NAS

Question 1

what is the purpose of the NAS?

Answer 1

the NAS includes every person and thing required to successfully get a plane from point a to b

Question 2

what are the components of the NAS?

Answer 2

airspace and ATS routes, navigational aids, airports or landing areas, aeronautical charts, rules regulations and procedures, and personnel + equipment

Question 3

what is the airspace and ATS routes + examples?

Answer 3

various types of routes
(VOR and RNAV)

Question 4

navigational aids

Answer 4

• used to navigate from point to point and provide approach aids for landings
  -VORs and VORTAC are primary NAVAIDS

Question 5

aeronautical charts

Answer 5

• charts outline airways, mark boundaries of classes of airspace, provide airport information, show NAVAIDs, obstacles and landmarks on the ground

Question 6

rules, regulations, and procedures

Answer 6

• rules and regulations establish and maintain positive control to prevent accidents
• promote safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic