspace.
What is 500 feet below, 1,000 feet above, and 2,000 feet horizontal?