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1
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In which situations should a pilot use blind transmissions? (1,00 P.)

 When no radio communication can be established with the appropriate aeronautical station, but when evidence exists that transmissions are received at that ground unit
 When a pilot has flown into cloud or fog unintentionally and therefore would like to request navigational assistance from a ground unit
 When a transmission containing important navigational or technical information is to be sent to several stations at the same time
 When the traffic situation at an airport allows the transmission of information which does not need to be acknowledged by the ground station

A

When no radio communication can be established with the appropriate aeronautical station, but when evidence exists that transmissions are received at that ground unit

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Leaving a control frequency (except when reaching the final parking position)… (1,00 P.)

 is not mandatory to be reported.
 must be approved twice.
 must be approved.
 must be reported.

A

must be approved.

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Which abbreviation is used for the term “abeam”? (1,00 P.)

 ABM
 ABB
 ABA
 ABE

A

ABM

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Which abbreviation is used for the term “visual flight rules”? (1,00 P.)

 VFS
 VFR
 VRU
 VMC

A

VFR

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Which abbreviation is used for the term “obstacle”? (1,00 P.)

 OBTC
 OBST
 OST
 OBS

A

OBST

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What does the abbreviation “FIS” stand for? (1,00 P.)

 Flashing information service
 Flight information system
 Flashing information system
 Flight information service

A

Flight information service

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What does the abbreviaton “FIR” stand for? (1,00 P.)

 Flight integrity receiver
 Flow information radar
 Flight information region
 Flow integrity required

A

Flight information region

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What does the abbreviation “H24” stand for? (1,00 P.)

 Sunrise to sunset
 24 h service
 No specific opening times
 Sunset to sunrise

A

24 h service

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What does the abbreviation “HX” stand for? (1,00 P.)

 No specific opening hours
 Sunrise to sunset
 Sunset to sunrise
 24 h service

A

No specific opening hours

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10
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The altimeter has to be set to what value in order to show zero on ground? (1,00 P.)
 QNH
 QNE
 QTE
 QFE

A

QFE

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Which altitude is displayed on the altimeter when set to a specific QNH? (1,00 P.)

 Altitude in relation to the 1013.25 hPa datum
 Altitude in relation to mean sea level
 Altitude in relation to the air pressure at the reference airfield
 Altitude in relation to the highest elevation within 10 km

A

Altitude in relation to mean sea level

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Which altitude is displayed on the altimeter when set to a specific QFE? (1,00 P.)

 Altitude in relation to the 1013.25 hPa datum
 Altitude in relation to the air pressure at the reference airfield
 Altitude in relation to the highest elevation within 10 km
 Altitude in relation to mean sea level

A

Altitude in relation to the air pressure at the reference airfield

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What does the abbreviation “QDR” stand for? (1,00 P.)

 True bearing from the station
 Magnetic bearing from the station
 Magnetic bearing to the station
 True bearing to the station

A

Magnetic bearing from the station

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What does the abbreviation “QUJ” stand for? (1,00 P.)

 True bearing from the station
 True bearing to the station
 Magnetic bearing to the station
 Magnetic bearing from the station

A

True bearing to the station

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What does the abbreviation “QTE” stand for? (1,00 P.)

 Magnetic bearing to the station
 Magnetic bearing from the station
 True bearing from the station
 True bearing to the station

A

True bearing from the station

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Which Q-code is used for the magnetic bearing from the station? (1,00 P.)

 QUJ
 QTE
 QDM
 QDR

A

QDR

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Which Q-code is used for the true bearing from the station? (1,00 P.)

 QDR
 QUJ
 QDM
 QTE

A

QTE

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Which Q-code is used for the true bearing to the station? (1,00 P.)

 QDR
 QDM
 QTE
 QUJ

A

QUJ

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Which of the listed radiotelephony messages has a higher priority than a flight safety message? (1,00 P.)

 Communication related to direction finding
 Flight regularity message
 Meteorological message
 Aircraft position report message

A

Communication related to direction finding

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What is the correct term for a message used for air traffic control? (1,00 P.)

 Flight regularity message
 Meteorological message
 Message related to direction finding
 Flight safety message

A

Flight safety message

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Distress messages are messages… (1,00 P.)

 concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight.
 sent by a pilot or an aircraft operating agency which have an imminent meaning for aircraft in
flight.
 concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require
immediate assistance.
 concerning the operation or maintenance of facilities which are important for the safety and
regularity of flight operations.

A

concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require
immediate assistance.

