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AV08 Basic Communications Flashcards

1
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Priority of Air/Ground Communications

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  • Distress
  • Urgency
  • VDF Navigation
  • Flight safety
  • Other
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Distress

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MAYDAY or related traffic

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Urgency

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PAN PAN or MEDEVAC flights

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Understand the message

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Ensure that you understand each message before beginning a transmission

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5
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Grouping Numbers (Aircraft)

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Whole Thousands
11000 = “One One Thousand”

Aircraft Identification Flight Numbers
WJA685 = “West Jet Six Eighty Five”

Aircraft Type Numbers
A320 = “Airbus Three Twenty”

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Grouping Numbers (Weather)

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Wind Speed
230/20 = “Two Three Zero at Twenty”

Cloud Height
BKN035 = “Thirty Five Hundred Broken”

Vertical Visibility
VV012 = “Vertical Visibility Twelve Hundred”

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Altitudes/RVR number grouping

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Express in thousands, plus hundreds of feet
13500 = “One Three Thousand Five Hundred”
RVR2800 = “RVR Two Thousand Eight Hundred Feet”

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8
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Flight Levels

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The word “flight level” followed by 3 separate digits

FL200 = “Flight Level Two Zero Zero”

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9
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When to say Altimeter twice

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  • 31.00 and higher

- 28.99 and lower

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Aircraft speed

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90 knots = “Speed Niner Zero Knots”

Mach 1.3 = “Mach One Decimal Three”

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Runway

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Runway 09 = “Runway Zero Niner”

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Taxiway

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Taxiway Alfa

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13
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NAVAIDS

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VOR, DME, TACAN, and NDB

“Yarmouth V-O-R”
“Uplands TACAN”
“Yankee Alfa Sierra N-D-B”

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Airways, Air Routes, VFR Waypoints

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Jet airways and RNAV Q-routes

J500 = “JET Five Zero Zero”

Q145 = “Q One Forty Five”

VFR waypoints: State the name in full

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15
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Headings

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A) In degrees magnetic in SDA
360 magnetic = “Heading Three Six Zero”
B) In degrees true in NDA
040 true = “Heading Zero Four Zero True”

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16
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Acknowledge

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Let me know that you have received and understood this message

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Affirmative

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Yes

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18
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Break

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I hereby indicate the separation between portions of the message (Used where there is no clear distinction between the text and other portions of the message)

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19
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Break Break

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I hereby indicate the separation between messages transmitted to different aircraft in a very busy environment

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Confirm

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I request verification of: (clearance, instruction, action, information)

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21
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Contact

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Establish communications with

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22
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Correct

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True or Accurate

23
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Correction

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An error has been made in this transmission (or message as indicated). The correct version is…

24
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Disregard

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Ignore

25
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Go Ahead

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Proceed with your message
(Not used whenever the possibility exists of misconstruing “Go Ahead” as an authorization for an aircraft or vehicle to proceed)

26
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How do you read

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What is the readability of my transmission

27
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I say again

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I repeat for clarity or emphasis

28
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Monitor

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Listen out on (frequency)

29
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Negative

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“No” or “Permission not granted” or “That is not correct or “Not capable”

30
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Out

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This exchange of transmissions is ended and no response is expected (Not normally used in VHF communications)

31
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Over

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My transmissions is ended and I expect a response form you (Not normally used in VHF communications

32
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Read Back

A

Repeat all, or the specified part, of this message back to me

33
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Roger

A

I have received all of your last transmission

not used for any purpose other than to acknowledge receipt

34
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Say Again

A

Repeat all, or the following part, of your last transmission

35
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Speak Slower

A

Reduce your rate of speech

36
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Stand-by

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Wait and I will call you (The caller would normally re-establish contact if the delay is lengthy)

37
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Unable

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I cannot comply with your request, instruction, or clearance

38
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Wilco

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I understand your message and will comply with it (Wilco is the abbreviation for “will comply”)

39
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Words Twice

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A. As a request: “Communication is difficult. Please say every word, or group of words twice”

B. As information: “Since communication is difficult, every word or group of words in this message will be sent twice”

40
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Readability Scale

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1 - Unreadable
2 - Readable now and then
3 - Readable with difficulty
4 - Readable
5 - Perfectly readable
41
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Unit Identification

