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01 Definitions
1. Q(6434) VMC is:
A. QFE
B. QUJ
C. QDM
D. QNH
A. Any communication from aircraft to ground station requiring handling by the Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN)
B. Two-way communication between aircraft and stations or locations on the surface of the earth
C. One-way communication from stations or locations on the surface of the earth
D. One-way communication from aircraft to stations or locations on the surface of the earth
A. A system in which radiotelephony communication between two stations can take place in both directions simultaneously
B. A system which permits the selective calling of individual aircraft over radiotelephone channels linking a ground station with the aircraft
C. A system provided for direct exchange of information between air traffic services (ATS) units
D. A system in which radiotelephony communication can be established between aircraft only
A. CTZ
B. CTA
C. CTR
D. ATZ
A. Sunrise to sunset.
B. No specific working hours.
C. Continuous day and night service.
D. Sunset to sunrise.
16. Q(579) What does the term "Expected Approach Time" mean:
A. The holding time over the radio facility from which the instrument approach procedure for a landing will be initiated
B. The time at which an arriving aircraft expects to arrive over the appropriate designated navigation aid serving the destination aerodrome
C. The time at which an arriving aircraft, upon reaching the radio aid serving the destination aerodrome, will commence the instrument approach
procedure for a landing
D. The time at which ATC expects that an arriving aircraft, following a delay, will leave the holding point to complete its approach for a landing
19. Q(6432) The abbreviation HJ in the operating hours column for an aerodrome means that the aerodrome:
A. The time after which an air traffic control clearance will be automatically cancelled if the flight has not been commenced
B. The time of expiry of an air traffic control clearance
C. The time at which an aircraft is given an air traffic control clearance
D. The point to which an aircraft is granted an air traffic control clearance
24. Q(580) When flying in accordance with IFR, which of the following best describes the term "Visual approach" ?
25. Q(6431) The abbreviation HX in operating hours of an aerodrome means that the airfield:
4. Q(592) Fastair 345 has been instructed to contact Stephenville ARRIVAL on frequency 118.0. What is the correct way to indicate it will follow this
instruction:
6. Q(595) What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station indicating area control centre (no radar):
A. ...APPROACH
B. ...RADAR
C. ...CENTRE
D. ...CONTROL
7. Q(597) What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station indicating approach control radar arrivals:
A. ...DIRECTOR
B. ...RADAR
C. ...ARRIVAL
D. ...APPROACH
8. Q(1794) Which word or phrase shall be used to indicate a separation between portions of a message ?
A. I say again.
B. Break.
C. Over.
D. Stop.
9. Q(507) What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station providing approach control (no radar service) ?
A. ARRIVAL
B. APPROACH
C. RADAR
D. CONTROL
11. Q(6439) When flying on a SW heading at 3500 ft you would report your heading and level as:
12. Q(6444) The callsign for a station providing flight information service is:
A. INFORMATION
B. CLEARANCE
C. TOWER
D. CONTROL
14. Q(604) ATC clears Fastair 345 to descend from FL 100 to FL 80. What is the correct readback by the pilot:
15. Q(5613) To indicate that he is no longer occupying the active runway a pilot shall report to the controller :
A. Runway free.
B. Clear of runway.
C. Runway vacated.
D. Runway cleared.
18. Q(6441) Which phraseology should a pilot use to inform ATC that he is initiating a missed approach procedure:
A. Pulling up
B. Going around
C. Missed approach
D. Overshooting
19. Q(11587) After the Resolution Advisory (RA) response is completed and a return to the ATC clearance or instruction is initiated, pilots should use
the following phraseology:
20. Q(5618) When an aeronautical station broadcasts information to more than one station, the call starts with :
21. Q(596) What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station indicating approach control radar departures:
A. ...DEPARTURE
B. ...RADAR
C. ...CONTROL
D. ...APPROACH
22. Q(603) What shall the pilot's readback be for "climb to 2500 feet":
23. Q(1327) What phrase shall be used when asking for the readability of a transmission ?
24. Q(6447) On the readability scale what does "read you 1" mean?
A. Unreadable.
B. Readable but with difficulty.
C. Perfectly readable.
D. Readable.
25. Q(3007) What does the word "negative" mean ?
26. Q(602) What shall the pilot's readback be for "Climb to FL 280":
28. Q(2917) Which word or phrase shall be used in order to repeat for clarity or emphasis ?
A. I say again .
B. Confirm .
C. Verify .
D. Read back .
29. Q(593) Which phraseology shall a pilot use if he receives an instruction from ATC which he cannot carry out:
A. Unable to comply
B. Impossible to make it
C. Disregard
D. Negative instruction
30. Q(498) How shall a pilot inform the control tower that he has to abandon the take-off manoeuvre:
A. Cancelling take-off
B. Stopping
C. Aborting take-off
D. Abandoning take-off
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31. Q(263) The time is 4:15 P.M. What is the correct way of transmitting this time if there is any possibility of confusion about the hour ?
