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CTO TestThe minimum age requirement to be eligible for a Control Tower Operator (CTO)
certificate is _____ years. - answer18
Position lights on aircraft must be lighted between _____. - answersunset and sunrise
During the hours of darkness, anti-collision lights need NOT be lighted when the pilot-in-
command determines that, because of _____ conditions, it would be in the interest of
safety to turn the lights off. - answeroperating
An increase of temperature with an increase in height is called an _____. -
answerinversion
Broken sky cover means that ______ to 7/8 of the sky is obscured by clouds. -
answer5/8
Tower personnel shall take prevailing visibility observations when prevailing visibility at
the usual point of observation or at tower level is less than _____ mile(s). - answer4
Two basic methods of air navigation are radio and _____. - answerpilotage
Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs) are the only means of precisely determining _____ and
_____ weather conditions. - answerturbulence; icing
An increase in temperature of the atmosphere with an increase of altitude height defines
a(n) _____. - answerinversion
The uneven heating of adjacent bodies of air causing warm air to be drawn upward and
more dense air downward defines ______. - answerconvection currents
Warm air slides over a wedge of colder air when a ______ front progresses forward. -
answerwarm
Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) most generally occurs at high altitude and in the vicinity of
______. - answerthe jet stream
The initial stage of a thunderstorm occurs in a ______ cloud. - answercumulus
Behind a fast moving cold front, you can expect _______ skies with gusty and turbulent
winds. - answerclearing
, Pressure, temperature, and humidity are used to determine ______ altitude. -
answerdensity
Wind direction is determined by the ______ which the wind is blowing. - answerdirection
from
In a METAR, the altimeter element follows the ______ group. - answertemperature/dew
point
"CIG 005V008" in the remarks section of a METAR indicates _______. - answerceiling
variable between five hundred and eight hundred
A basic restriction regarding the use of a VOR navigational aid is that it's signal ______.
- answerIs line of sight
What type of weather report is generated when a wind shift occurs? - answerSPECI
Controllers who encounter situations that are NOT covered in JO 7110.65 are expected
to ______. - answeruse their best judgement
Procedural Letters of Agreement require the concurrence of _______. - answermore
than one facility
The word "shall" means a procedure is _______. - answermandatory
The word that means a procedure is recommended is "______." - answershould
When time is used in the context of a clock reading, hours and minutes are expressed
in ______. - answerCoordinated Universal Time (UTC)
When reading the time, the change to the next minute is made at the minute plus
_______ seconds. - answer30
When determining priority of duties, a controller should exercise ______. - answergood
judgement
A time check is given to the nearest _______. - answerquarter minute
Give first priority to issuing safety alerts and ______. - answerseparating aircraft
The use of non-radar separation is preferred over radar separation when a(n) ______
will be gained. - answeroperational advantage
A safety alert is issued when a controller recognizes a situation of unsafe aircraft
proximity to terrain, obstacles, or ______. - answerother aircraft
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