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Question 1 of 50

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101 What does the term ..broadcast" mean?

Select one of the following:

  • O A transmission of information relating to air navigation that is not addressed to a specific station or stations

  • O A transmission where no reply is required from the receiving station

  • O A transmission containing meteorological and operational Information to
    aircraft engaged in flights over remote and oceanic areas out of range of VHP ground stations

  • O A radiotelephony transmission from a ground station to aircraft in flight

Explanation

Question 2 of 50

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102 What does the term"air-ground communication" mean?

Select one of the following:

  • O Two-way communication between aircraft and stations or locations on the surface of the earth

  • O One-way communication from aircraft to stations or locations on the surface of the earth

  • O One-way communication from stations or locations on the surface of the earth

  • O Any communication from aircraft to ground stations requiring handling by the Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN)

Explanation

Question 3 of 50

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103 What does the term "clearance limit" mean?

Select one of the following:

  • O A point to which an aircraft is granted an air traffic control clearance .

  • O The time at which an aircraft is given an air traffic control clearance

  • O The time of expiry of an air traffic control clearance

  • O The time after which an air taffic control clearance will be automatically cancelled if the flight has not been commenced

Explanation

Question 4 of 50

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104 What does the abbreviation TCAS" mean?

Select one of the following:

  • O Traffic alert and collision avoidance system

  • O Tower cabin alarm stop

  • O Track confirmation by automatic sources

  • O Terminal control and advisory system

Explanation

Question 5 of 50

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106 What does the abbreviation ,,RVR" mean?

Select one of the following:

  • O Runway visual range

  • O Radar vectors requested

  • O Runway visibility report

  • O Recleared via route

Explanation

Question 6 of 50

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107 What does "QDM" mean?

Select one of the following:

  • O Magnetic bearing to the station

  • O Magnetic bearing from the station

  • O True heading to the station (no wind)

  • O True bearing from the station

Explanation

Question 7 of 50

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108 The message to a ground station on a landing site
"PLEASE CALL A TAXI CAB FOR US, WE WILL ARRIVE AT 1045" is

Select one of the following:

  • O an unauthorized message

  • O a flight safely message

  • O an urgency message

  • O a flight regularity message

Explanation

Question 8 of 50

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109 Messages concerning non-routine landings of an aircraft are

Select one of the following:

  • O flight regularity messages

  • O urgency messages

  • O flight safety messages

  • O unauthorized messages

Explanation

Question 9 of 50

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110 A message concerning aircraft parts and material urgently required is

Select one of the following:

  • O a flight regularity message

  • O a flight safety message

  • O an urgency message

  • O a flight security message

Explanation

Question 10 of 50

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111 The priority of the instruction "taxi to holding point runway 05 via A" is

Select one of the following:

  • O same as "line-up runway 07 and wait"

  • O greater than "caution, construction work left of taxiway"

  • O less than "cleared to land"

  • O greater than "transmit for QDM"

Explanation

Question 11 of 50

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112 What is the correct way of spelling FRI-VOR?

Select one of the following:

  • O Foxtrot Romeo India - VOR

  • O Foxtrot Romeo Juliett - VOR

  • O Fox Romeo Yankee - VOR

  • O Fox Romeo India - VOR

Explanation

Question 12 of 50

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113 What is the Correct way of transmitting a QNH of 1001

Select one of the following:

  • O QNH one zero zero one

  • O QNH one double "0" one

  • O QNH one thousand and one

  • O QNH one double zero one

Explanation

Question 13 of 50

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114 What is the correct way of transmitting the number 13500?

Select one of the following:

  • O One three thousand five hundred

  • O One three five hundred

  • O One three five zero zero

  • O Thirteen thousand five hundred

Explanation

Question 14 of 50

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115 The time is 4:15 PM. What is the correct way of transmitting this time if there is a possibility of confusion?

Select one of the following:

  • O One six one five

  • O Sixteen fifteen

  • O Four fifteen in the afternoon

  • O Four fifteen P.M.

Explanation

Question 15 of 50

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116 An ATC unit providing air traffic control service to departing aircraft by means of surveillance radar has the call sign

Select one of the following:

  • O DEPARTURE

  • O DELIVERY

  • O APPROACH

  • O CONTROL

Explanation

Question 16 of 50

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117 What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station indicating flight information service?

Select one of the following:

  • O INFORMATION

  • O FLIGHT CENTRE

  • O FLIGHT INFORMATION CENTRE

  • O INFO

Explanation

Question 17 of 50

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118 Which of the following abbreviated call signs of Cherokee XY-ABC is correct?

