Practice Questions – Communications | ICE Helicopters

What does the abbreviation “HX” stand for?

Sunrise to sunset
24 h service
No specific opening hours
Sunset to sunrise

In which situations should a pilot use blind transmissions?

When a transmission containing important navigational or technical information is to be sent to several stations at the same time
When the traffic situation at an airport allows the transmission of information which does not need to be acknowledged by the ground station
When no radio communication can be established with the appropriate aeronautical station, but when evidence exists that transmissions are received at that ground unit
When a pilot has flown into cloud or fog unintentionally and therefore would like to request navigational assistance from a ground unit

Which abbreviation is used for the term “abeam”?

ABE
ABA
ABM
ABB

Which abbreviation is used for the term “visual flight rules”?

VFS
VFR
VRU
VMC

Which abbreviation is used for the term “obstacle”?

OST
OBS
OBST
OBTC

What does the abbreviation “FIS” stand for?

Flashing information service
Flashing information system
Flight information system
Flight information service

What does the abbreviaton “FIR” stand for?

Flight integrity receiver
Flow information radar
Flow integrity required
Flight information region

What does the abbreviation “H24” stand for?

Sunset to sunrise
Sunrise to sunset
24 h service
No specific opening times

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

QTE
QNE
QFE
QNH

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

Altitude in relation to the air pressure at the reference airfield
Altitude in relation to the 1013.25 hPa datum
Altitude in relation to the highest elevation within 10 km
Altitude in relation to mean sea level

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

Altitude in relation to the highest elevation within 10 km
Altitude in relation to the air pressure at the reference airfield
Altitude in relation to mean sea level
Altitude in relation to the 1013.25 hPa datum

What does the abbreviation “QDR” stand for?

True bearing to the station
Magnetic bearing from the station
True bearing from the station
Magnetic bearing to the station

What does the abbreviation “QUJ” stand for?

Magnetic bearing from the station
Magnetic bearing to the station
True bearing to the station
True bearing from the station

What does the abbreviation “QTE” stand for?

Magnetic bearing from the station
Magnetic bearing to the station ;
True bearing from the station
True bearing to the station

Which Q-code is used for the magnetic bearing from the station?

QDM
QUJ
QDR
QTE

Which Q-code is used for the true bearing from the station?

QDM
QDR
QUJ
QTE

Which Q-code is used for the true bearing to the station?

QUJ
QTE
QDM
QDR

Which of the listed radiotelephony messages has a higher priority than a flight safety message?

Aircraft position report message
Communication related to direction finding
Flight regularity message
Meteorological message

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

Meteorological message
Message related to direction finding
Flight safety message
Flight regularity message

Distress messages are messages…

sent by a pilot or an aircraft operating agency which have an imminent meaning for aircraft in flight.
concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance.
concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight.
concerning the operation or maintenance of facilities which are important for the safety and regularity of flight operations.

Regularity messages are messages…

concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight.
sent by an aircraft operating agency or an aircraft of immediate concern to an aircraft in flight.
concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance.
concerning the operation or maintenance of facilities essential for the safety or regularity of aircraft operation.

Urgency messages are messages…

sent by a pilot or an aircraft operating agency which have an imminent meaning for aircraft in flight.
concerning the operation or maintenance of facilities essential for the safety or regularity of aircraft operation.
concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance.
concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight.

Which of the following messages has the highest priority?

Turn left
Wind 300 degrees, 5 knots
QNH 1013
Request QDM

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

Hotel Bravo Yuliett Kilo Mikro
Home Bravo Yankee Kilo Mikro
Home Bravo Yuliett Kilo Mike
Hotel Bravo Yankee Kilo Mike

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

Oscar Echo Jankee Victor Kilogramm
Oscar Echo Juliett Victor Kilo
Omega Echo Jankee Victor Kilo
Omega Echo Juliett Victor Kilogramm

An altitude of 4500 ft is transmitted as…

four five tousand.
four tousand five hundred.
four five zero zero.
four tousand five zero zero.