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Urgency messages are messages… (1,00 P .)

 concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance.
 concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight.
 concerning the operation or maintenance of facilities essential for the safety or regularity of
aircraft operation.
 sent by a pilot or an aircraft operating agency which have an imminent meaning for aircraft in
flight.

A

concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight.

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Regularity messages are messages… (1,00 P.)

 concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight.
 concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance.
 sent by an aircraft operating agency or an aircraft of immediate concern to an aircraft in flight.
 concerning the operation or maintenance of facilities essential for the safety or regularity of aircraft operation.

A

concerning the operation or maintenance of facilities essential for the safety or regularity of aircraft operation.

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24
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Which of the following messages has the highest priority? (1,00 P.)

 Turn left
 Request QDM
 QNH 1013
 Wind 300 degrees, 5 knots

A

Request QDM

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What is the correct way to transmit the call sign HB-YKM? (1,00 P.)

 Home Bravo Yuliett Kilo Mike
 Hotel Bravo Yankee Kilo Mike
 Hotel Bravo Yuliett Kilo Mikro
 Home Bravo Yankee Kilo Mikro

A

Hotel Bravo Yankee Kilo Mike

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What is the correct way to transmit the call sign OE-JVK? (1,00 P.)

 Omega Echo Jankee Victor Kilo
 Oscar Echo Jankee Victor Kilogramm
 Oscar Echo Juliett Victor Kilo
 Omega Echo Juliett Victor Kilogramm

A

Oscar Echo Juliett Victor Kilo

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27
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An altitude of 4500 ft is transmitted as… (1,00 P.)

 four tousand five hundred.
 four five tousand.
 four tousand five zero zero.
 four five zero zero.

A

four tousand five hundred.

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A heading of 285 degrees is correctly transmitted as… (1,00 P.)

 two eight five.
 two eight five hundred.
 two hundred eight five.
 two hundred eighty-five.

A

two eight five.

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A frequency of 119.500 MHz is correctly transmitted as… (1,00 P.)

 one one niner tousand decimal five zero.
 one one niner decimal five.
 one one niner decimal five zero.
 one one niner decimal five zero zero.

A

one one niner decimal five.

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The directional information “12 o’clock” is correctly transmitted as… (1,00 P.)

 One two.
 One two o’clock.
 One two hundred.
 Twelve o’clock.

A

Twelve o’clock.

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Times are transmitted as… (1,00 P.)

 UTC.
 standard time.
 local time.
 time zone time.

A

UTC.

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If there is any doubt about ambiguity, a time of 1620 is to be transmitted as… (1,00 P.)

 sixteen twenty.
 two zero.
 one tousand six hundred two zero.
 one six two zero.

A

one six two zero.

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What is the meaning of the phrase “Roger”? (1,00 P.)

 Permission for proposed action is granted
 I understand your message and will comply with it
 I have received all of your last transmission
 An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is…

A

I have received all of your last transmission

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What is the meaning of the phrase “Correction”? (1,00 P.)

 Permission for proposed action is granted
 An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is…
 I have received all of your last transmission
 I understand your message and will comply with it

A

An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is…

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35
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What is the meaning of the phrase “Approved”? (1,00 P.)

 I have received all of your last transmission
 I understand your message and will comply with it
 Permission for proposed action is granted
 An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is…

A

Permission for proposed action is granted

36
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Which phrase does a pilot use when he / she wants to check the readability of his / her transmission? (1,00 P.)

 What is the communication like?
 How do you read?
 Request readability
 You read me five

A

How do you read?

37
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Which phrase is used by a pilot when he wants to fly through controlled airspace? (1,00 P.)

 Apply
 Want
 Would like
 Request

38
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What phrase is used by a pilot if a transmission is to be answered with “yes”? (1,00 P.)

 Roger
 Yes
 Affirm
 Affirmative

39
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What phrase is used by a pilot if a transmission is to be answered with “no”? (1,00 P.)

 Negative
 Not
 Finish
 No

40
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Which phrase is to be used when a pilot wants the tower to know that he is ready for take-off? (1,00 P.)

 Ready for start-up
 Ready for departure
 Request take-off
 Ready

A

Ready for departure

41
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What phrase is used by a pilot to inform the tower about a go-around? (1,00 P.)

 No landing
 Pulling up
 Going around
 Approach canceled

A

Going around

42
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What is the call sign of the aerodrome control? (1,00 P.)

 Tower
 Airfield
 Ground
 Control

43
Q

What is the call sign of the surface movement control? (1,00 P.)

 Tower
 Earth
 Ground
 Control

44
Q

What is the call sign of the flight information service? (1,00 P.)

