Hi,

I took the Basic test and failed it (was trying to do this entirely by memory and not do open book to see how much I retained). I missed several questions that were clearly in the training info and should have failed the test. There is one question that wasn't clear in the training info:

Question: The ATC position which normally selects the runway in use is:
A. DEP
B. GND
C. APP
D. TWR

I guess the correct answer would depend entirely on who is using the runway in question. By my understanding GND should determine what runway a particular flight takes off from based on traffic, delays, emergencies and such (assuming there is more than one outbound runway). TWR should determine what runway(s) is/are open or closed and APP should determine what flights use what inbound runway, yes? The ambiguity in the question is problematic here. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Thank you,

William Inman