Select one of the following:

  • O Cherokee BC

  • O Cherokee XY-BC

  • O Cherokee X-BC

  • O Cherokee X-ABC

Explanation

Question 18 of 50

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119 When and by whom is the change of an aircraft's call sign in flight temporarily allowed

Select one of the following:

  • O In the interest of safety to avoid confusion because of similar call signs by an ATC unit

  • O In case of a diversion to the alternate aerodrome by the pilot-in-command

  • O To facilitate subsequent radiotelephony communications by an aeronautical station

  • O When changing the destination airport during flight by the aircraft operator

Explanation

Question 19 of 50

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120 When may the name of the location or the unit/service of the radiotelephony call sign of an aeronautical station be omitted?

Select one of the following:

  • O When satisfactory communication has been established and provided it will not be confusing to do so

  • O In dense traffic during rush hours

  • O Never

  • O Only after the aeronautical station has used the abbreviated call sign

Explanation

Question 20 of 50

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121 What does the phrase ,,Roger" mean?

Select one of the following:

  • O I have received all of your last transmission

  • O A direct answer in the negative

  • O A direct answer in the affirmative

  • O Cleared for take-off or cleared to land

Explanation

Question 21 of 50

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122 What does the phrase «Standby- mean?

Select one of the following:

  • O Wait and I will call you

  • O Select STANDBY on the SSR transponder

  • O Continue on present heading and listen out

  • O Permission granted for action proposed

Explanation

Question 22 of 50

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123 What does the phrase "Monitor" mean?

Select one of the following:

  • O Listen out on (frequency)

  • O Establish radio contact with .…

  • O Examine a system or procedure

  • O Wait and I will call you

Explanation

Question 23 of 50

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124 The advice by a radar controller "TRAFFIC AT THREE O'CLOCK" means that the position of the mentioned traffic is

Select one of the following:

  • O on the right side

  • O on the left side

  • O separaten by three miles

  • O three miles ahead

Explanation

Question 24 of 50

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125 When shall the phrase "Take-off" be used by a pilot?

Select one of the following:

  • O To acknowledge take-off clearance

  • O To inform TOWER when ready for departure

  • O Only when the aircraft has already moved onto the active runway

  • O Never, it is used only by the control tower

Explanation

Question 25 of 50

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

Select one of the following:

  • O Ready for departure or ready

  • O Ready for take-off

  • O Ready to line-up

  • O Ready to go

Explanation

Question 26 of 50

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127 What does the phrase ..Vacate left"- mean?

Select one of the following:

  • O Turn left to leave the runway

  • O Clear the runway immediately

  • O Hold Position on the left side of the runway

  • O Give way to aircraft from the left

Explanation

Question 27 of 50

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128 What is the correct way for the Pilot to acknowledge that ATIS Information Golf has been received?

Select one of the following:

  • O Information Golf received

  • O Weather Golf received

  • O We have the Information

  • O We have the ATIS Golf

Explanation

Question 28 of 50

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129 Shall an ATC route clearance be read back?

Select one of the following:

  • O Yes, unless authorized otherwise by the ATS authority concerned

  • O No, if the ATC route clearance is transmitted in a published form (e.g. Standard Instrument Departure Route/SID)

  • O No, if the communication channel is overloaded

  • O No, if the content of the ATC clearance is clear and no confusion is likely to arise

Explanation

Question 29 of 50

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130 An aircraft is instructed to hold short of the runway-in-use. What is the correct phraseology to indicate it will follow this instruction?

Select one of the following:

  • O Holding short

  • O Roger

  • O Will stop before

  • O Wilco

Explanation

Question 30 of 50

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131 RADAR instructs aircraft XY-ABC: "X-BC recycle 1015". What does this mean?

Select one of the following:

  • O X-BC is requested to reseiect SSR code 1015

  • O X-BC has been identified by SSR code 1015

  • O X-BC is requested to set new code 1015

  • O X-BC has been identified at 10:15 (UTC)

Explanation

Question 31 of 50

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132 To establish radio contact with "MUNCHEN GROUND" the pilot of DIBEL shall transmit the following call:

Select one of the following:

  • O MUNCHEN GROUND DIBEL

  • O MUNCHEN GROUND THIS IS DIBEL

  • O DIBEL, MUNCHEN GROUND OVER

  • O MUNCHEN GROUND DIBEL GO AHEAD

Explanation

Question 32 of 50

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133 Aircraft XY-ABC has been instructed to listen on ATIS frequency 123,25, on which the aerodrome data are being broadcast What is the correct way to Indicate it will follow this instruction?

Select one of the following:

  • O X-BC monitoring 123,25

  • O Changing to 123,25 X-BC

  • O Will contact 123,25 X-BO

  • O X-BC checking 123,25

Explanation

Question 33 of 50

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134 On the readability scale what does "readability 3" mean?