A heading of 285 degrees is correctly transmitted as…

two eight five.
two hundred eight five.
two eight five hundred.
two hundred eighty-five.

A frequency of 119.500 MHz is correctly transmitted as…

one one niner decimal five.
one one niner decimal five zero.
one one niner tousand decimal five zero.
one one niner decimal five zero zero.

The directional information “12 o’clock” is correctly transmitted as…

One two o'clock.
One two.
One two hundred.
Twelve o'clock.

Times are transmitted as…

local time.
UTC.
time zone time.
standard time.

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

one thousand six hundred two zero.
two zero.
sixteen twenty.
one six two zero.

After a transmission the other station does not answer. How long should you wait until transmitting again?

20 seconds
5 seconds
30 seconds
10 seconds

What is the meaning of the phrase “Roger”?

I understand your message and will comply with it
I have received all of your last transmission
Permission for proposed action is granted
An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is…

What is the meaning of the phrase “Correction”?

Permission for proposed action is granted
An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is…
I have received all of your last transmission
I understand your message and will comply with it

What is the meaning of the phrase “Approved”?

I have received all of your last transmission
An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is…
An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is…
Permission for proposed action is granted

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

Request readability
What is the communication like?
You read me five
How do you read?

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

Request
Want
Apply
Would like

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

Yes
Roger
Affirm
Affirmative

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

No
Not
Finish
Negative

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

Ready for start-up
Ready for departure
Ready
Ready

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

Approach canceled
No landing
Pulling up
Going around

What is the call sign of the aerodrome control?

Ground
Control
Airfield
Tower

What is the call sign of the surface movement control?

Tower
Earth
Control
Ground

What is the call sign of the flight information service?

Flight information
Information
Info
Advice

What is the correct abbreviation of the call sign D-EAZF?

DEF
DEA
AZF
DZF

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

Within controlled airspace
If there is little traffic in the traffic circuit
After the ground station has used the abbreviation
After passing the first reporting point

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

Using all characters
Using the first two characters only
Using the last two characters only
Using the first three characters only

Leaving a control frequency (except when reaching the final parking position)…

must be reported.
must be approved.
must be approved twice.
is not mandatory to be reported.

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

Dusseldorf Tower over
Tower from D-EAZF
Dusseldorf Tower, D-EAZF
DEAZF is calling Dusseldorf Tower

What is the correct way of acknowledging the instruction “Call Hamburg Tower on 121.275”?

121.275
Call tower on 121.275
Call tower
Call 121.275

What does a readability of 1 indicate?

The transmission is perfectly readable
The transmission is readable but with difficulty
The transmission is unreadable
The transmission is readable now and then

What does a readability of 2 indicate?

The transmission is readable but with difficulty
The transmission is readable now and then
The transmission is unreadable
The transmission is perfectly readable

What does a readability of 3 indicate?

The transmission is readable but with difficulty
The transmission is perfectly readable
The transmission is readable now and then
The transmission is unreadable

What does a readability of 5 indicate?

The transmission is unreadable
The transmission is readable now and then
The transmission is readable but with difficulty
The transmission is perfectly readable

How long should a test transmission to check the equipment take as a maximum?

15 seconds
5 seconds
10 seconds
Current information

Which information from a ground station does not require readback?

Taxi instructions
Altimeter setting
Heading
Traffic information

What is the correct way of acknowledging the instruction “DZF after lift-off climb straight ahead until 2500 feet before turning right heading 220 degrees, wind 090 degrees, 5 knots, runway 12, cleared for take-off”?

DZF after lift-off climb straight ahead 2500 feet, then turn right heading 220, runway 12, cleared for take-off
DZF after lift-off climb straight ahead 2500 feet, then turn right heading 220, 090 degrees, 5 knots
DZF after lift-off climb straight ahead 2500 feet, then turn right heading 220, 090 degrees, 5 knots, cleared for take-off
DZF after lift-off climb straight ahead 2500 feet, wilco, heading 220 degrees, 090 degrees, 5 knots, cleared for take-off

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

Roger
Report PAH
Positive
Wilco

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

Squawk 4321, 131.325
Squawk 4321, wilco
Wilco
Roger

What is the correct way of acknowledging “You are now entering airspace Delta”?

