Air Traffic Services

Question 0

What does UNICOM stand for?

Answer 0

Universal communications service

Question 1

When must you give an position report to ATC?

Answer 1

When requested to do so by ATC 
When requesting clearance from class C to Class D
Prior to entry, at specified intervals and exiting and MBZ
Prior to entering a restricted or military area where ATC are controlling authority

Question 2

What is UNICOM and where do they have it in NZ?

Answer 2

UNICOM is not an ATC service
It provides air/ground communication
Currently they are located in Ardmore and mount cook

Question 3

What is the vertical separation below FL290?

Answer 3

1000’

Question 4

What is the vertical separation above FL290?

Answer 4

2000’

Question 5

What is the A380 wake turbulence weight category?

Answer 5

560,000Kg

Question 6

What is the weight for the heavy wake turbulence category?

Answer 6

136,000 KG

Question 7

My aircraft weighs 109,000 Kgs what wake turbulence category should it come under?

Answer 7

Medium

7000kgs - 136,000kgs

Question 8

The light wake turbulence category is?

Answer 8

Less than 7000Kgs

Question 9

What is the transition level and the transition altitude in NZ?

Answer 9

Transition Altitude is 13,000 FT

Transition Level is FL150

Question 10

My altitude is 16,000 FT. What should my sub scale setting be?

Answer 10

1013 mb

Transition level is FL150

Question 11

My altitude is 10,000 FT. What should be in my subscale?

Answer 11

The QNH

Question 12

What does NOSE mean? What would we fly if we are flying VFR above 3000 FT?

Answer 12

North Odd south even

NOSE + 500 FT

Question 13

What is the squak code for VFR?

Answer 13

1200

Question 14

What is the Squak code for circuits?

Answer 14

2200

Question 15

What is the squak code for GAA areas?

Answer 15

1400