Select one of the following:

  • O Readable but with difficulty

  • O Loud and dear

  • O Unreadable

  • O No problem to understand

Explanation

Question 34 of 50

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135 When the term "scattered" is used in an aviation routine weather report (METAR), the amount of clouds covering the sky is:

Select one of the following:

  • O half or less than half (3 to 4 octas)

  • O Sky entirely covered (8 octas)

  • O No clouds below 5.000 feet/GND

  • O More than half but less than overcast (5 to 7 octas)

Explanation

Question 35 of 50

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136 An aeronautical station using the identification "VOLMET" in its call sign

Select one of the following:

  • O is a broadcasting service for the transmission of aerodrome weather reports and landing forecasts

  • O executes air traffic control service to enroute aircraft

  • O is an aeronautical station operated by an airport company

  • O can be called by an aircraft in flight to obtain flight information Service

Explanation

Question 36 of 50

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137 Distress is defined as

Select one of the following:

  • O a condition of being threatened by serious and/or imminent danger and of requiring immediate assistance

  • O a condition concerning the attitude of an aircraft when intercepting the localizer during an !LS-approach

  • O a condition concerning the safety of an aircraft or of a person on board, but which does not require immediate assistance

  • O a condition concerning the safety of a person on board or within sight and requiring immediate assistance

Explanation

Question 37 of 50

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138 An aircraft in distress shall send the following signal by radiotelephony

Select one of the following:

  • O MAYDAY, spoken three times

  • O DETRESFA, spoken three times

  • O PAN PAN, spoken three times

  • O URGENCY, spoken three times

Explanation

Question 38 of 50

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139 Which of the following frequencies Is an international emergency frequency?

Select one of the following:

  • O 121,500MHz

  • O 122,500MHz

  • O 6500 kHz

  • O 121,050MHz

Explanation

Question 39 of 50

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140 A signal sent by radiotelephony consisting of the spoken words PAN PAN means

Select one of the following:

  • O the aircraft has a very urgent message to transmit concerning the safety of a ship, aircraft or other vehicle

  • O imminent danger threatens the aircraft and immediate assistance is required

  • O the aircraft is diverting from the route cleared because of a thunderstorm and asks for immediate reclearance

  • O an aircraft on final approach is starling the missed approach procedure

Explanation

Question 40 of 50

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141 To which frequency band do the frequencies 118,000 - 136,975 MHz of the Aeronautleal Mobile Service belong?

Select one of the following:

  • O Very high frequency

  • O Very low frequency

  • O Low frequency

  • O Medium frequency

Explanation

Question 41 of 50

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142 Which phenomena can influence the reception quality of VHF?

Select one of the following:

  • O Day- and night effect

  • O Electrical discharges as they happen frequently in thunder storms

  • O The ionosphere

  • O Level of aircraft and terrain elevations

Explanation

Question 42 of 50

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143 The ELT transmits an emergency signal on the following frequencies

Select one of the following:

  • O 121,5 and/or 243,0 MHz

  • O 121,5 MHz only

  • O 243,0 MHz only

  • O 119,2MHz

Explanation

Question 43 of 50

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144 QNH Is the radio telephony Q-code to indicate:

Select one of the following:

  • O The altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground

  • O The atmospheric pressure at aerodrome ejevation (or at runway threshold)

  • O The atmospheric pressure measured at the aerodrome reference point (ARP)

  • O The atmospheric pressure referred to the highest obstacle located on ihe surface of an aerodrome

Explanation

Question 44 of 50

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145 What is the Q-code for "magnetic bearing to the station"?

Select one of the following:

  • O QDM

  • O QDR

  • O QNE

  • O QTE

Explanation

Question 45 of 50

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

Select one of the following:

  • O distress message

  • O flight safety message

  • O urgency message

  • O class B message

Explanation

Question 46 of 50

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147 The clearance "cleared for take-off runway 03" is

Select one of the following:

  • O a flight safety message

  • O an urgency message

  • O an unauthorized message

  • O a flight regularity message

Explanation

Question 47 of 50

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148 What is the correct way of spelling FRI-VOR?

Select one of the following:

  • O Foxtrot Romeo India - VOR

  • O Foxtrot Romeo Juliett - VOR

  • O Fox Romeo Yankee - VOR

  • O Fox Romeo India - VOR

Explanation

Question 48 of 50

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149 When transmitting time, which time system shall be used?

Select one of the following:

  • O Co-ordinated universal time (UTC)

  • O Local time (LT) A.M. and P.M.

  • O No specific system, as only the minutes are normally required

  • O Local time (LT), 24-hour clock

Explanation

Question 49 of 50

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150 FIR is short for:

Select one of the following:

  • O Flight information Region

  • O Flight information Service

  • O Flight information Unit

  • O Flight information Radio

Explanation

Question 50 of 50

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151 An NDB is a:

Select one of the following:

  • O Non-directional radio beacon

  • O Sophisticated DME device

  • O Non-directional base line locator

  • O Non-directional back course ILS

Explanation