Air Traffic Control Exam for Onboarding Members of ICE

This assessment is intended to expedite the onboarding of ICE agents as air traffic controllers, per DHS order to relieve government shutdown-related staff shortages. You are allowed one college-ruled notebook paper as a reference sheet. Please answer every question.

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A pilot has sought permission to approach the airport. Which of the following should you consider in granting this request?
A. The pilot was polite, obedient, and recognized your authority
B. The possibility there is Fentanyl aboard the aircraft
C. Runway availability, fuel reserves, visibility, and estimated arrival time
D. Whether the plane originated from a Latin American country

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Two aircraft have submitted landing requests to Air Traffic Control. How should you determine the landing order?
A. Alphabetically
B. Let the pilots figure it out
C. Runway availability, fuel reserves, visibility, and estimated arrival time
D. Determine which passenger list has the fewest foreign surnames

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Under what circumstance should you, an Air Traffic Control employee, mute the beeping noise produced by the radar?
A. When there are too many nearby planes and it is distracting
B. When the noise prevents you from napping
C. To listen to a Joe Rogan podcast
D. The radar cannot be muted and under no circumstance should you attempt to do so

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A pilot says,”Roger that, Air Traffic Control.” You should:
A. Affirm you received the message and respond, “Copy”
B. Be upset they got your name wrong
C. Be at ease they addressed you using a name of Christian, Anglo-Saxon origin
D. Ask the pilot their race

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Please take time to consider whether the following statement is true or false:
ATC, the organization for which I work, stands for “Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”

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There are two planes. Plane #1 will arrive in 15 minutes. Plane #2 will arrive in 15 hours. Which aircraft is likely to reach the airport first?
A. Plane #1
B. Plane #2
C. They will arrive at the same time.
D. Whichever I decide not to redirect to Guatemala

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What situation meets the acceptable criteria for discharging a firearm?
A. You fear your life is in danger from an unarmed coworker whose lunch you ate
B. A candy bar is stuck in the vending machine
C. There is no acceptable criteria for discharging a firearm and weapons are explicitly banned from the airport premises
D. To clear runway space by killing birds

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Choose the type of aircraft this airport services.
A. Stealth fighter jet
B. Human-operated wingsuit
C. Train
D. Plane

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How do you spell the word “plane”?
A. Plain
B. Playn
C. Plate
D. Plane

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This final question accounts for 90% of your grade. Please answer carefully. As an air traffic controller who is also a member of ICE, you:
A. Should not threaten nor deport the cleaning staff
B. Should not threaten nor deport your superiors
C. Are a paid government employee—a luxury not afforded to legitimate air traffic controllers—and thus may not attend office parties
D. Should not deport entire planes of people because the airline has “Alaksa” in its name and you are unaware this territory is not part of Canada
E. All of the above