Communications Flashcards by Tez Cooling

What is the correct definition of ‘Air Traffic’?

All aircraft in flight or operating on the manoeuvring area of an aerodrome

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You are airborne in G-KMOO overhead Cardiff Docks at 2000ft when ATC ask you to make a position report. Given that it is now 1347 and you are estimating reaching Swansea at 1406, how would you reply?

‘G-KMOO, overhead Cardiff Docks, 47, 2000ft, Estimating Swansea 06’

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If you were passed an instruction which sounded like ‘G-FC squawk 7382’, what should your reply be?

‘Say again squawk, Golf Foxtrot Charlie’

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In your aircraft G-BWZH, on departure you were requested to ‘report passing FL80’ on your climb to FL90. You are now passing FL80. How should the message be phrased?

‘Golf Zulu Hotel, passing flight level ait zero’

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An aircraft, piloted solo by a PPL suffers an engine fire 2nm south of Swansea, and makes the call ‘Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, Swansea Approach, G-BGHY, Cessna 152, Engine fire…’. Which of the following options correctly describes the rest of the call?

‘Intend landing Swansea, 2 miles south of Swansea, 2000 ft, PPL, 1 Person on board’

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You are in the visual circuit, downwind to land at Caernarfon, where the ATSU is ‘Caernarfon Radio’. You make the radio call ‘G-HT Downwind’. What reply would you expect from the radio operator if you are the only aircraft in the circuit?

‘G-HT, Roger, no known traffic’

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A pilot is receiving a Deconfliction Service. If the controller identifies conflicting traffic, what information will be passed to the pilot?

Details of the traffic, together with avoiding action

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Up to (and including) what level is a LARS service normally provided?

FL100

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You are at hold Alpha, ready to depart from an aerodrome with the callsign ‘Wolverhampton Information’, where the circuit direction is right hand. After reporting ‘ready for departure’, how would Wolverhampton be expected to respond?

‘G-CF Take off at your discretion, wind calm’

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You call ‘final’ to land at your destination, and receive the reply ‘Golf Golf Lima, continue approach, surface wind 265 at 08’. What does this mean?

You may continue the approach but you do not have clearance to land

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Scillies Approach is controlling a ditching incident involving an aircraft in a state of ‘distress’. If Scillies Approach wish to impose radio silence on the aircraft G-CHAT, how would they do so?

G-CHAT, stop transmitting, Mayday

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What name is given to the aeronautical communication frequency used to enable pilots to broadcast their intentions to other aircraft that may be operating on (or in the vicinity of) the aerodrome?

SAFETYCOM

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Which flight information service provides surveillance derived information to assist the pilot, but without any requirement for the establishment of separation minima?

Traffic

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What is an ‘Aeronautical Station’?

A land station in the aeronautical mobile service (may also be on a ship or earth satellite)

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Which of the following pieces of information does not have to be read back to the air traffic controller?

Details of conflicting traffic

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You are passed a conditional clearance to taxi to the holding point defined as ‘Alpha’. Which of the following instructions issued by ATC is correct?

Golf Bravo Hotel, behind the Cherokee, taxi hold Alpha, behind

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What is a DACS?

Danger Area - Clear Situation (i.e. this acroynm confirms you are clear to enter the area)

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ATC pass a ‘land after’ clearance to land, with another aircraft at the far end of the runway. When can this ‘land after’ clearance be issued, and who is responsible for maintaining a safe separation from the aircraft at the far end of the runway?

The clearance can only be issued during daylight hours, The pilot of the landing aircraft

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Which of the following is an 8.33 kHz channel?

134.905

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How should you read back an altimeter setting of 1020 hPa QNH?

QNH wun zero too zero

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How would ATC instruct you to change to a different frequency and then wait for that station (Coningsby Tower) to call you?

