Communication - Quiz BPL Gas - Balloon Pilot License

Question 1

An altitude of 4500 ft is transmitted as...

Accepted Answer

Four tousand five hundred.

Answer

Four five zero zero

Answer

Four tousand five zero zero.

Answer

Four five tousand.

Question 2

What is the correct frequency for an initial distress message?

Accepted Answer

Current frequency

Answer

FIS frequency

Answer

Radar frequency

Answer

Emergency frequency

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Flight safety message

Answer

Flight regularity message

Answer

Message related to direction finding

Answer

Meteorological message

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

Answer

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

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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

Question 5

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

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

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

Question 6

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

What is the communication like?

Answer

You read me five

Answer

Request readability

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

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Ready for start-up

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Ready

Answer

Request take-off

Question 8

What does a readability of 1 indicate?

Accepted Answer

The transmission is unreadable

Answer

The transmission is perfectly readable

Answer

The transmission is readable now and then

Answer

The transmission is readable but with difficulty

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Altitude

Answer

Twilight error

Answer

Shoreline effect

Answer

Height of ionosphere

Question 10

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.

Answer

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

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