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VFR Communications

Exam 1, 30 questions, 30 minutes 1. Distress is defined as a condition: (a) (b) (c) (d) 2. requiring immediate assistance and danger may or may not be threatened of being threatened by serious and/or imminent danger, and of requiring immediate assistance concerning the safety of an aircraft or other vehicle, or some person on board or within sight, but does not require immediate assistance . concerning the safety of any aircraft, ship or other vehicle.

The subsequent content of a Distress or Urgency message must consist of the following items: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Position Intention of person in command Type of aircraft Nature of emergency Call-sign

Transmitted in the order: (a) (b) (c) (d) 3. (v) (v) (v) (v) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

An aircraft wishes to obtain a bearing from a VDF station that will be plotted on the chart relative to True North. The correct RT call is: (a) (b) (c) (d) G-BNKD request QDM, G-BNKD true bearing, true bearing G-BNKD request true bearing, G-BNKD G-BNKD request QGH, G-BNKD G-BNKD training fix, training fix, training fix, G-BNKD

4.

Using the readability scale, readability 5 means: (a) (b) (c) (d) readable now and then perfectly readable unreadable readable with difficulty

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5.

An Aeronautical Station is defined as: (a) (b) (c) (d) a radio communication service between aircraft stations and ground stations or between aircraft stations. a meteorological station providing aviation forecasts and actuals a land station in the aeronautical mobile service. In certain instances, an aeronautical station may be placed on board a ship or an earth satellite. a mobile station in the aeronautical mobile service on board an aircraft.

6.

A time of 1020 hours is transmitted as: (a) (b) (c) (d) 'one zero two zero' or 'two zero' ten twenty hours one oh two oh twenty past ten

7.

An altitude of 2400 feet is transmitted as: (a) (b) (c) (c) two two two two thousand four hundred feet four hundred feet four thousand feet four zero zero feet

8.

A pilot is required to read back the following ATC messages: (a) (b) (c) (d) altimeter settings, weather information, airways clearances, information regarding the proximity of other aircraft and taxi instructions altimeter settings, weather information, information regarding the proximity of other aircraft and taxi instructions altimeter settings, airways clearances, SSR operating instructions, level instructions and any message when requested by ATC altimeter settings, taxi instructions, take-off clearances, weather information and any other information given by ATC.

9.

The phrase ROGER means: (a) (b) (c) (d) that is correct. message received and understood. I have received all your last transmission. I will comply with instructions

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10.

Which of the following sequences shows the correct elements of a position report in the correct order? (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (a) (b) (c) (d) callsign reported position heading (M) level or altitude next position ETA of the next position aircraft type time of reported position (i) (i) (i) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (ii) (vi) (iv) (ii) (viii) (iv) (v) (vi) (ii) (iv) (v) (vi)

11.

'GO AROUND' means: (a) (b) (c) (d) overtake the aircraft ahead make a 360 turn carry out a missed approach manoeuvre around a stationary aircraft on the ground

12.

What does 'SQUAWK IDENT' mean? (a) (b) (c) (d) select the SSR transponder code to 7000 . select the SSR transponder mode to" AL T" operate the SSR transponder "special position identification" feature state the aircraft callsign three times

13.

If a pilot receives an instruction from ATC which cannot be carried out, the reply should use the phrase: (a) (b) (c) (d) CANCEL INSTRUCTION UNABLE COMPL Y NEGATIVE INSTRUCTION REGRET CANNOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTION

14.

The frequency used for the first transmission of a 'MAYDAY' call should be: (a) (b) (c) (d) the distress frequency 121.5 MHz the frequency currently in use any international distress frequency. any of the above

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The frequency 243.0 MHz has a wavelength of .and lies on the.band (a) (b) (c) (d) 12.3 1.23 12.3 1.23 cm m cm m UHF UHF VHF VHF

16.

The phrase 'take-off is used by a pilot: (a) (b) (c) (d) only to acknowledge take-off clearance never, it is used only by a ground station only to request immediate clearance when requesting take-off clearance

17.

A condition of Urgency is defined as: (a) (b) (c) (d) a condition of being threatened by serious and or immediate danger and of requiring immediate assistance a condition concerning the safety of an aircraft or other vehicle or of some person onboard or within sight and requiring immediate assistance a condition requiring immediate assistance a condition concerning the safety of an aircraft or other vehicle or of some person on board or within sight, but which does not require immediate assistance.

18.

For aircraft call-sign EASY GABCD the correct abbreviation is: (a) (b) (c) (d) EASY Charlie Delta Golf Charlie Delta EASY Golf Charlie Delta. EASY Delta

19.

The call-sign prefix Tyro' indicates that: (a) (b) (c) (d) this is a practice emergency the aircraft is not in immediate need of assistance the pilot lacks experience. the pilot has no shame

20.

A Class B bearing is accurate to within: (a) (b) (c) (d) 5 10 2 5 to 10

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21.

The frequency 121.5 MHz may be used to practise emergency procedures: (a) (b) (c) (d) including simulated distress or urgency situations not including any simulated distress incident at no time, only the FIS frequency should be used. provided the transmission is prefixed PRACTICE PAN, PRACTICE PAN, PRACTICE PAN or PRACTICE MAYDAY, PRACTICE MAYDAY, PRACTICE MAYDAY

22.

The three main categories of aeronautical communications service are; (a) (b) (c) IFR, VFR, SVFR Air Ground, Flight Information Service, ATC Ground, Approach, Tower

23.

Aeronautical messages are given an order of priority. Which of the following statements reflects the correct order of priority? (a) (b) (c) (d) Meteorological messages take precedence over Direction Finding messages Flight Safety messages will be handled before Urgency messages Messages relating to Direction Finding take precedence over Flight Regularity messages. Flight Safety messages take precedence over Direction Finding messages

24.

A Distress or Urgency call shall be preceded by the pre-fix MAYDAY or PAN PAN transmitted: (a) (b) (c) (d) Once Twice Three times Until acknowledged

25.

Immediately following the MAYDAY pre-fix, an aircraft in Distress should transmit: (a) (b) (c) (d) The aircraft call-sign twice The nature of the emergency The call-sign of the station addressed, when it is known and the circumstances permit Its last known position

26.

An aircraft transmitting a distress message is required to give its position as: (a) (b) (c) (d) The most accurate possible using GPS if fitted Present or last known position, altitude or level and heading Position relative to a VRP latitude and longitude

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27.

An aircraft in distress that is equipped with a SSR transponder should SQUAWK: (a) (b) (c) (d) 7000 7500 7600 7700

28.

An aerodrome located at HEADCORN notified as having an Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS) will identify itself to aircraft using the call-sign: (a) (b) (c) (d) HEADCORN HEADCORN HEADCORN HEADCORN INFORMATION RADIO TOWER AFIS

29.

An aircraft is requested to fly at 2500 feet on the airfield QFE. All references to vertical position should now be referred to as: (a) (b) (c) (c) Height Altitude Pressure Altitude Flight Level

30.

You receive the following ATC message: "G-ABCD after departure cleared to zone boundary via route Charlie. Climb to altitude 2000 feet QNH1010, squawk 6318" This message is: (a) (b) (c) (d) a clearance to take-off and depart to the zone boundary via route Charlie at 2000 feet a clearance to line-up a Flight Safety message a Flight Regularity message

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VFR Communications
Exam 1, 30 questions, 30 minutes

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