VFR COMMUNICATIONS PPL A selection

1. What does the term "blind transmission" mean?

a. A transmission of messages relating to en-route weather information which may affect the safety of aircraft
operations that is not addressed to a specific station or stations.
b. A transmission where no reply is required from the receiving station.
c. A transmission from one station to another station in circumstances where two-way communication cannot be
established but it is believed that the called station is able to receive the transmission.
d. A transmission of information relating to air navigation that is not addressed to a specific station or stations.

2. The time is 9:20 A.M. What is the correct way of transmitting this time if there is no possibility of confusion
about the hour?

a. Two zero this hour.

b. Two zero.
c. Twenty.
d. Nine twenty A.M.

3. What does the phrase "Go ahead" mean:

a. Pass me the following information.

b. Yes
c. Proceed with your message
d. Taxi on

4. What does the phrase "Roger" mean:

a. A direct answer in the affirmative

b. Cleared for take-off or cleared to land
c. I have received all of your last transmission
d. A direct answer in the negative

5. Which of these statements best describes the meaning of the phrase "Standby"?

a. Wait and I will call you

b. Select STANDBY on the SSR transponder
c. Permission granted for action proposed
d. Continue on present heading and listen out

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6. What does the phrase "Read back" mean:

a. Check and confirm with originator

b. Did you correctly receive this message?
c. Let me know that you have received and understood this message
d. Repeat all, or the specified part, of this message back to me exactly as received

7. Which phrase shall be used if you want to say: "I should like to know..." or "I wish to obtain..."?

a. Confirm
b. Acknowledge
c. Report
d. Request

8. Which phrase shall be used if you want to say: "Pass me the following information...":

a. Request
b. Report
c. Say again
d. Check

9. Air traffic control messages (clearances, instructions, etc.) belong to the category of:

a. Flight regularity messages.

b. Class B messages.
c. Service messages.
d. Flight safety messages.

10. Which abbreviation is used for the term "control zone"?

a. CTR.
b. CZ.
c. CTZ.
d. CTA.

11. What does the abbreviation "AFIS" mean?

a. Automatic flight information service.

b. Aerodrome flight information service.
c. Aeronautical flight information system.
d. Aerodrome flashing identification signal.

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12. What does the abbreviation "FIR" mean?

a. Flight information region.

b. Flight information required.
c. Flow information received.
d. Flight information radar.

13. What does the abbreviation "HJ" mean?

a. Continuous day and night service.

b. Sunset to sunrise.
c. No specific working hours.
d. Sunrise to sunset.

14. What does the abbreviation "HX" mean?

a. Sunset to sunrise.
b. Sunrise to sunset.
c. No specific working hours.
d. Continuous day and night service.

15. Which abbreviation is used for "Co-ordinated universal time"?

a. CUT.
b. UTC.
c. GMT.
d. COUT

16. If you are requested to report your height, to which Q-code-setting would you refer ?

a. QFE
b. QDM
c. QBI
d. QNH

17. Which Q-code is used to report altitude ?

a. QNH
b. QFF
c. QNJ
d. QFE

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18. What does QDM mean?

a. Magnetic heading to the station (no wind)

b. True heading to the station (no wind)
c. True bearing from the station
d. Magnetic bearing from the station

19. A message concerning aircraft parts and material urgently required is:

a. A flight security message.

b. A flight regularity message.
c. An urgency message.
d. A flight safety message.

20. Flight safety messages are:

a. Operation messages concerning non-routine landings.

b. Messages concerning the safety of an aircraft, a vessel, any other vehicle or a person.
c. Air traffic control messages.
d. Messages relating to direction finding.

21. A message concerning an aircraft being threatened by grave and imminent danger, requiring immediate
assistance is called:

a. Flight safety message.

b. Urgency message.
c. Distress message.
d. Class B message.

22. What is the correct way of spelling out HB-JYC in a radio message?

a. hotel bravo india yankee charlie

b. hotel bravo juliett india kilo
c. hotel bravo india victor charlie
d. hotel bravo juliett yankee charlie

23. Which is the correct way of transmitting the number 3500 when indicating an altitude or height?

a. three thousand five hundred

b. three five double zero
c. three five zero zero
d. tree five hundred

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24. Which is the correct way of transmitting 1001 as a QNH?

a. QNH one double “o” one

b. QNH one zero zero one
c. QNH one thousand and one
d. QNH one double zero one

25. Which phrase shall be used if you want to say: “An error has been made in this transmission. The correct
version is:

a. QNH 1017, negative 1016

b. QNH 1017, correction QNH 1016
c. QNH 1017, negative I say again 1016
d. QNH 1017, correction 1016

