Chapter 3.3 - Making Radio Contact Flashcards
Name the 4 Controlled Airspaces?
Class A, C, D and E.
Name the Non-Controlled Airspace?
Class G.
Controlled Airspace is further divided into what?
- Control Zones (CTR).
- Control Areas (CTA).
What is a Control Zone (CTR)?
Small areas surrounding Controlled Aerodromes.
What is a Control Area (CTA)?
Airspace corridors connecting Aerodromes to outside Airspace.
What VHF Radio Service controls flights in Control Zones?
Aerodrome Control Service.
What is the name of the Clearance needed to enter Control Zones/Areas?
Airways Clearance.
When approximately 30 miles of a Controlled Aerodrome, an Aircraft will be controlled by a VHF Radio Service known as what?
Approach/Departure Control Service.
Further than 30 miles of a Controlled Aerodrome, an Aircraft will be controlled by a VHF Radio Service known as what?
Area Control Service.
Name the two types of Civil Control Zones?
- Class C Control Zone.
- Class D Control Zone.
What’s the difference between the two types of Civil Control Zones?
- Class C Control Zones surround Capital City Aerodromes (Airlines).
- Class D Control Zones surround smaller Aerodromes (Regional Airlines and General Aviation).
Name the 3 Air Traffic Services in Australia?
- Air Traffic Control Services (ATC).
- Flight Information Services (FIS).
- SAR Alerting Services.
Air Traffic Control Services provides what (2)?
- Instructions to Pilots in Controlled Airspace.
- Advice on known Traffic to VFR Aircraft in Class E Controlled Airspace.
Aerodrome Control Service provides what (3)?
- Control to Aircraft’s in the Air and Landing Area.
- Control to Aircraft’s and Vehicles on the Ground.
- Issues ‘Airways Clearances’.
Name the 4 Air Traffic Control Radar Services?
- Radar Control Service.
- Surveillance Information Service (SIS).
- Weather Surveillance and Avoidance Service.
- Emergency Service.
What does Radar Control Service offer?
Positive Traffic Separation.
What does Surveillance Information Service (SIS) offer?
Provides Traffic, Position and Navigation Information.
What does Weather Surveillance and Avoidance Service offer?
Provides weather patterns and advice on severe Turbulence.
What does Emergency Service offer?
Navigation Assistance to Pilots in Distress or experiencing Navigational Difficulties.
What does Flight Information Service (FIS) offer?
Advice on Traffic, Traffic Avoidance, and Traffic Information to Pilot in Non-Controlled Aerodromes. As well as other information to either Airspace.
What is ‘On-Request’ Flight Information Service?
Requests made by Pilots for operational information such as Weather and NOTAM.
Name 4 different Ground Station Callsigns?
- Tower.
- Centre.
- Radar.
- Flightwatch.
When departing an Aerodrome in Controlled Airspace, what part of a transmission can be omitted?
Ground Station’s Callsign.
Radio Frequency by areas in Controlled Airspace are known as what?
ATC Sectors.
Radio Frequency by areas in Non-Controlled Airspace are known as what?
Flight Information Areas (FIA).
FIA boundary for Class G frequency are shown on Charts as?
Thick Green Line.
FIA boundary for Class E frequency are shown on Charts as?
Thick-dashed Brown Line.
What is the generic Callsign for on-request Flight Information Service?
Flightwatch.
When Traffic volume is high, Aerodrome Control Service is divided into 3 subdivision, what are they called?
- Surface Movement Control.
- Airways Clearance.
- Aerodrome Control.
When Traffic volume is high, Approach/Departure Control Service is divided into 2 subdivision, what are they called?
- Approach Control.
- Departure Control.
When Traffic volume is high, Ground Station Callsigns are divided into 5 subdivisions, what are they called?
- Approach.
- Departures.
- Tower.
- Ground.
- Delivery.
What is included in an Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS) broadcast (9)?
- Aerodrome Name.
- Broadcast Version Code.
- Wind.
- Runway to be used.
- Altimeter Setting (QNH).
- Temperature.
- Cloud.
- Visibility.
- Present Weather.
- Next point of Contact.
How can a Pilot tell they are receiving the latest ATIS?
Version Code by using a letter.
When will a Pilot need to listen to ATIS (2)?
- On departure before taxiing.
- Before entering Control Zone and making first contact.
Name two types of ATC Clearances?
- Airways Clearances.
- Individual (ATC) Clearances.
True or False. A ‘readback’ is required from Pilots after receiving an Airways Clearance?
True.
What should be included when a Pilot gives ATC a readback for Airways Clearance (4)?
- Route Number/Name.
- Assigned Altitude.
- Assigned Transponder Code.
- Heading and Direction.
