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Exam simulation Communications - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

Exam simulation ATPL Question Bank in English Communications 120 questions on 120 minutes

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1 - What does the abbreviation 'SAR' mean?
2 - When should an aircraft in the heavy-wake-turbulence category include the word 'Heavy' immediately after its call sign for example, Fastair 345 heavy?
3 - What does the phrase 'Verify' mean?
4 - Before transmitting on a VFR radiotelephony frequency, the pilot should:
5 - On the readability scale what does 'Readability 5' mean:
6 - A condition of urgency is defined as:
7 - Regardless of your position, time figures are transmitted with reference to:
8 - An aircraft is maintaining magnetic heading 045° and an indicated altitude of 2,500 ft on QNH. TOWER asks for heading and altitude. Which is the standard response?
9 - How shall a pilot inform the control tower that he is prepared for take-off:
10 - What first action should be taken by the ATS unit addressed by an aircraft in distress, or by the first ATS unit responding to that distress message?
11 - How shall a pilot inform a radar control unit that the aircraft is not equipped with transponder:
12 - When an aeronautical station broadcasts information to more than one station, the call starts with:
13 - What does the term 'clearance limit' mean?
14 - RADAR instructs aircraft X-BC:'X-BC squawk standby '. What does this mean?
15 - During the transmission of numbers containing a decimal point:
16 - The frequency 121.500 MHz is designated as:
17 - Immediately following the MAYDAY prefix, an aircraft in distress should transmit:
18 - What does the word 'disregard' mean?
19 - What is normally used for ATIS broadcasts?
20 - RADAR informs aircraft X-BC: 'X-BC identified'. What does this mean:
21 - Aircraft X-BC is instructed to listen to ATIS on channel 123.250, where information is being broadcast. Which response uses the standard acknowledgement?
22 - When an aircraft station is unable to establish communication due to receiver failure, the following procedure should be undertaken:
23 - Which phrase shall be used if you want to say: 'Yes':
24 - What is the correct way to transmit and read back frequency 120.375 MHz (VHF channel separated by 25 kHz):
25 - What action is required by the pilot of an aircraft station if he/she is unable to establish radio contact with an aeronautical station?
26 - In order to avoid CB a pilot wants to turn right to a magnetic heading of 100 degrees. The correct way to ask the ATC unit for permission is:
27 - The expression 'transmitting blind due to receiver failure' implies that no answer is expected. It shall be used by:
28 - The priority of the instruction 'taxi to runway 05' is:
29 - The time is now 1123. Radar Control requests your estimate for next reporting point, which is AAL VOR/DME. You look at your operational flight plan and estimate 12 minutes (36 NM) to go to the reporting point. Your transmission is:
30 - What is the radiotelephony call sign suffix for the aeronautical station providing radar service (in general)?
31 - To indicate that he is no longer occupying the active runway a pilot shall report to the controller:
32 - An aircraft in distress shall send the following signal by radiotelephony:
33 - On an ATS radiotelephony frequency, a pilot asks the controller to book a private taxi-cab for the crew’s personal trip, unrelated to the aircraft’s operation. This is:
34 - What does the word 'cancel' mean?
35 - Which phrase shall be used to confirm that a message has been repeated correctly:
36 - Which phrase should a pilot use to inform ATC that he is initiating a missed approach procedure:
37 - Which information shall a continuous VOLMET broadcast contain:
38 - Which of these statements best describes the meaning of the phrase 'Standby'?
39 - Under which of the following circumstances may you expect a solid reception of the TOWER frequency 118.2 MHz:
40 - What does the word 'correct' mean?
41 - If a required SSR transponder has failed and cannot be restored before departure, what must the pilot do under SERA?
42 - Which word shall be used to indicate that an error has been made in a transmission or message?
43 - What does the word 'check' mean?
44 - What is the correct suffix to be used when establishing radio contact in an area control centre?
45 - Which is the maximum distance at which you might expect solid VHF contact over flat terrain at flight level 100:
46 - What does the word "NEGATIVE" mean?
47 - What does the abbreviation 'IMC' mean?
48 - In the UK CAP 413 circuit-reporting example, at what range from touchdown is “LONG FINAL” reported on a straight-in approach?
49 - The distress message shall contain as many as possible of the following elements/details:
50 - Radio silence can be imposed by an aeronautical station in case of:
51 - What does the word 'approved' mean?
52 - Under the general SERA IFR radio-failure procedure in IMC, when no specific published SID/STAR procedure applies, the aircraft should, if possible, land within:
53 - ATS initiates an abbreviation of “Cherokee XY-ABC” using the aircraft-model prefix and just the last two registration characters. Which form matches that pattern?
54 - What is the correct way of transmitting the number 118.1 to indicate a frequency?
55 - What does the term 'aeronautical station' mean?
56 - Which of the following calls is a "GENERAL CALL"?
57 - What is the correct way of spelling out HB-JYC in a radio message?
58 - The time is 09:20 UTC. How should it normally be transmitted when there is no possibility of confusion about the hour?
