IFR Communications - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Question 1

An aircraft experiencing radio communication failure on an IFR flight in IMC is assumed to:

Accepted Answer

Proceed in accordance with the current flight plan to the designated navigation aid serving the destination aerodrome

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Proceed to an area from where the flight can be continued according to the visual flight rules

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Execute a VMC approach at the nearest suitable aerodrome

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Divert to the most suitable aerodrome according to the route of flight

Question 2

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 3

What is the correct way of transmitting the number 118.1 to indicate a frequency?

Accepted Answer

One one eight decimal one

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One one eight one

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One eighteen one

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One one eight point one

Question 4

What is the correct suffix to be used when establishing radio contact in an area control centre?

Accepted Answer

Control

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Centre

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Control centre

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Radio

Question 5

What does the abbreviation 'H24' mean?

Accepted Answer

Continuous day and night service

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Sunrise to sunset

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No specific working hours

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Sunset to sunrise

Question 6

On hearing an urgency message a pilot shall:

Accepted Answer

Monitor the frequency to offer assistance if required

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Acknowledge the message immediately

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Impose radio silence on the frequency in use

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Change the frequency, because radio silence will be imposed on the frequency in use

Question 7

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?

Accepted Answer

Negative eight point three three

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Negative on 132.008

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Negative channel 132.0083

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Negative frequency 132.010

Question 8

What does the term 'clearance limit' mean?

Accepted Answer

The point to which an aircraft is granted an air traffic control clearance

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

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

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The time of expiry of an air traffic control clearance

Question 9

How shall a pilot inform the control tower that they have to abandon the take-off manoeuvre:

Accepted Answer

Stopping

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Cancelling take-off

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Aborting take-off

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Abandoning take-off

Question 10

Fastair 345 has been instructed 'Standby 118.9 for TOWER'. What does this instruction mean?

Accepted Answer

Fastair shall change to frequency 118.9 and listen out, but the TOWER will initiate further communications

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Fastair 345 shall establish radio contact with TOWER on frequency 118.9

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Fastair 345 shall change to frequency 118.9 on which information is being broadcast

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Fastair 345 shall squawk standby and then establish radio contact with TOWER on frequency 118.9

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