Aeronautical stations and ATC services

Question 1

What’s the difference between ATC and ATS?

Answer 1

ATC: Air Traffic Control (Oostende tower, Charleroi approach)
ATS: Air Traffic Service (separation, traffic avoidance, traffic information)

Question 2

Give the difference between AFIS and ATIS

Answer 2

AFIS: AD flight information service(uncontrolled AD)
ATIS: Automatic Terminal Information Service

Question 3

What is ATIS?

Answer 3

Automatic Terminal Information Service: a continuous and repetitive pre-recorded broadcast, listened by pilots before contacting the local control unit.

Question 4

An Air/Ground communication service for a non-controlled airfield can be identified by which call sign?

Answer 4

The suffix “Radio” (example: Namur Radio)

Question 5

From which control unit should a departing VFR aircraft on a controlled airport request taxi instructions?

Answer 5

GND (on their initial call)

Question 6

What ATC facility should the pilot contact to receive a departure clearance on EBCI?

Answer 6

Charleroi GROUND or TOWER

Question 7

Give 6 different ground stations, together with an example

Answer 7

Brussels Information, Charleroi Tower, Oostende Approach, Antwerp Ground, Brussels Delivery, Namur Radio, Brussels Departure, Charleroi Homer, Belga Radar, Brussels Control

Question 8

When a departing aircraft switches from TWR to APP?

Answer 8

On a point agreed by the two air traffic controllers (e.g: before leaving the CTR)

Question 9

A continuous two-way radio communication for VFR flights in the Belgium FIR with ATC clearance is required in which airspace classes?

Answer 9

C and D

Question 10

Which service ATC will provide to VFR aircraft in a class C airspace?

Answer 10

Traffic information + traffic avoidance advice on request

Question 11

Which service ATC will provide to VFR aircraft in a class G airspace?

Answer 11

Flight information

Question 12

Which initial action should a pilot take prior to entering a TMA?

Answer 12

Contact APP control on the appropriate frequency and ask for landing or crossing instructions

Question 13

What could a pilot normally expect from Flight Information Service in the Brussels FIR?

Answer 13

• regional QNH
• information on other potentially conflicting traffic in your vicinity
• actual weather information en route and of the destination aerodrome
• activation and change of your filed flight plan
• military activity en-route
• radar vectoring to avoid conflicting traffic

Question 14

What’s the frequency of BRUSSELS INFORMATION?

Answer 14

126.900

Question 15

Which frequencies can you call on the airport Antwerpen / Deurne?

Answer 15

GND, TWR and the company frequencies

Be aware: not APP because EBAW has no TMA

Question 16

You have to call Antwerp Tower and you will do this by calling ANTWERP or TOWER. Is that correct?

Answer 16

Yes, only when satisfactory communication has been established and there will be no confusion, the name of the location or the call sign suffix may be omitted

Question 17

When a part-time air traffic control tower is closed, you should ….???

Answer 17

Communicate your intentions on the tower frequency of that airport

Question 18

What will you do when in a controlled formation flight you want to exchange operational information with the other pilots?

Answer 18

Use the air-to-air com channel (123.45)
Be aware: 1) only with the authorization of ATC and 2) this is not a designated chat-frequency