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Exam simulation IFR Communications - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Exam simulation ATPL IFR Communications 120 questions on 120 minutes

1 - What does the term 'clearance limit' mean?
2 - An aircraft experiencing radio communication failure on an IFR flight in IMC is assumed to:
3 - An aircraft encountering radio communication failure on an IFR flight in VMC is assumed to:
4 - What does the phrase 'break break' mean?
5 - A message concerning a protected medical transport operated by aircraft assigned exclusively to medical transportation shall be preceded by the signal:
6 - What is meant by the phrase 'readability 4'?
7 - Fastair 345 has been instructed 'Standby 118.9 for TOWER'. What does this instruction mean?
8 - What is the maximum distance at which you may expect strong VHF reception over flat terrain at FL 140?
9 - When an aeronautical station broadcasts information to more than one station, the call starts with:
10 - What is the radiotelephony call sign suffix for the aeronautical station indicating clearance delivery?
11 - What does the word 'contact' mean?
12 - Which elements of a position report cannot be omitted?
13 - What does the word 'correct' mean?
14 - 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:
15 - What does the abbreviation 'RVR' mean?
16 - What is the meaning of the phrase 'Radar service terminated'?
17 - On the readability scale what does 'readability 1' mean?
18 - Before transmitting the pilot should:
19 - ATC clears Fastair 345 to descend from FL 100 to FL 80. What is the correct read back by the pilot:
20 - Fastair 345 is instructed to contact Stephenville RADAR on channel 132.010 MHz. How would Fastair 345 advise RADAR that it is not 8.33 kHz equipped?
21 - What does the abbreviation 'INS' mean?
22 - What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station providing approach control (no radar service)?
23 - What does the word 'Monitor' mean?
24 - What is the correct way of transmitting the number 13500 to indicate an altitude or cloud height?
25 - What do the spoken words 'PAN PAN MEDICAL' mean?
26 - The distress communication and silence conditions shall be terminated by transmitting a message. Which words shall this message include?
27 - What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station indicating approach control radar arrivals?
28 - Which of the following messages shall a station in control of distress use to impose silence?
29 - What does the phrase 'Verify' mean?
30 - What does the term 'Expected Approach Time' mean?
31 - 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:
32 - Which word or phrase shall be used when giving authorization to proceed under specified conditions?
33 - When shall the phrase 'Take-off' be used by a pilot:
34 - QNH is the Q-code to indicate:
35 - What does the instruction 'Fastair 345 recycle 1240' mean?
36 - Which of these phrases is used if you want to communicate that a message: 'Consider that transmission as not sent':
37 - QFE is the RTF Q-code to indicate:
38 - What does the word 'recleared' mean?
39 - Which word shall be used to indicate that an error has been made in a transmission or message?
40 - If you are requested to 'Report flight conditions', what does that mean?
41 - Must a 'general call' be acknowledged'?
42 - What does the abbreviation 'ATIS' mean?
43 - In case of a SSR transponder failure occurring after departure of an IFR flight, the pilot shall:
44 - When should an aircraft in the heavy-wake-turbulence category include the word 'Heavy' immediately after its call sign for example, Fastair 345 heavy?
45 - What shall the pilot's readback be for 'climb to 2500 feet':
46 - 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:
47 - The time is 4:15 PM What is the correct way of transmitting this time if there is any possibility of confusion about the hour?
48 - How should an ATS unit instruct Fastair 345 to contact Stephenville RADAR on frequency 132.0083 (8.33 kHz frequency spacing)?
49 - An 'Automatic Terminal Information Service' provides:
50 - What does the abbreviation 'H24' mean?
51 - Which phrase should a pilot use to inform ATC that he is initiating a missed approach procedure:
52 - What does the word 'disregard' mean?
53 - 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:
54 - The distress signal and the distress message to be sent by an aircraft in distress be on:
55 - When an aircraft is no longer in distress, it shall transmit a message cancelling the distress condition. Which words shall this message include?
56 - What, if any, is the abbreviated call sign of Fastair 2345?
57 - What does the word 'approved' mean?
58 - Which of the following is the correct suffix for the ATC unit controlling the traffic on the ground at an airport?
59 - What does the word 'report' mean?
