Exam quiz Communications - SPL - Sailplane Pilot Licence

Question 1

What is the call sign of the flight information service?

Accepted Answer

Information

Answer

Flight information

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Info

Answer

Advice

Question 2

In what case is the pilot allowed to abbreviate the call sign of his aircraft?

Accepted Answer

After the ground station has used the abbreviation

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After passing the first reporting point

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If there is little traffic in the traffic circuit

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Within controlled airspace

Question 3

Regularity messages are messages...

Accepted Answer

Concerning the operation or maintenance of facilities essential for the safety or regularity of aircraft operation

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Concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance

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Sent by an aircraft operating agency or an aircraft of immediate concern to an aircraft in flight

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Concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight

Question 4

In which situations should a pilot use blind transmissions?

Accepted Answer

When no radio communication can be established with the appropriate aeronautical station, but when evidence exists that transmissions are received at that ground unit

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When a pilot has flown into cloud or fog unintentionally and therefore would like to request navigational assistance from a ground unit

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When the traffic situation at an airport allows the transmission of information which does not need to be acknowledged by the ground station

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When a transmission containing important navigational or technical information is to be sent to several stations at the same time

Question 5

If there is any doubt about ambiguity, a time of 1620 is to be transmitted as...

Accepted Answer

One six two zero

Answer

Sixteen twenty

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Two zero

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One thousand six hundred two zero

Question 6

An altitude of 4500 ft is transmitted as...

Accepted Answer

Four thousand five hundred

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Four five thousand

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Four five zero zero

Answer

Four thousand five zero zero

Question 7

Which phrase is to be used when a pilot wants the tower to know that he is ready for take-off?

Accepted Answer

Ready for departure

Answer

Request take-off

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Ready for start-up

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Ready

Question 8

Which altitude is displayed on the altimeter when set to a specific QNH?

Accepted Answer

Altitude in relation to mean sea level

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Altitude in relation to the 1013.25 hPa datum

Answer

Altitude in relation to the highest elevation within 10 km

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Altitude in relation to the air pressure at the reference airfield

Question 9

The directional information "12 o'clock" is correctly transmitted as...

Accepted Answer

Twelve o'clock

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One two

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One two hundred

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One two o'clock

Question 10

What is the correct way of using the aircraft call sign at first contact?

Accepted Answer

Using all characters

Answer

Using the last two characters only

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Using the first three characters only

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Using the first two characters only

Question 11

What is the correct way to transmit the call sign HB-YKM?

Accepted Answer

Hotel Bravo Yankee Kilo Mike

Answer

Hotel Bravo Yuliett Kilo Mikro

Answer

Home Bravo Yuliett Kilo Mike

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Home Bravo Yankee Kilo Mikro

Question 12

What phrase is used by a pilot if a transmission is to be answered with "no"?

Accepted Answer

Negative

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No

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Not

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Finish

Question 13

What is the correct phrase to begin a blind transmission?

Accepted Answer

Transmitting blind

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Listen

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Blind

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No reception

Question 14

What does a readability of 5 indicate?

Accepted Answer

The transmission is perfectly readable

Answer

The transmission is readable now and then

Answer

The transmission is readable but with difficulty

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The transmission is unreadable

Question 15

Which phrase does a pilot use when he / she wants to check the readability of his / her transmission?

Accepted Answer

How do you read?

Answer

Request readability

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What is the communication like?

Answer

You read me five

Question 16

Distress messages are messages...

Accepted Answer

Concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require assistance

Answer

Concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight

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Concerning the operation or maintenance of facilities which are important for the safety and regularity of flight operations

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Sent by a pilot or an aircraft operating agency which have an imminent meaning for aircraft in flight

Question 17

Which phrase is used by a pilot when he wants to fly through controlled airspace?

Accepted Answer

Request

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Want

Answer

Apply

Answer

Would like

Question 18

In what cases is visibility transmitted in kilometers?

Accepted Answer

Greater than 5 km

Answer

Greater than 10 km

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Up to 5 km

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Up to 10 km

Question 19

Which altitude is displayed on the altimeter when set to a specific QFE?

Accepted Answer

Altitude in relation to the air pressure at the reference airfield

Answer

Altitude in relation to the 1013.25 hPa datum

Answer

Altitude in relation to mean sea level

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Altitude in relation to the highest elevation within 10 km

Question 20

Which of the following factors affects the reception of VHF transmissions?

Accepted Answer

Altitude

Answer

Height of ionosphere

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Twilight error

Answer

Shoreline effect

Question 21

A heading of 285 degrees is correctly transmitted as...