A. No.
B. Yes, from all stations in the sequence they have been adressed.
C. Yes, but only from the station first called.
D. Yes, from all stations in a random sequence.
A. That is correct.
B. An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is ... .
C. Negative, the correct version is ... .
D. Permission for proposed action not granted.
34. Q(3011) Which word or phrase shall be used if you want to say : "Reduce your rate of speech" ?
A. Say again.
B. Speak slower.
C. Words twice.
D. Repeat.
35. Q(2919) Which word shall be used to indicate that an error has been made in a transmission or message ?
A. Disregard.
B. Correct.
C. Negative.
D. Correction.
36. Q(2914) Which word or phrase shall be used when giving authorization to proceed under specified conditions ?
38. Q(599) What is the correct call sign of Fastair 345 in the initial call to the aerodrome control tower and the approach control unit, if the aircraft has
a maximum take-off weight of more than 136 tonnes:
39. Q(503) What is the correct way for the pilot to acknowledge that ATIS Information Golf has been received:
40. Q(598) What, if any, is the abbreviated call sign of Fastair 2345 ?
A. No abbreviated form
B. 2345
C. Fastair 345
D. Fastair 45
41. Q(6438) When reporting a frequency the use of the word DECIMAL can be omitted:
42. Q(5614) During radar vectoring, the controller asks the pilot of XY-ABC to turn on to heading 360°. The correct read back of this instruction is :
43. Q(6440) The correct phrase to use when you want some information or approval for an action is:
A. REQUEST
B. PASS
C. ROGER
D. REPORT
44. Q(3014) What is the radiotelephony call sign suffix for the aeronautical station indicating clearance delivery ?
A. CLEARANCE.
B. RADIO.
C. DELIVERY.
D. CLEARANCE DELIVERY.
45. Q(6450) "Which of the following messages sent by ATC to an aircraft in flight must be read back? 1- ""Descend altitude 3.000 ft"" 2- ""Wind 240°,
15 knots, gusts 30 knots."" 3- ""Turn right heading 210"" 4- ""reduce speed to 160 knots"" 5- ""squawk 1723"" 6- ""braking action poor"""
A. All
B. 1,3,4,5,6
C. 1,3,4,5
D. 1,2,3,5
47. Q(4883) Which phrase shall be used if you want to say : ''Communication is difficult. Please send every word or group of words twice'' ?
A. Words twice
B. Repeat twice
C. Say again, say again
D. Message second time
48. Q(601) Which elements of instructions or information shall always be read back ?
A. Readable.
B. Readable but with difficulty.
C. Perfectly readable.
D. Readable now and then.
50. Q(6451) Your action in response to the instruction from ATC to RECYCLE SQUAWK is to?
51. Q(6442) The name or suffix on the callsign of an aeronautical station may be omitted:
A. Only when first used by the ground station.
B. Once satisfactory communications have been established and providing there will be no confusion.
C. Never.
D. Provided that the aircraft is in visual contact with the aerodrome.
54. Q(11588) When a TCAS Resolution Advisory (RA) requires deviation from an ATC clearance, pilots should report to the controller, as soon as
practicable after he starts to deviate, with his callsign plus the phraseology:
A. "TCAS RA"
B. "TCAS Alert"
C. "TCAS TA"
D. "Clear of Conflict"
A. ROGER
B. GOOD
C. CONFIRMED
D. CORRECT
56. Q(6453) If a radar station says B-LOGG IDENTIFIED it means that aircraft callsign B-LOGG:
57. Q(489) What is the correct way of transmitting the number 13500 to indicate an altitude or cloud height ?
58. Q(6445) When told by ATC to listen for ATIS on 123.45, you should reply with:
A. CHANGING TO ATIS
B. ROGER
C. WILCO
D. MONITORING 123.45
59. Q(6452) You are flying from an aircraft without a transponder than the reply to an instruction to SQUAWK should be:
A. NEGATIVE
B. NO SQUAWK
C. SQUAWK NOT POSSIBLE
D. NEGATIVE TRANSPONDER
60. Q(2911) What does the phrase "break break" mean ?
A. It indicates the separation between messages transmitted to different aircraft in a very busy environment.
B. The exchange of transmissions is ended and no response is expected.
C. My transmission is ended and I expect a response from you.
D. It indicates the separation between portions of a message transmitted to an aircraft station.
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62. Q(591) What does the instruction:"Fastair 345 standby 118.9 for TOWER" mean:
63. Q(2910) What is the consequence of a microphone button stuck on transmit (switched "on") ?
64. Q(3013) What is the radiotelephony call sign suffix for the aeronautical station providing radar service (in general) ?
