AVIATION BASICS COURSE
ABC PRACTICE TEST 80
QUESTIONS
Question 1: An ATS trainee notices an aircraft's altitude, heading, and speed on the display before interpreting what they mean. Which level of situation awareness is being used?
Choices:
1) Perception 2) Comprehension 3) Projection 4) Decision execution
Correct Answer: Perception
Explanation: Perception is the �rst level of situation awareness: taking in the relevant raw information before interpreting it or predicting what will happen next.Page 1
Question 2: A controller recognizes that two aircraft are converging and predicts they will lose separation in several minutes unless action is taken. Which situation- awareness level is illustrated?
Choices:
1) Perception 2) Pattern storage 3) Projection 4) Workload balancing
Correct Answer: Projection
Explanation: Projection uses the current understood situation to anticipate a future state.Predicting an upcoming loss of separation is a projection task.
Question 3: A runway's magnetic alignment is approximately 274 degrees. What
runway number would normally be painted on that runway end?
Choices:
1) Runway 18 2) Runway 27 3) Runway 28 4) Runway 36
Correct Answer: Runway 27
Explanation: Runway numbers are based on magnetic direction rounded to the nearest 10 degrees with the �nal zero omitted. About 274 degrees rounds to 270 degrees, giving Runway 27.Page 2
Question 4: Which description best distinguishes an airport movement area from its manoeuvring area?
Choices:
1) The movement area includes the manoeuvring area and aprons 2) The manoeuvring area includes the apron but excludes runways 3) The movement area contains only runways 4) The two terms always mean exactly the same area
Correct Answer: The movement area includes the manoeuvring area and aprons
Explanation: The manoeuvring area is used for takeo�, landing, and taxiing and excludes aprons. The movement area includes the manoeuvring area plus apron areas used for aircraft movement.Question 5: Unless a right-hand circuit is speci�cally established or directed, what turning direction is normally used in an aerodrome tra�c circuit?
Choices:
1) Alternating left and right turns 2) Right-hand turns only 3) Left-hand turns 4) Turns are made only after ATC radar vectors
Correct Answer: Left-hand turns
Explanation: The standard tra�c circuit normally uses left-hand turns. A right-hand circuit may be established for safety, terrain, noise, tra�c-�ow, or visibility reasons.Page 3