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Radio & Interphone
- “March Radio”

Public Telephone
“March Flight Service Station”
or “March F-S-S”

42
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Canadian Operators with Designators

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Initial Contact
- Operator's Radiotelephony Designator
- Flight number or last 4 char. of Reg.
ex. "Pemair One Zero one Medevac"
      "West Jet Foxtrot Alfa Bravo Charlie"

Subsequent Contacts
-Do Not Abbreviate

43
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Foreign Operators with Designators

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Initial Contact
- Operators Radiotelephony Designator
- Flight number or complete aircraft Reg.
ex. “Delta Six Seventy Two Heavy”
“Speedbird Golf Alfa Bravo Charlie”

Subsequent Contacts

  • No Abbreviation if flight number is used; or Designator and last 2 characters of aircraft reg.
    ex. “Speedbird Charlie Delta”
44
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Operators without Registered Designators

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Initial Contact

  • Manufacturer’s Name or Aircraft Type
  • Last 4 characters of aircraft Reg.
    ex. PA31 CGYFP = “Piper Golf Yankee Foxtrot Papa”

Subsequent Contacts

  • Last 3 characters of aircraft Reg.
    ex. “Yankee Foxtrot Papa”
45
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Canadian Private Aircraft

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Initial Contact
- Manufacturer’s Name or Aircraft Type
- Last 4 characters of Aircraft Reg.
ex. C172 CFABC = “Cessna Foxtrot Alfa Bravo Charlie”
or “Skyhawk Foxtrot Alfa Bravo Charlie”

Subsequent Contacts

  • Last 3 characters of Aircraft Reg.
    ex. “Alfa Bravo Charlie”
46
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Foreign Private Aircraft

A

Initial Contact
- Manufacturer’s Name or Aircraft Type
- Complete Aircraft Registration
ex. E110 N6729H
“Embraer November Six Seven Two Niner Hotel”
or “Bandeirante November Six Seven Two Niner Hotel”

Subsequent Contacts

  • Last 3 characters of Aircraft Reg.
    ex. “Two Niner Hotel”
47
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Canadian Military Aircraft

A

Initial Contact
- Military Service’s Radiotelephony Designator &
- Flight Number or last 4 char. of Reg. or Tactical Call Sign
ex. “Canforce Seven One Two”
“Banjo Eight One”

Subsequent Contacts
- Do Not Abbreviate

48
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Canadian Military Aircraft carrying VIP’s

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Initial Contact
- State the call sign stated by the aircraft
Royal 01-09: Royal family
Canforce 3701: Governor General
Canforce 01: Prime Minister
Canforce 02-19: Other heads of state/government

Subsequent Contact
- Do not abbreviate

49
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Foreign Military & Coast Guard

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Initial Contact

  • Military Service’s Radiotelephony Designator &
  • Flight Number or last 5 char. of Reg. or
    ex. “US Marine Four Two Two One Five”
  • Tactical Call Sign
    ex. “Hinge Four Eight Four”

Subsequent Contacts
-Do not abbreviate

50
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Open Skies Treaty

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Based on territorial openness and quotas of annual flights equipped with sensors to gather information about military forces and activities. Canada will accept 12 observation flights per year.

51
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Open Skies Treaty Identification

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Radiotelephony Designator: 
Open Skies (followed by two digits to identify the country of origin and a one-letter suffix for the type of mission)
Type of missions:
- F: Observation flight
- D: Demonstration Flight
- T: Transit Flight
Designator: OSY
ex. Open Skies Nine One Foxtrot
52
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When can an aircraft’s call sign be abbreviated and unit identification omitted?

A

When:

  • Satisfactory communication has been established, and
  • No confusion is likely
53
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When not to abbreviate call signs?

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Do not abbreviate any call sign if there exists the possibility for misunderstanding.
ex. C172 CFABC vs P28A CGABC

54
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Redbacks

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  • Request readback to verify accuracy
  • Ensure that “readbacks” are correct
  • Identify and correct any readback errors
    ex. “Negative, March Altimeter (setting)”

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