A. CONTROL.
B. RADAR.
C. RADAR-SERVICE.
D. RADAR-CONTROL.
67. Q(493) Which of these phrases is used if you want to communicate that a message: "Consider that transmission as not sent":
A. Forget it
B. Disregard
C. Cancel my last message
D. My last transmission is cancelled
A. TOWER
B. APPROACH
C. CLEARANCE
D. GROUND
69. Q(488) What is the correct way of transmitting the number 118.1 to indicate a frequency ?
70. Q(600) When shall an aircraft in the heavy-wake-turbulence category include the word "Heavy" immediately after its call sign e.g. Fastair 345
heavy:
A. In all calls
B. Never
C. In the initial call to the aerodrome control tower and the approach control unit
D. In all calls to the aerodrome tower and the approach control unit
71. Q(11591) The controller shall not attempt to modify the flight control path, unless the pilot announces:
72. Q(2915) Which word shall be used to ask a station whether you have correctly received a message, clearance, instruction, etc ?
A. Verify.
B. Acknowledge.
C. Confirm.
D. Correct.
74. Q(3008) Which word or phrase shall be used to indicate that a change has been made to your last clearance and this new clearance supersedes
your previous clearance or part thereof ?
A. Recleared.
B. Break break.
C. Approved.
D. Cleared.
2. Q(616) In case the transponder fails before the departure for an IFR flight, the pilot shall:
A. Continue to fly in VMC, land at the nearest suitable aerodrome, report its arrival
B. Leave controlled airspace and continue the flight within uncontrolled airspace
C. Squawk IDENT and proceed to the alternate aerodrome
D. Continue the flight to destination aerodrome in any case
4. Q(612) An aircraft encountering radio communication failure on an IFR flight in IMC has to land, if possible, within:
5. Q(609) An aircraft experiencing radio communication failure on an IFR flight in IMC is assumed to:
6. Q(614) A departing aircraft experiencing radio communication failure on an IFR flight under radar vectors has to:
A. Squawk 7600, maintain present heading for 1 minute and thereafter return to the route indicated in the current flight plan on the shortest way
B. Squawk 7600 and thereafter, regardless of any limitation instructed by ATC, return to the route indicated in the current flight plan on the
shortest way
C. Squawk 7600 and maintain the heading last assigned by ATC for a period of 3 minutes and then return to the flight path in accordance with the
current flight plan
D. Squawk 7600 and thereafter return to the route indicated in the current flight plan in the most direct manner
8. Q(615) In case of a SSR transponder failure occuring after departure of an IFR flight, the pilot shall:
A. Squawk 7600
B. Inform the competent ATC unit immediately
C. Land at the nearest suitable aerodrome for repair
D. Continue the flight in VMC
9. Q(611) An aircraft encountering radio communication failure on an IFR flight in IMC has to commence descent over the designated navigation aid
serving the destination aerodrome (no EAT received):
A. at or as close as possible to the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) resulting from the Current Flight Plan (CPL).
B. 4 minutes after reaching the Initial Approach Fix (IAP).
C. at or as close as possible to the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) based on the Filed Flight Plan (FPO).