G-BG Standby 123.4 for Coningsby Tower’

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What does the term WILCO mean

I understand the message and will comply

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SAFTEYCOM messages will only be made within what distance of the airfield

10nm

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What is the correct order for the priority of messages

Distress - Highest Priority
Urgency 
Flight Safety
Meteorological
Direction Finding
Routine - Lowest Priority

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G-TUZX will be abbreviated to what?

G-ZX

You have established contact with an ATSU and hear a distress on the same frequency but no response from the ATSU. What should you do.

relay the message making it clear you are not the one in distress and await instructions from the ATSU

A pilot climbs to an altitude of 2000ft, what altimeter subscale should be set?

QNH

You received a 2 from a radio check, what does this mean?

readable now and then

how should QNH 998 be read back over the radio

Niner Niner Ait Hectopascals

Regarding VDF bearings or headings, what does the code QDR mean

Magnetic bearing from

What is the following example: "Speedbird 389, Cleared to Daventry bia the welin departure, climb and maintain FL50, contact london 118.825, Squawk 3124

Route Clearance

What is the radio suffix for a flight information service.

INFORMATION

Regarding VDF bearings or headings, what does the code QDM mean

Magnetic heading (assuming no wind) for the aircraft to fly, to the ground station

You are approaching controlled airspace in VMC without clearance to enter when you suffer complete radio failure. Which of the following statements correctly describes what you should do?

You should stay clear of controlled airspace and land at the nearest suitable aerodrome

You are at Kemble, where the ATSU has the callsign 'Kemble Radio'. You advise the radio operator that you are now ready for departure. Which of the following would be Kemble's reply?

'G-HY No known traffic, wind 180 at 4 knots'

LARS is normally provided up to and including:

FL100

You are at flight level 60, and receive a request to report your level to ATC. In what format would you pass this information?

'flight level six zero'

How should you read back the Wessex Regional Pressure Setting of 1000 hPa?

'Wessex wun zero zero zero'

Can a FISO (Flight Information Service Officer) using the callsign 'Burton Information' issue (or pass) a message prohibiting you from landing at the aerodrome?

Yes, providing that the FISO is passing a message from the aerodrome authority

The transmission of information relating to air navigation that is not addressed to specific stations is known as a

broadcast

With respect to secondary surveillance radar, what does the radio instruction 'Squawk Ident' mean?

Press the 'ident' button using the currently selected transponder code

Using VHF, how would you transmit your heading of due west?

Heading Too Seven Zero Degrees'

You are in contact with Thurston Approach on 123.125 MHz when you experience engine failure. There is a LARS service ('Thurston Radar') available on 126.6 MHz. To whom should you make your distress call?

Thurston Approach on 123.125 MHz

Air Traffic Control pass you a VDF bearing, of '225 Class Charlie'. Which of the following statements is correct?

It is accurate to within 10 degrees

You are in a Cessna 152, callsign G-AERO, when you hear a Mayday call from G-AKAS, a PA28 with engine failure making a forced landing 2 miles north of the Berry Head VOR. How would you initiate the radio call to Exeter Radar if you did not hear Exeter respond to the PA28's distress call?

'Mayday Mayday Mayday, Exeter Radar, G-AERO, have intercepted Mayday from G-AKAS, PA28 ...'

Which of the following types of radio message categories carries the highest priority?

Communications related to direction finding

After a call has been made, a period of at least ______ should elapse before making a repeat call. What are the missing words?

ten seconds

You are at hold Alpha, ready to depart from an aerodrome with the callsign 'Wolverhampton Information', where the circuit direction is right hand. After reporting 'ready for departure', how would Wolverhampton be expected to respond?

'G-CF Take off at your discretion, wind calm'

A 'land after' clearance cannot be given:

at night

Which of the following pieces of information must be read back to the air traffic controller?

An altimeter setting

If you require a MATZ penetration service, you must make contact using the appropriate frequency, no less than:

Either 15 nm or 5 minutes flying time from the MATZ boundary, whichever is the sooner

What function allows you to monitor your transmitted audio while making a radio transmission?

