AFOQT Study Guide with Complete
Solutions
Absolute Accuracy - Answer-The ability to determine present position in space independently, and is
most often used by pilots.
Absolute Altitude - Answer-The actual distance between an aircraft and the terrain over which it is
flying.
Absolute Pressur...
control tower console; used to augment visual observation by tower personnel of aircraft and/or
vehicular movements on runways and taxiways.
Airport surveillance radar (ASR) - Answer✔✔-Approach control radar used to detect and display an
aircraft's position in the terminal area.
Airport surveillance radar approach - Answer✔✔-An instrument approach in which ATC issues
instructions for pilot compliance based on aircraft position in relation to the final approach course and
the distance from the end of the runway as displayed on the controller's radar scope.
Air route surveillance radar (ARSR) - Answer✔✔-Air route traffic control center (ARTCC) radar used
primarily to detect and display an aircraft's position while en route between terminal areas.
Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) - Answer✔✔-Provides ATC service to aircraft operating on IFR
flight plans within controlled airspace and principally during the en route phase of flight.
Airspeed - Answer✔✔-Rate of the aircraft's progress through the air.
Airspeed Indicator - Answer✔✔-A differential pressure gauge that measures the dynamic pressure of the
air through which the aircraft is flying. Displays the craft's airspeed, typically in knots, to the pilot.
Air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS) - Answer✔✔-Sometimes called secondary surveillance
radar (SSR), which utilizes a transponder in the aircraft. The ground equipment is an interrogating unit, in
which the beacon antenna is mounted so it rotates with the surveillance antenna. The interrogating unit
transmits a coded pulse sequence that actuates the aircraft transponder. The transponder answers the
coded sequence by transmitting a preselected coded sequence back to the ground equipment, providing
a strong return signal and positive aircraft identification, as well as other special data.
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