59 - Which group lists the three basic elements of a voice position report specified in SERA.8025(b), excluding an assigned speed and any other items instructed by ATC?
60 - To which frequency bands do the frequencies 118.000 - 136.975 MHz of the Aeronautical Mobile Service belong?
61 - Which word or phrase shall be used when giving authorization to proceed under specified conditions?
62 - Which phrase shall be used if you want to say: 'An error has been made in this transmission (or message indicated). The correct version is...':
63 - Which phenomena will normally influence the reception of VHF transmission?
64 - Using UK radiotelephony phraseology, which is the correct initial request for a Traffic Service?
65 - The clearance: 'cleared for immediate take-off runway 03' is:
66 - What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station indicating area control centre (no radar)?
67 - In the ICAO voice position-report format, which sequence puts the following listed elements in the correct order? Other applicable items, such as the ensuing significant point, are not listed here. 1) call sign 2) reported position 3) heading (°M) 4) level or altitude 5) next position 6) ETA of the next position 7) aircraft type 8) time of reported position
68 - The aircraft is leaving FL 200 on a descent cleared to FL 120. Which transmission reports both the level being left and the cleared level?
69 - On which frequency should an aircraft normally transmit its initial distress signal and message?
70 - What is the radiotelephony call sign suffix for the aeronautical station indicating clearance delivery?
71 - What are the propagation characteristics of VHF:
72 - What does the word 'negative' mean?
73 - If all attempts to establish radio contact with a ground station fail, the pilot of an aeroplane shall transmit messages preceded by the phrase:
74 - If a pilot receives an instruction from ATC which cannot be carried out, the reply should use the phrase:
75 - When flying in accordance with IFR, which of the following best describes the term 'Visual approach'?
76 - What does the instruction 'Orbit right' mean?
77 - What does the word 'contact' mean?
78 - What does the abbreviation 'INS' mean?
79 - Which phrase should a pilot use to report a go-around to the control tower?
80 - What does the instruction 'Go around' mean?
81 - In case of a SSR transponder failure occurring after departure of an IFR flight, the pilot shall:
82 - What does 'SELCAL' mean?
83 - When an aircraft station receives the call 'ALL STATIONS Stephenville RADAR, stop transmitting MAYDAY' it is requested:
84 - Which abbreviation is used for 'Coordinated Universal Time'?
85 - An aircraft is squawking 7600. This indicates:
86 - The radar controller is transmitting: 'Confirm squawk'. What does he mean?
87 - What is the correct way of transmitting the number 13500 to indicate an altitude or cloud height?
88 - Which of the following is the correct suffix for the ATC unit controlling the traffic on the ground at an airport?
89 - What do the spoken words 'PAN PAN MEDICAL' mean?
90 - What is the correct way of expressing visibility?
91 - 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:
92 - What is the correct way for the pilot to acknowledge that ATIS Information Golf has been received:
93 - What is meant by good microphone technique?
94 - RADAR instructs aircraft XY-ABC: 'X-BC reset squawk 1015'. What does this mean:
95 - In the event that a pilot is required to make a blind transmission, this should be made:
96 - What shall the pilot's read back be for 'Climb to FL 280':
97 - What does the word 'report' mean?
98 - A message preceded by the phrase 'Transmitting blind due to receiver failure' shall be transmitted:
99 - Select the air traffic service in charge of control of local traffic, take-offs and landings at an airport.
100 - Which phrase is correct when you are ready to depart?
101 - An aircraft squawking 7700 indicates to the ground station that:
102 - What shall the pilot's readback be for 'climb to 2500 feet':
103 - Urgency is defined as:
104 - A message concerning an aircraft being threatened by grave and imminent danger, requiring immediate assistance is called:
105 - When asked by ATC 'ARE YOU ABLE TO MAINTAIN FL80?' the correct reply contains the word:
106 - Using standard ICAO transfer phraseology, how should ATS instruct Fastair 345 to contact Stephenville RADAR on the 8.33 kHz channel whose carrier frequency is approximately 132.0083 MHz?
107 - After calling an aeronautical station without receiving a reply, what minimum interval is normally recommended before making a second call?
108 - Which of the following calls is a 'general call'?
109 - Which frequency shall be used for the first transmission of an urgency call:
110 - Under the UK Flight Information Services defined in CAP 774, a Deconfliction Service is available to:
111 - In accordance with the Standardised European Rules of the Air, an aircraft on an IFR flight in VMC experiences radio communication failure and sets the transponder to Mode A code 7601. The aircraft is assumed to:
112 - Blind transmission shall be made:
113 - What does the word 'Monitor' mean?
114 - 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:
115 - What does the abbreviation 'FIR' mean?
116 - The order of priority of the following messages in the aeronautical mobile service is:
117 - Which altimeter subscale setting is used to indicate barometric altitude above mean sea level?
118 - What does the term 'broadcast' mean?
119 - Which phrase is correct when advising an ATS unit that you are leaving the frequency?
120 - What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station indicating approach control radar departures?
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