Sidetone

Which of the following is the correct way of passing your estimate of arrival at 0840 to the air traffic controller?

'four zero'

You are approaching to land at an aerodrome that is using the callsign suffix 'Information'. After calling 'Final', you are passed the message 'Golf India Golf, land at your discretion, surface wind 160 at 04'. What should your reply be?

'Roger, landing, Golf India Golf'

What readability classification should be used to describe a VHF radio transmission that is unreadable?

Readability 1

What should you do if you are advised to 'Standby' by ATC?

Wait for ATC to call you back

What does the callsign suffix 'Radio' indicate?

You are receiving an air/ground communication service

Which of the following types of flight information service are based on information derived from an ATS surveillance system?

Traffic, Deconfliction

Where can you find details of the nominated service units that are able to provide you with information on the status of Danger Areas?

Both the AIP and some aeronautical charts will provide this information

Which of the following pieces of information does not have to be read back to the air traffic controller?

Details of conflicting traffic

From where can you obtain the latest and most accurate details of aeronautical communication frequencies?

The AIP

In a reply to a message from Air Traffic Control, what does the standard word 'Roger' mean?

I have received all your last transmission

Currently, there is no surface wind. How would ATC pass this information to you over the radio?

'Wind Calm'

Which of the following is NOT an 8.33 kHz channel?

128.425

Which of the following pieces of information does not have to be read back to the air traffic controller?

The temperature / dew point of the aerodrome

You are at Shobdon, where the ATSU has the callsign 'Shobdon Radio'. You pass the message that you are ready for departure. How would the radio operator respond to you if there was an aircraft on short final to land?

'G-NK There is a Cessna 177 on 2 mile final to land, wind 090 at 6 knots'

You are in a PA38, callsign G-ARPO en route to Carr Aerodrome, when you notice a speedboat on fire whilst 2 miles offshore from Bennet Head. You can see people in the water near the burning hull. How should you initiate the call?

'PanPan PanPan PanPan, Carr Radio, G-ARPO, PA38, speedboat on fire, am remaining on scene ...'

Whilst en route to Sheffield, you wish to transit the zone of an aerodrome with the callsign 'Retford Information'. How would Retford respond to your message, if they had two aircraft in the visual circuit?

'G-VT Circuit is active, report entering the zone'

What phrase, used by a controller, is used to indicate that permission for the proposed action has been granted?

'Approved'

In an emergency, the 'speechless code' can be used to communicate using VHF. In this code, how is the message 'further emergency' transmitted?

Four transmissions - One long, two short, one long

You hear ATC talking to a commercial airliner, using the call sign Midland 139. Which of the following statements is correct?

This call sign may not be abbreviated

When providing a VDF service, a bearing accurate to within 15 degrees would be reported as:

class Delta

If you were passed the message 'G-SS squawk 3616 and ident', what would your reply be?

'3616 and ident, Golf Sierra Sierra

A Deconfliction Service is available to pilots flying under:

IFR outside controlled airspace only

You receive the clearance 'Golf India Whiskey, after departure cleared to FL40, squawk 6317'. Which of the following is true?

You have received your departure clearance - this is not a take-off clearance

You are uncertain of the promulgated hours of watch for a radio facility. Which of the following is the most authoritative source of current information regarding this?

The UK AIP (Sections ENR and AD)

A radio frequency of 123.50 MHz would be transmitted in the format:

'Wun too tree dayseemal fife'

What word, used by a controller, is used to request that a pilot continues in accordance with the conditions specified?

'Maintain'

With 25 KHz spacing, how many channels are available using a conventional aviation transceiver?

760

Pilots are able to request a 'Training Fix' on 121.5 MHz to confirm their position. In what format would the pilot of an aircraft with the registration G-BGTW send this request?

'Training Fix, Training Fix, Training Fix, G-BGTW'

In a radio message, how would FL100 be reported?

'Flight level wun hundred'

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