Communications - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

Question 1

What does the term 'air-ground communication' mean?

Accepted Answer

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

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

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

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

Question 2

During the transmission of numbers containing a decimal point:

Accepted Answer

The term DECIMAL must always be transmitted.

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The term DECIMAL must be spoken only if followed by three digits.

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The term DECIMAL can be omitted if no chance of misunderstanding exists.

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The term DECIMAL can be omitted with friendly ATS units only.

Question 3

What do the spoken words 'PAN PAN MEDICAL' mean?

Accepted Answer

The message which follows concerns a protected medical transport operated by aircraft assigned exclusively to medical transportation

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The phrase/signal is inadmissible in radiotelephony

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The aircraft has an urgent need of medical care upon landing at destination airport

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The aircraft has a sick passenger on board and requests priority to land

Question 4

What does the phrase 'Verify' mean?

Accepted Answer

Check and confirm with originator

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Read back VDF bearing

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Repeat your last transmission

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Consider that transmission as not sent

Question 5

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:

Accepted Answer

118.0 Fastair 345

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Changing over Fastair 345

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Changing to ARRIVAL Fastair 345

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Stephenville ARRIVAL Fastair 345

Question 6

Which altimeter subscale setting is used to indicate barometric altitude above mean sea level?

Accepted Answer

QNH

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QFE

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QNJ

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QFF

Question 7

What does the abbreviation 'HJ' mean?

Accepted Answer

Sunrise to sunset.

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No specific working hours.

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Sunset to sunrise.

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Continuous day and night service.

Question 8

What is the radiotelephony call sign suffix for the aeronautical station indicating aerodrome control service:

Accepted Answer

TOWER

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AERODROME

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CONTROL

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APRON

Question 9

From your cruising altitude at FL 240, you want to descend to flight level 100. Your transmission to the radar controller is:

Accepted Answer

Request descent to flight level one-zero-zero

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We would like to start descent to flight level one-zero-zero

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Request to descend one-hundred

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Request flight level one-hundred

Question 10

Under which of the following circumstances shall an aircraft squawk 7700?

Accepted Answer

In distress

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When flying within controlled airspace

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When following a SID

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When passing the transition level

Exam questions Communications - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

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