60 - In case the transponder fails before the departure for an IFR flight, the pilot shall:
61 - An aircraft encountering radio communication failure on an IFR flight in IMC has to hold over the designated navigation aid serving the destination aerodrome:
62 - When flying in accordance with IFR, which of the following best describes the term 'Visual approach'?
63 - What shall the pilot's read back be for 'Climb to FL 280':
64 - What does 'SELCAL' mean?
65 - Which word or phrase shall be used if you want to say: 'Reduce your rate of speech'?
66 - What is the consequence of a microphone button stuck on transmit (switched 'on')?
67 - When an aircraft station receives the call 'ALL STATIONS Stephenville RADAR, distress traffic ended' it is requested:
68 - What does the word 'cancel' mean?
69 - What phrase shall be used when asking for the readability of a transmission?
70 - Blind transmission shall be made:
71 - A read back is not needed for the following message:
72 - An aircraft encountering radio communication failure on an IFR flight in IMC has to land, if possible, within:
73 - Which word or phrase shall be used in order to repeat for clarity or emphasis?
74 - What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station indicating area control centre (no radar)?
75 - The urgency message to be sent by an aircraft reporting an urgency condition shall contain at least the following elements/details:
76 - An IFR aircraft under radar vectors experiences complete radio communication failure in controlled airspace. In accordance with current SERA procedures, the pilot should set the transponder to Code 7600 and, unless a specific published procedure applies:
77 - What does the abbreviation 'AIS' mean?
78 - What does the word 'wilco' mean?
79 - Radio silence can be imposed by an aeronautical station in case of:
80 - What does the word 'acknowledge' mean?
81 - A signal sent by radiotelephony consisting of the spoken words PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN means:
82 - In IFR radiotelephony, which elements of instructions or information shall always be read back?
83 - When an aircraft station receives the call 'ALL STATIONS Stephenville RADAR, stop transmitting MAYDAY' it is requested:
84 - What does the word 'check' mean?
85 - Which phrase shall be used if you want to say: ''Communication is difficult. Please send every word or group of words twice''?
86 - What is the correct way of spelling out FRI-VOR in a radio message?
87 - What is the radiotelephony call sign for the aeronautical station indicating approach control radar departures?
88 - What is the correct suffix to be used when establishing radio contact in an area control centre?
89 - Which of the following calls is a 'general call'?
90 - What is the radiotelephony call sign suffix for the aeronautical station providing radar service (in general)?
91 - 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):
92 - Which phraseology shall a pilot use if he receives an instruction from ATC which he cannot carry out:
93 - What does the instruction: 'Fastair 345 standby 118.9 for TOWER' mean?
94 - What is the correct way of transmitting the number 118.1 to indicate a frequency?
95 - What does the abbreviation 'RNAV' mean?
96 - What does the term 'air-ground communication' mean?
97 - What does the term 'waypoint' mean?
98 - On hearing an urgency message a pilot shall:
99 - What is meant by the phrase 'readability 2'?
100 - An IFR aircraft in controlled airspace experiences complete radio communication failure after departure. Which action is the current general priority?
101 - The expression 'transmitting blind due to receiver failure' implies that no answer is expected. It shall be used by:
102 - What is the correct way for the pilot to acknowledge that ATIS Information Golf has been received:
103 - Which word shall be used to ask a station whether you have correctly received a message, clearance, instruction, etc?
104 - What does the word 'negative' mean?
105 - What does the abbreviation 'SSR' mean?
106 - How shall a pilot inform the control tower that they have to abandon the take-off manoeuvre:
107 - What does the abbreviation 'SAR' mean?
108 - A signal sent by radiotelephony consisting of the spoken word MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY means:
109 - When transmitting runway visual range (RVR) for runway 16 ATC should use the following phrase:
110 - Among the following, select the ATC unit in charge of controlling the traffic:
111 - What does the term 'broadcast' mean?
112 - An aircraft on an IFR flight in VMC experiences radio communication failure. The aircraft is assumed to:
113 - The aircraft has started a descent. Select the correct radiotelephony transmission:
114 - The frequency 121.500 MHz is designated as:
115 - Which word or phrase shall be used to indicate a separation between portions of a message?
116 - What does the abbreviation 'IMC' mean?