Title: Describe the responsibilities of ATC.
Course: Aerospace Technology II (21055-II) > Section: Examining Aviation Flight Safety

Description should include

- managing aircraft movements on airfields
- managing controlled airspace (e.g., communicating with aircraft and pilots; providing clearance to land, take off, or divert)
- responding to emergencies
- implementing new technologies
- solving problems.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What training is required to become an air traffic controller? How often are air traffic controllers reevaluated?
- Who makes the final decision as to whether a plane should land or take off at a controlled airfield?
- How does an airfield without an ATC tower operate?
- Who directs an aircraft in a flight around the world?
- How does ATC control an aircraft throughout a flight?
- What are the evolutions of ATC systems?
- What is a transponder?
- What ATC services are available to VFR aircraft?