Entering
Airspace Delta
Roger
Wilco

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

3 to 4 eighths
8 eighths
5 to 7 eighths
1 to 2 eighths

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

1 to 2 eighths
5 to 7 eighths
3 to 4 eighths
8 eighths

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

1 to 2 eighths
8 eighths
3 to 4 eighths
5 to 7 eighths

Given a visibility of 12 km, what is the correct way to transmit this visibility?

Twelve kilometers.
One-two kilometers.
One-zero kilometers or more.
One-zero kilometers.

In what case is visibility transmitted in meters?

Up to 5 km
Up to 10 km
Greater than 5 km
Greater than 10 km

In what cases is visibility transmitted in kilometers?

Greater than 5 km
Up to 10 km
Up to 5 km
Greater than 10 km

What information is broadcasted on a VOLMET frequency?

Navigational information
NOTAMS
Meteorological information
Current information

Which navigation facility may be used for broadcasting the ATIS?

GPS
VOR
NDB
DME

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

GAMET
METAR
VOLMET
AIRMET

An ATIS is valid for…

45 minutes.
30 minutes.
10 minutes.
60 minutes.

Which transponder code indicates a radio failure?

7500
7700
7600
7000

What is the correct phrase to begin a blind transmission?

Blind
Transmitting blind
No reception
Listen

On what frequency shall a blind transmission be made?

On the current frequency
On the appropriate FIS frequency
On a radar frequency of the lower airspace
On a tower frequency

How often shall a blind transmission be made?

Three times
Four times
Two times
One time

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

Loss of radio
Hijacking
Flight into clouds
Emergency

What is the correct course of action when experiencing a radio failure in class D airspace?

The flight has to be continued according to the last clearance complying with VFR flight rules or the airspace has to be left using a standard routing
The flight has to be continued according to the last clearance complying with VFR rules or the airspace has to be left by the shortest route
The flight has to be continued above 5000 feet complying with VFR flight rules or the airspace has to be left using a standard routing
The flight has to be continued above 5000 feet complying with VFR flight rules or the airspace has to be left by the shortest route

Under what conditions may class D airspace be entered with a radio failure?

It is the destination aerodrome
It is the aerodrome of departure
There are other aircraft in the aerodrome circuit
Approval has been granted before

Distress messages contain…

information concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance.
information concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight.
information concerning the apron personell and which imply an imminent danger to landing aircraft.
information concerning urgent spare parts which are required for a continuation of flight and which have to be ordered in advance.

What is the correct frequency for an initial distress message?

Current frequency
Emergency frequency
Radar frequency
FIS frequency

The correct transponder code for emergencies is…

7500
7000
7700
7600

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

Mayday
Pan Pan
Urgent
Help

Urgency messages are defined as…

Messages concerning urgent spare parts which are needed for a continuation of flight and which need to be ordered in advance.
Information concerning the apron personell and which imply an imminent danger to landing aircraft.
Messages concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance.
Messages concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance.

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

Intended routing, important information for support, intentions of the pilot, departure aerodrome, destination aerodrome, heading and altitude
Intended routing, important information for support, intentions of the pilot, information about position, departure aerodrome, heading and altitude
Nature of problem or observation, important information for support, intentions of the pilot, information about position, heading and altitude
Nature of problem or observation, important information for support, departure aerodrome, information about position, heading and altitude

Which of the following frequencies is designated for VHF voice communication?

117.30 kHz
115.15 MHz
108.80 MHz
120.50 MHz

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

VHF
LF
MF
HF

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

Twilight error
Shoreline effect
Height of ionosphere
Altitude

What is the approximate speed of electromagnetic wave propagation?

300000 m/s
123000 km/s
300000 km/s
123000 m/s

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