Accepted Answer

Two eight five

Answer

Two hundred eighty-five

Answer

Two eight five hundred

Answer

Two hundred eight five

Question 22

How often shall a blind transmission be made?

Accepted Answer

One time

Answer

Two times

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Four times

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Three times

Question 23

What does the abbreviation "FIS" stand for?

Accepted Answer

Flight information service

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Flashing information system

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Flight information system

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Flashing information service

Question 24

What does a cloud coverage of "SCT" mean in a METAR weather report?

Accepted Answer

3 to 4 eighths

Answer

5 to 7 eighths

Answer

8 eighths

Answer

1 to 2 eighths

Question 25

What is the call sign of the aerodrome control?

Accepted Answer

Tower

Answer

Ground

Answer

Control

Answer

Airfield

Question 26

What is the correct designation of the frequency band from 118.000 to 136.975 MHz used for voice communication?

Accepted Answer

VHF

Answer

MF

Answer

LF

Answer

HF

Question 27

What does a readability of 2 indicate?

Accepted Answer

The transmission is readable now and then

Answer

The transmission is readable but with difficulty

Answer

The transmission is unreadable

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The transmission is perfectly readable

Question 28

Urgency messages are messages...

Accepted Answer

Concerning the safety of an aircraft, vessel, vehicle or person, but not requiring immediate distress assistance.

Answer

Sent by a pilot or aircraft operating agency with operational information for aircraft in flight.

Answer

Concerning aircraft and occupants facing grave and imminent danger and requiring immediate assistance.

Answer

Concerning the operation or maintenance of facilities essential for flight safety or regularity.

Question 29

Which abbreviation is used for the term "visual flight rules"?

Accepted Answer

VFR

Answer

VFS

Answer

VRU

Answer

VMC

Question 30

Urgency messages are defined as...

Accepted Answer

Messages concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight

Answer

Messages concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance

Answer

Messages concerning urgent spare parts which are needed for a continuation of flight and which need to be ordered in advance

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Information concerning the apron personnel and which imply an imminent danger to landing aircraft

Question 31

What phrase is used by a pilot to inform the tower about a go-around?

Accepted Answer

Going around

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Pulling up

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No landing

Answer

Approach canceled

Question 32

Which abbreviation is used for the term "obstacle"?

Accepted Answer

OBST

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OBTC

Answer

OST

Answer

OBS

Question 33

What kind of information should be included in an urgency message?

Accepted Answer

Nature of problem or observation, important information for support, intentions of the pilot, information about position, heading and altitude

Answer

Nature of problem or observation, important information for support, departure aerodrome, information about position, heading and altitude

Answer

Intended routing, important information for support, intentions of the pilot, information about position, departure aerodrome, heading and altitude

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Intended routing, important information for support, intentions of the pilot, departure aerodrome, destination aerodrome, heading and altitude

Question 34

What is the correct way of establishing radio communication between D-EAZF and Dusseldorf Tower?

Accepted Answer

Dusseldorf Tower D-EAZF

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Dusseldorf Tower over

Answer

D-EAZF Dusseldorf Tower

Answer

Tower from D-EAZF

Question 35

What does a readability of 3 indicate?

Accepted Answer

The transmission is readable but with difficulty

Answer

The transmission is perfectly readable

Answer

The transmission is readable now and then

Answer

The transmission is unreadable

Question 36

What does a cloud coverage of "FEW" mean in a METAR weather report?

Accepted Answer

1 to 2 eighths

Answer

5 to 7 eighths

Answer

8 eighths

Answer

3 to 4 eighths

Question 37

What is the correct way of acknowledging the instruction "Squawk 4321, Call Bremen Radar on 131.325"?

Accepted Answer

Squawk 4321, 131.325

Answer

Roger

Answer

Squawk 4321, wilco

Answer

Wilco

Question 38

In what situation is it appropriate to set the transponder code 7600?

Accepted Answer

Loss of radio

Answer

Hijacking

Answer

Emergency

Answer

Flight into clouds

Question 39

The altimeter has to be set to what value in order to show zero on ground?

Accepted Answer

QFE

Answer

QTE

Answer

QNE

Answer

QNH

Question 40

On what frequency shall a blind transmission be made?

Accepted Answer

On the current frequency

Answer

On the appropriate FIS frequency

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On a tower frequency

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On a radar frequency of the lower airspace

Question 41

Distress messages contain...

