Communications - BPL Gas Balloon Pilot Licence

Question 1

Which information from a ground station does not require readback?

Accepted Answer

Traffic information

Answer

Taxi instructions

Answer

Heading

Answer

Altimeter setting

Question 2

What is the correct phrase to begin a blind transmission?

Accepted Answer

Transmitting blind

Answer

No reception

Answer

Listen

Answer

Blind

Question 3

What does a readability of 5 indicate?

Accepted Answer

The transmission is perfectly readable

Answer

The transmission is readable but with difficulty

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The transmission is unreadable

Answer

The transmission is readable now and then

Question 4

What is the correct frequency for an initial distress message?

Accepted Answer

Current frequency

Answer

FIS frequency

Answer

Radar frequency

Answer

Emergency frequency

Question 5

Which abbreviation is used for the term "obstacle"?

Accepted Answer

OBST

Answer

OBS

Answer

OBTC

Answer

OST

Question 6

Urgency messages are messages...

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

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

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

Question 7

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 8

An altitude of 4500 ft is transmitted as...

Accepted Answer

Four thousand five hundred

Answer

Four five zero zero

Answer

Four thousand five zero zero

Answer

Four five thousand

Question 9

What is the meaning of the phrase "Roger"?

Accepted Answer

I have received all of your last transmission

Answer

Permission for proposed action is granted

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I understand your message and will comply with it

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

Question 10

What does the abbreviation "FIR" stand for?

Accepted Answer

Flight information region

Answer

Flight integrity receiver

Answer

Flow integrity required

Answer

Flow information radar

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