ATT1810 Chapter 3 Part2

Question 1

What is the difference between a simplex and a duplex radio?

Answer 1

Simplex uses one radio channel, like a CB radio, only one can talk at a time.
Duplex uses two radio channels like a cell phone, both can talk at the same time.

Question 2

How do you pronounce the ICAO alphabet A-E?

Answer 2

Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo

Question 3

How do you pronounce the ICAO alphabet F-J?

Answer 3

Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliette

Question 4

How do you pronounce the ICAO alphabet K-O?

Answer 4

Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar

Question 5

How do you pronounce the ICAO alphabet P-T?

Answer 5

Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango

Question 6

How do you pronounce the ICAO alphabet U-Z?

Answer 6

Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, Xray, Yankee, Zulu

Question 7

What 4 times are numbers pronounced in group form?

Answer 7

Airways
Airlines
Aircraft types
Relative turns (turns by degree)

Question 8

What are the guard frequencies?

Answer 8

121.5/243.0

Question 9

How is the number 9 pronounced?

Answer 9

niner

Question 10

How are the following altitudes pronounced?

70, 120, 200, 360

Answer 10

70 - seven thousand
120 - one two thousand
200 - flight level two zero zero
360 - flight level three six zero

Question 11

How is the altimeter 2994 stated?

Answer 11

two niner niner four

Question 12

Wind is figured based on what?

Answer 12

Direction blowing from using magnetic heading

Question 13

What is the difference between variable and gust in a wind sequence?

Answer 13

Variable means the wind DIRECTION is not steady.

Gust means the wind SPEED is not steady.

Question 14

What is a runway number based on?

Answer 14

It’s magnetic heading

Question 15

How do you pronounce the following runways?

04L, 22R, 36C, 19

Answer 15

04L - zero four left
22R - two two right
36C - three six center
19 - 0ne niner

Question 16

How do you pronounce the radio frequency 124.5?

Answer 16

One two four point five.

Question 17

How do you say the time 1436Z?

Answer 17

Time one four three six

Question 18

How do you say the loca time 6:23AM?

Answer 18

Time zero six two three local

Question 19

What do you call an ARTCC, A tower, a Flight Service Station, an approach control?

Answer 19

ARTCC - Center
Tower - Tower
FSS - Radio
Approach - Approach

Question 20

How do you pronounce the airways V234 & J17?

Answer 20

V234 - victor two thirty-four

J17 - jay seventeen

Question 21

What are the 7 items in a clearance off the ground?

Answer 21

Callsign
Clearance limit
Route
Altitude
Expected altitude
Beacon code
Frequency

Question 22

What 3 things can be said preceding a US registered call sign?

Answer 22

November, Make of aircraft, Model of aircraft

Question 23

When can you abbreviate a call sign? How do you abbreviate a call sign?

Answer 23

Abbreviate after initial call.

November, Make or model of aircraft followed by last 3 alphanumerics of call sign.

Question 24

Pronounce the following.
LN23TY
TN44RW

Answer 24

LN23TY - Lifeguard two three tango yankee

TN44RW - Tango november four four romeo whiskey

Question 25

Pronounce the following.
R35693
VVLH35
VMES22

Answer 25

R35693 - Army three five six niner three
VVLH35 - Navy lima hotel three five
VMES22 - Marine echo sierra two two