call signs (20-07-18)

Question 1

What is the purpose of the delivery ground station?

Answer 1

used to get IFR clearance

Question 2

What is the purpose of the apron ground station?

Answer 2

used to request push back and start

Question 3

What is the purpose of the ground ground station?

Answer 3

for requesting taxi instructions

Question 4

What is the purpose of the tower ground station?

Answer 4

directs A/C around A/D and gives clearances regarding runway in use

Question 5

What is the purpose of the departure ground station?

Answer 5

controls A/C in initial parts of departure

Question 6

What is the purpose of the radar ground station?

Answer 6

radar control service at hgiher altitudes (sometimes coveres approach and departure)

Question 7

What is the purpose of the control ground station?

Answer 7

directs traffic using radar

Question 8

What is the purpose of the arrival ground station?

Answer 8

sequences A/C to initial approach fix

Question 9

What is the purpose of the approach ground station?

Answer 9

directs A/C onto final approach track

Question 10

When does an instrument approach procedure begin and end?

Answer 10

begins in initial approach and ends at that ground

Question 11

What is the call sign for an area control centre?

Answer 11

Control

Question 12

What is the call sign for an approach control?

Answer 12

approach

Question 13

What is the call sign for approach control radar arrivals?

Answer 13

arrivals

Question 14

What is the call sign for approach control radar departures?

Answer 14

departures

Question 15

What is the call sign for A/D control?

Answer 15

tower

Question 16

What is the call sign for surface movement control?

Answer 16

ground

Question 17

What is the call sign for radar?

Answer 17

radar

Question 18

What is the call sign for precision approach?

Answer 18

precision

Question 19

What is the call sign for a direction finding station?

Answer 19

homer

Question 20

What is the call sign for a flight information service?

Answer 20

information

Question 21

What is the call sign for clearance delivery?

Answer 21

delivery

Question 22

What is the call sign for apron control?

Answer 22

apron

Question 23

What is the call sign for company dispatch?

Answer 23

dispatch

Question 24

What is the call sign for an aeronautical station, eg air/ground radio?

Answer 24

radio

Question 25

What can an A/C call sign be made up of?

Answer 25

5 character registration

or

operators call sign followed by last 4 characters of registration

or

operators call sign followed by the flight identification (no abbreviations)

Question 26

When may a pilot abbreviate their A/Cs call sign?

Answer 26

only once ATC have done so first

Question 27

When can an A/Cs call sign be changed mid flight?

Answer 27

by ATC if there are multiple call signs that are similar

Question 28

What does the ‘HEAVY’ classification mean and where must it be used?

Answer 28

an A/C >= 136000kg, must be suffixed immediately after the callsign

Question 29

What A/C uses the suffix ‘SUPER’?

Answer 29

A380

Question 30

What phrase is used by ATC to broadcast to all A/C?

Answer 30

All stations, all stations, all stations

Question 31

When can a ground station call sign suffix be omitted?

Answer 31

once satisfactory comms have been established