26. Which phrase shall be used if the repetition of an entire message is required?

a. say again
b. repeat your last transmission
c. what was your message
d. repeat your message

27. Which phrase shall be used if you want to say “I understand your message and I will comply with it”?

a. will comply with your instruction

b. wilco
c. roger
d. ok, will do it

28. Which phrase shall be used if you want to say “yes”?

a. affirm
b. affirmative
c. yes
d. roger

29. How shall a pilot inform the control tower that he is prepared for take-off?

a. ready to go
b. ready for take-off
c. ready to line-up
d. ready for departure or ready

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30. Which of these phrases is used to inform the control TWR that a pilot performs a missed approach?

a. pulling up
b. going around
c. will make another approach
d. overshooting

31. What does the instruction “orbit right” mean?

a. right hand circuits are in use

b. turn right to avoid other traffic
c. leave the rwy to the right
d. make 360o turn to the right

32. What is the RTF c/s suffix for the aeronautical station indicating aerodrome control service?

a. TOWER
b. APRON
c. CONTROL
d. AERODROME

33. What is the RTF c/s suffix for the aeronautical station providing flight information service?

a. CONTROL
b. FLIGHT CENTRE
c. INFORMATION
d. FLIGHT INFORMATION CENTRE

34. Which of the following abbreviated c/s of a/c XY-ABC is correct?

a. ABC
b. X-BC
c. XY-BC
d. BC

35. When is an a/c allowed to use abbreviated call sign?

a. after it has been addressed in this manner by the aeronautical ground station
b. in dense traffic
c. only after satisfactory communication has been established
d. provided no confusion is likely to result

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36. How should a/c XY-ABC call Stephenville TWR on initial call?

a. Stephenville, XY-ABC
b. Stephenville Tower, XY-ABC
c. Stephenville Tower, X-BC
d. Tower, XY-ABC

37. What is the correct way to transmit and read back freq 120.375 MHz (VHF channel separated by 25 MHz)

a. one two zero three seven

b. one two zero decimal three seven
c. one twenty decimal three seven
d. one two zero decimal three seven five

38. A/c XY-ABC is making a test transmission with Stephenville TWR on 118.7.What is the correct way of
phrasing this

transmission?

a. Stephenville TWR XY-ABC frequency check

b. Stephenville TWR XY-ABC radio check 118.7
c. Stephenville TWR XY-ABC signal check
d. Stephenville TWR XY-ABC pre-flight check

39. On the readability scale what does “READABILITY 3” mean:

a. No problem to understand
b. loud and clear
c. readable but with difficulty
d. unreadable

40. Which elements of instructions or information shall be read back?

a. rwy in use, visibility, surface wind, heading instructions, altimeter settings

b. time check, rwy in use, altimeter setting, level restrictions, SSR codes
c. surface wind, visibility, ground temperature, rwy in use, altimeter setting, heading and speed instructions
d. rwy in use, altimeter setting, SSR codes, level instructions, heading and speed instructions

41. How should a pilot terminate the read back of an ATC clearance.

a. with the ATC ground station call

b. with his own a/c c/s
c. with the word “wilco”
d. with the word “roger”

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42. What does the phrase “Squawk 1234” mean?

a. Stand-by on freq 123.4 MHz

b. select code 1234 on the SSR transponder
c. make a test transmission on 123.4 MHz
d. give a short comment for DF(direction finder)

43. Radar instructs a/c X-BC: “X-BC squawk stand-by”. What does this mean?

a. X-BC is requested to stand by as the radar controller is busy

b. X-BC is requested to stand by on the frequency
c. X-BC is requested to stand by for radar vectors
d. X-BC is requested to select the stand by position on the SSR transponder

44. Radar instructs a/c X-BC:”X-BC reset 1015”. What does this mean?

a. X-BC has been identified at 10:15 UTC

b. X-BC has been identified by SSR code 1015
c. X-BC is requested to set new code 1015
d. X-BC is requested to reselect SSR code 1015

45. When the term “scattered” is used in a routine weather report (METAR), the amount of clouds covering
the sky is:

a. half or less than half (3 or 4 octas)

b. no clouds below 5000ft/GND
c. sky entirely covered (8 octas)
d. more than half but less than overcast (5 to 7 octas)