Accepted Answer

Information concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance

Answer

Information concerning urgent spare parts which are required for a continuation of flight and which have to be ordered in advance

Answer

Information concerning the apron personnel and which imply an imminent danger to landing aircraft

Answer

Information concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight

Question 42

What is the approximate speed of electromagnetic wave propagation?

Accepted Answer

300000 km/s

Answer

123000 m/s

Answer

123000 km/s

Answer

300000 m/s

Question 43

Which item from an aerodrome information transmission does not normally require readback?

Accepted Answer

Wind

Answer

Runway in use

Answer

Altitude

Answer

SSR code

Question 44

Times are transmitted as...

Accepted Answer

UTC.

Answer

Local time.

Answer

Time zone time.

Answer

Standard time.

Question 45

What is the correct frequency for an initial distress message?

Accepted Answer

Current frequency

Answer

Radar frequency

Answer

FIS frequency

Answer

Emergency frequency

Question 46

What phrase is used by a pilot if a transmission is to be answered with "yes"?

Accepted Answer

Affirm

Answer

Yes

Answer

Affirmative

Answer

Roger

Question 47

Which phrase is to be repeated three times before transmitting an urgency message?

Accepted Answer

Pan Pan

Answer

Mayday

Answer

Urgent

Answer

Help

Question 48

What is the meaning of the phrase "Roger"?

Accepted Answer

I have received all of your last transmission

Answer

An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is...

Answer

Permission for proposed action is granted

Answer

I understand your message and will comply with it

Question 49

What is the correct term for a message used for air traffic control?

Accepted Answer

Flight safety message

Answer

Meteorological message

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Message related to direction finding

Answer

Flight regularity message

Question 50

What is the correct way to transmit the call sign OE-JVK?

Accepted Answer

Oscar Echo Juliett Victor Kilo

Answer

Omega Echo Jankee Victor Kilo

Answer

Omega Echo Juliett Victor Kilogramm

Answer

Oscar Echo Jankee Victor Kilogramm

Question 51

What does a cloud coverage of "BKN" mean in a METAR weather report?

Accepted Answer

5 to 7 eighths

Answer

1 to 2 eighths

Answer

3 to 4 eighths

Answer

8 eighths

Question 52

What is the correct way of acknowledging the instruction "Next report PAH"?

Accepted Answer

Wilco

Answer

Positive

Answer

Report PAH

Answer

Roger

Question 53

In which situation is radio mandatory zone (RMZ) entry allowed without establishing radio contact?

Accepted Answer

Approval has been granted before

Answer

There are other aircraft in the aerodrome circuit

Answer

It is the aerodrome of departure

Answer

It is the destination aerodrome

Question 54

Which advisory information from a ground station does not normally require readback?

Accepted Answer

Traffic information

Answer

Altimeter setting

Answer

Heading

Answer

Taxi instructions

Question 55

What does the abbreviation "FIR" stand for?

Accepted Answer

Flight information region

Answer

Flight integrity receiver

Answer

Flow integrity required

Answer

Flow information radar

Question 56

A frequency of 119.500 MHz is correctly transmitted as...

Accepted Answer

One one niner decimal five

Answer

One one niner decimal five zero

Answer

One one niner decimal five zero zero

Answer

One one niner thousand decimal five zero

Question 57

The correct transponder code for emergencies is...

Accepted Answer

7700

Answer

7600

Answer

7500

Answer

7000

Question 58

Which of the following messages has the highest priority?

Accepted Answer

Request QDM

Answer

Turn left

Answer

Wind 300 degrees, 5 knots

Answer

QNH 1013

Question 59

What does the abbreviation "HX" stand for?

Accepted Answer

No specific opening hours

Answer

24 h service

Answer

Sunrise to sunset

Answer

Sunset to sunrise

Question 60

Which abbreviation is used for the term "abeam"?

Accepted Answer

ABM

Answer

ABB

Answer

ABE

Answer

ABA

Question 61

What is the call sign of the surface movement control?

Accepted Answer

Ground

Answer

Control

Answer

Tower

Answer

Earth

Question 62

What is the meaning of the phrase "Correction"?

Accepted Answer

An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is...

Answer

I have received all of your last transmission

Answer

I understand your message and will comply with it

Answer

Permission for proposed action is granted

Question 63

How can you obtain meteorological information concerning airports during a crosscountry flight?

Accepted Answer

VOLMET

Answer

GAMET

Answer

METAR

Answer

AIRMET

Question 64

In what case is visibility transmitted in meters?

Accepted Answer

Up to 5 km

Answer

Greater than 10 km

Answer

Greater than 5 km

Answer

Up to 10 km

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