CHALLENGERS MERIT: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
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 1.  Study chapter 2 in Aviation Fundamentals/Private Pilot Manual:

     a.  The Flight Environment, section A - Safety of Flight.
     b.  The Flight Environment, section B - Airports.
     c.  The Flight Environment, section C - Airspace.
     d.  The Flight Environment, section D - Radio Communications.
     e.  The Flight Environment, section E - Radar and ATC Services.

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 2.  Define the following terms:

     a.  Active Runway.  ___________________________________________________________

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     b.  ATC Clearance.  ___________________________________________________________

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     c.  ATIS.  ____________________________________________________________________

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     d.  Flight Service Station.  __________________________________________________

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     e.  Mayday.  __________________________________________________________________

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     f.  Phonetic Alphabet.  _______________________________________________________

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     g.  Pilot-in-command.  ________________________________________________________

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     h.  Radar Contact/Radar Service.  _____________________________________________

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 3.  Memorize and recite the entire phonetic alphabet.

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 4.  Diagram and describe precision and nonprecision runways.  Include displaced
     threshold, overrun, threshold marker, touchdown zone markers, fixed distance
     marker, and runways markers.

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 5.  Diagram an airport traffic pattern.  Include traffic pattern altitude, crosswind,
     downwind, base, final, wind sock, traffic and pattern indicators.

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 6.  Diagram and describe class A, B, C, D, E, and G airspace.

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 7.  Define the ATC light gun signals, in the air and on the ground.

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