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Radiotelephony Communications

There are normally 30 questions in this examination.
Only one answer is correct.  The pass mark is 75%
You would normally be allowed 40 minutes. (This quiz is not timed.)

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

   A  'four zero'
   B  'twenty to nine'
   C  'eight four zero'
   D  'eight fourty'

2   Air Traffic Control pass you a VDF bearing, of '250 Class Bravo'. What accuracy can you expect from this bearing?

   A  To within two degrees
   B  To within five degrees
   C  To within ten degrees
   D  To within one degree

3   What is the frequency range available to aviation VHF?

   A  117.025 - 138 MHz
   B  118 - 136.975 MHz
   C  108 - 137 MHz
   D  30 - 300 MHz

4   You are on the extended centreline, approaching to land and are three miles from the runway threshold. What radio report should you send?

   A  'Final'
   B  'Long final'
   C  'Short final'
   D  'Three mile final'

5   A radio message prefixed with the term 'Securite' (pronounced SEC-URI-TAY) is:

   A  a message containing safety information directed at a particular aircraft
   B  a broadcast containing safety information made by a station in the aeronautical mobile service
   C  a broadcast containing safety information made by a ground station
   D  a broadcast containing safety information made by a military ground station

6   A landing aircraft may be cleared to touch down before a preceding landing aircraft is clear of the runway under certain circumstances. What conditions are required before the 'land after' clearance can be offered?

   A  The runway must be long enough to ensure safe separation of aircraft
   B  It must be during daylight hours only
   C  The landing pilot must accept the responsibility of collision avoidance
   D  All of these conditions must be satisfied

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

   A  Type of Radar Service offered
   B  Transponder operating instructions
   C  The temperature / dew point of the aerodrome
   D  Runway in use

8   What word is used to annul a previously transmitted clearance?

   A  'Cancel'
   B  'Disregard'
   C  'Unapproved'
   D  'Correction'

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

   A  FL600
   B  FL245
   C  FL95
   D  FL100

10   An Air/Ground Communication Service can be identified by its callsign. What part of the callsign identifies this?

   A  The suffix 'ground'
   B  The suffix 'radar'
   C  The suffix 'information'
   D  The suffix 'radio'

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

   A  They are listed in the AIP
   B  They are listed on school/club noticeboards
   C  They are detailed on the legend of 1:500 000 aeronautical charts
   D  Both the AIP and some aeronautical charts will provide this information

12   You are on a cross country flight and become lost, and are unable to make contact with your destination aerodrome. You decide to make a call to Scottish Centre for assistance. What frequency should you use?

   A  The frequency listed on the chart for that part of the Flight Information Region
   B  121.5 MHz
   C  121.6 MHz
   D  123.45 MHz

13   The wind is from the east, 14 knots and reaching 22 knots in gusts. How would ATC pass this information to you over the VHF radio?

   A  'Wind zero niner zero, wun fower gusting too too'
   B  'Wind niner zero, wun fower gusting too too'
   C  'Wind east, wun fower knots gusting too too'
   D  'Wind from the east, fourteen knots gusting twenty two'

14   Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of the call sign G-BTJJ?

   A  Golf Juliet Juliet
   B  Golf Bravo Juliet
   C  Juliet Juliet
   D  Tango Juliet Juliet

15   A radio frequency of 128.125 would be transmitted in the format:

   A  'Wun too ait deyseemal wun too fife'
   B  'Wun too ait deyseemal wun too'
   C  'Wun too ait point wun too fife'
   D  'Wun too ait wun too fife'

16   Which of the following statements most accurately describes the procedure concerning relayed operational (i.e. non urgent) radio messages?

   A  Aircraft stations may relay messages to an ATSU only when requested to do so by the ATSU
   B  Aircraft stations may use any means available to transmit messages to the ATSU if unable to communicate direct
   C  Aircraft stations must not relay messages to other aircraft stations
   D  Aircraft stations may not relay messages unless they are distress or urgency messages

17   What readability classification should be used to describe a VHF radio transmission that is readable now and then?

   A  Readability 1
   B  Readability 2
   C  Readability 3
   D  Readability 0

18   What is a 'blind transmission'?

   A  When the pilot is not able to see due to IMC
   B  When the pilot is not able to receive the transmissions of the station called
   C  When the pilot is uncertain of the frequency in use
   D  When all of the above conditions apply

19   What phrase would be used by an ATSU to instruct you to set your transponder code to 4615?

   A  'Set squawk 4615'
   B  'Squawk 4615'
   C  'Set transponder 4615 mode alpha'
   D  'Set squawk code 4615'

20   In the opinion of a pilot or controller, the distance between aircraft was such that the safety of the aircraft was compromised. What is this situation termed?

   A  A 'Near miss' (also known as APHAZ)
   B  An 'NPA' (Near or Potential Accident)
   C  An 'Airprox'
   D  A 'bust'

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