46. When the term “CAVOK” is used in an aviation weather report (METAR), the values of visibility and clouds
are:

a. visibility 10 km or more, no clouds below 5000ft/GND

b. visibility 8 km, no clouds below 3000ft/GND
c. visibility more then 5000m. no clouds below 1500m/GND
d. visibility 10km or more, no clouds below 1500ft/GND

47. Which is the transponder code for radio communication failure?

a. 7600
b. 7500
c. 6700
d. 7700

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48 An a/c station fails to establish radio contact with an aeronautical station on the designated frequency.
What action is required by the pilot?

a. return to the a/p of departure

b. attempt to establish contact with the station on an alternative frequency
c. continue the flight for the destination a/p without any communication
d. land at the nearest a/p without an ATC unit

49. A message preceded by the phrase “Transmitting blind due to receiver failure” shall be transmitted:

a. on all available aeronautical stations frequencies

b. on the regional guard frequency
c. on the frequency presently in use
d. on the international emergency frequency

50. In the event that a pilot is required to make a blind transmission, this should be made:

a. twice on the designated frequency

b. on the emergency frequency only
c. during VFR flights only
d. only once on the designated frequency

51. Distress is defined as:

a. a condition concerning the safety of a person on board or within sight and requiring immediate assistance
b. a condition concerning the safety of an a/c or of a person on boar, but which does not require immediate
assistance
c. a condition of being threatened by serious and/or imminent danger and requiring immediate assistance
d. a condition concerning the attitude of an a/c when intercepting the localizer during ILS approach

52. An a/c in distress shall send the following signal by radiotelephony:

a. Pan Pan, Pan Pan, Pan Pan

b. DETRESFA, DETRESFA, DETRESFA
c. MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY
d. URGENCY, URGENCY, URGENCY

53. The frequency used for the transmission of a “Mayday” call shall be:

a. the distress frequency 121.5 MHz

b. any other international emergency frequency
c. the frequency currently in use
d. any frequency at pilot’s discretion

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54. Which of the following frequency is an international emergency frequency:

a. 122.500 mhz
b. 121.500 mhz
c. 121.050 mhz
d. 6500 khz

55 An aircraft in state of emergency shall squawk:

a. 6700
b. 7600
c. 7700
d. 7500

56 Urgency is defined as:

a. a condition of being threatened by serious and/or imminent danger and of requiring immediate assistance
b. a condition concerning the attitude of an aircraft when intercepting the localizer during an ILS approach
c. a condition concerning the safety of a person on board or within sight and requiring immediate assistance
d. a condition concerning the safety of an aircraft, other vehicles or of a person on board but which does not
require immediate assistance

57. Which is the frequency band containing frequencies of the Aeronautical Mobile Service:

a. 108.00 – 117.975 MHz

b. 11650 – 13200 kHz
c. 1810 – 2850 kHz
d. 118.000 – 136.975 MHz

58. Which is the maximum distance at which you might expect solid VHF contact over the terrain at FL 50:

a. about 150 nm
b. about 8 nm
c. about 15 nm
d. about 85 nm

59. Which phraseology is to be used to ask the control tower for permission to taxi on a runway in the
direction opposite to that in use:

a. to enter back runway

b. request backtrack on runway _ _
c. backtrack clearance
d. clearance to backtrack

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60. The order of priority of the following messages in the aeronautical mobile service is:

a. meteorological messages, direction finding messages, flight regularity messages

b. distress message, urgency message, direction finding message
c. distress message, flight safety message, urgency message
d. direction finding message, distress message, urgency message

61 My message will be more effective and understandable if I:

a. stress every beginning of the message

b. use the “words twice” method
c. maintain the speaking volume at constant level
d. stress the end of message

62 What is meant by good microphone technique:

a. keep the microphone far away since it improves the readability

b. use a normal conversation tone, speak clearly and distinctly
c. speak very loudly into the microphone
d. make large use of hesitation sounds “er”

63 During the transmission of numbers containing a decimal point:

a. the term DECIMAL can be omitted if no chance of misunderstood exists

b. the term DECIMAL must be spoken only if followed by 3 digits
c. the term DECIMAL can be omitted with friendly ATS units only
d. the term DECIMAL must always be transmitted

64 What does the term “aeronautical station” mean:

a. any station established to exchange R/T communications

b. a station in the aeronautical mobile service located on land or, in certain circumstances, on board of a ship or
platform at sea
c. an airborne station forming part of the aeronautical fixed telecommunication network (AFTN)
d. a station in the aeronautical telecommunication service located on land or on board of an aircraft to exchange
R/T communications

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