Practice question

Which condition is most likely to cause a controller to experience cognitive overload during a busy traffic push?

  1. Monitoring a single aircraft on a long cruise segment
  2. Simultaneously managing multiple aircraft at conflicting altitudes during weather deviations
  3. Issuing a single taxi clearance to a departing aircraft
  4. Coordinating a gate change with airline operations

Answer: B — Simultaneously managing multiple aircraft at conflicting altitudes during weather deviations

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