D. immediately after reaching the navigation aid in any case.
10. Q(5617) The expression " transmitting blind due to receiver failure" implies that no answer is expected. It shall be used by:
11. Q(608) An aircraft on an IFR flight in VMC experiences radio communication failure. The aircraft is assumed to :
12. Q(610) An aircraft encountering radio communication failure on an IFR flight in IMC has to hold over the designated navigation aid serving the
destination aerodrome:
A. Under no circumstances
B. Until the expected approach time last received and acknowledged
C. 3 minutes, if an expected approach time is not acknowledged
D. 5 minutes in any case
2. Q(6457) The condition that defines the state of an aircraft in imminent danger is:
A. Urgency
B. Pan Pan
C. Distress
D. Mayday
3. Q(4885) The urgency message to be sent by an aircraft reporting an urgency condition shall contain at least the following elements/details :
A. Aircraft call sign, nature of the urgency condition, pilot's intention, present position, level and heading
B. Name of the station addressed, present position, assistance required
C. Aircraft call sign, destination airport, ETA at destination, route of flight
D. Aircraft identification, aerodrome of departure, level and heading
A. The urgency communications have priority over all the other communications, except distress
B. There is no difference regarding priority between distress communications and urgency communications
C. ATC clearances have the same priority as urgency communications
D. The urgency communications have priority over all the other communications
A. MEDICAL
B. PAN PAN PAN MEDICAL
C. AIR AMBULANCE
D. PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
6. Q(3015) When an aircraft station receives the call "ALL STATIONS Stephenville RADAR, stop transmitting MAYDAY" it is requested :
7. Q(617) What do the spoken words '' PAN PAN MEDICAL '' mean ?
A. The aircraft has an urgent need of medical care upon landing at destination airport
B. The phrase/signal is inadmissible in radiotelephony
C. The aircraft has a sick passenger on board and requests priority to land
D. The message which follows concerns a protected medical transport operated by aircraft assigned exclusively to medical transportation
8. Q(564) An aircraft squawking 7700 indicates to the ground station that:
10. Q(4882) The distress communication and silence conditions shall be terminated by transmitting a message. Which words shall this message
include ?
11. Q(6461) The condition that defines the state of Urgency is that:
12. Q(558) The distress signal and the distress message to be sent by an aircraft in distress be on:
13. Q(6458) The frequency to use in the event of a Distress condition is the:
A. Information concerning en-route weather phenomena which may effect the safety of aircraft operation.
B. Routine information to arriving and departing aircraft by means of continuous and repetitive broadcast .
C. Weather reports relating a specific number of aerodromes located within a flight information region (FIR).
D. Current meteorological and operational information essential for the safety of the air navigation within a FIR.
A. Have an emergency.
B. Are in controlled airspace.
C. Have a radio failure.
D. Are not receiving a radar service.
17. Q(618) A message concerning a protected medical transport operated by aircraft assigned exclusively to medical transportation shall be preceded
by the signal:
A. PROTECTED TRANSPORT
B. PAN PAN TRANSPORT
C. PAN PAN MEDICAL
D. MEDICAL TRANSPORT
18. Q(567) A signal sent by radiotelephony consisting of the spoken words PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN means:
19. Q(4881) Which of the following messages shall a station in control of distress use to impose silence ?
20. Q(3016) When an aircraft station receives the call "ALL STATIONS Stephenville RADAR, distress traffic ended" it is requested :
21. Q(556) A signal sent by radiotelephony consisting of the spoken word MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY means:
A. The aircraft has a very urgent message to transmit concerning the safety of a ship, aircraft or vehicle
B. The aircraft is forced to perform a fuel dumping procedure
C. Imminent danger threatens the aircraft and immediate assistance is required
D. The aircraft has a message to transmit concerning adverse weather conditions along its route of flight
A. Distress traffic.
B. Overload of the frequency.
C. Technical difficulties.
D. Urgency communication.
23. Q(4884) When an aircraft is no longer in distress, it shall transmit a message cancelling the distress condition. Which words shall this message
include ?
2. Q(540) Under what runway conditions is the braking action reported to be "Unreliable":
5. Q(537) When transmitting runway visual range (RVR) for runway 16 ATC will use the following phrase:
A. The values of the transmissometer are: ... metres and ... metres
B. RVR runway 16 ... metres diagonal ... metres diagonal ... metres
C. RVR at the beginning of runway 16 is ... metres
D. RVR runway 16 touchdown ... metres, mid-point ... metres, stop end ... metres
A. 5-7 octas
B. 1-2 octas
C. 3-4 octas
D. no significant cloud.
7. Q(541) If you are requested to "Report flight conditions", what does that mean:
A. 8 octas
B. 1-2 octas
C. 5-7 octas
D. 3-4 octas
9. Q(6464) The message from ATC saying VISBILITY 1200 means that the visibility is:
A. 1.2 nm
B. 1200 m
C. 1200 ft
D. 12 km
A. VHF band
B. HF band
C. SHF band
D. UHF band
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1. Q(11589) What does TCAS mean?
3. Q(11592) In the event that a controller issued a clearance or an instruction contradictory to the TCAS Resolution Advisory (RA), the flight crew will
follow the RA and inform the controller:
A. "Unable Now"
B. "Unable to Comply"
C. "Wilco after TCAS RA"
D. "Unable, TCAS RA"