 Info
 Advice
 Flight information
 Information

A

Information

45
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What is the correct abbreviation of the call sign D-EAZF? (1,00 P.)

 DEA
 AZF
 DZF
 DEF

46
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In what case is the pilot allowed to abbreviate the call sign of his aircraft? (1,00 P.)

 After the ground station has used the abbreviation
 Within controlled airspace
 If there is little traffic in the traffic circuit
 After passing the first reporting point

A

After the ground station has used the abbreviation

47
Q

What is the correct way of using the aircraft call sign at first contact? (1,00 P.)

 Using the first two characters only
 Using the last two characters only
 Using the first three characters only
 Using all characters

A

Using all characters

48
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What is the correct way of establishing radio communication between D-EAZF and Dusseldorf Tower? (1,00 P.)

 Dusseldorf Tower over
 DEAZF is calling Dusseldorf Tower
 Dusseldorf Tower D-EAZF
 Tower from D-EAZF

A

Dusseldorf Tower D-EAZF

49
Q

What is the correct way of acknowledging the instruction “Call Hamburg Tower on 121.275”?
(1,00 P.)

 Call 121.275
 Call tower
 121.275
 Call tower on 121.275

50
Q

What does a readability of 1 indicate? (1,00 P.)

 The transmission is perfectly readable
 The transmission is unreadable
 The transmission is readable but with difficulty
 The transmission is readable now and then

A

The transmission is unreadable

51
Q

What does a readability of 2 indicate? (1,00 P.)

 The transmission is readable now and then
 The transmission is readable but with difficulty
 The transmission is perfectly readable
 The transmission is unreadable

A

The transmission is readable now and then

52
Q

What does a readability of 3 indicate? (1,00 P .)

 The transmission is readable now and then
 The transmission is perfectly readable
 The transmission is readable but with difficulty
 The transmission is unreadable

A

The transmission is readable but with difficulty

53
Q

What does a readability of 5 indicate? (1,00 P.)
 The transmission is readable now and then
 The transmission is readable but with difficulty
 The transmission is unreadable
 The transmission is perfectly readable

A

The transmission is perfectly readable

54
Q

Which information from a ground station does not require readback? (1,00 P.)

 Runway in use
 Wind
 SSR-Code
 Altitude

55
Q

Which information from a ground station does not require readback? (1,00 P.)

 Altimeter setting
 Traffic information
 Taxi instructions
 Heading

A

Traffic information

56
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What is the correct way of acknowledging the instruction “DZF after lift-off climb straight ahead until 2500 feet before turning right heading 220 degrees, wind 090 degrees, 5 knots, runway 12, cleared for take-off”? (1,00 P.)

 DZF after lift-off climb straight ahead 2500 feet, wilco, heading 220 degrees, 090 degrees, 5 knots, cleared for take-off
 DZF after lift-off climb straight ahead 2500 feet, then turn right heading 220, runway 12, cleared for take-off
 DZF after lift-off climb straight ahead 2500 feet, then turn right heading 220, 090 degrees, 5 knots
 DZF after lift-off climb straight ahead 2500 feet, then turn right heading 220, 090 degrees, 5 knots, cleared for take-off

A

DZF after lift-off climb straight ahead 2500 feet, then turn right heading 220, runway 12, cleared for take-off

57
Q

What is the correct way of acknowledging the instruction “Next report PAH”? (1,00 P.)

 Positive
 Roger
 Report PAH
 Wilco

58
Q

What is the correct way of acknowledging the instruction “Squawk 4321, Call Bremen Radar on 131.325”? (1,00 P.)

 Roger
 Squawk 4321, wilco
 Squawk 4321, 131.325
 Wilco

A

Squawk 4321, 131.325

59
Q

What is the correct way of acknowledging “You are now entering airspace Delta”? (1,00 P.)

 Entering
 Roger
 Wilco
 Airspace Delta

60
Q

What does a cloud coverage of “FEW” mean in a METAR weather report? (1,00 P.)

 8 eighths
 1 to 2 eighths
 5 to 7 eighths
 3 to 4 eighths

A

1 to 2 eighths

61
Q

What does a cloud coverage of “SCT” mean in a METAR weather report? (1,00 P.)

 1 to 2 eighths
 8 eighths
 3 to 4 eighths
 5 to 7 eighths

A

3 to 4 eighths

62
Q

What does a cloud coverage of “BKN” mean in a METAR weather report? (1,00 P.)

 3 to 4 eighths
 8 eighths
 5 to 7 eighths
 1 to 2 eighths

A

5 to 7 eighths

63
Q

Given a visibility of 12 km, what is the correct way to transmit this visibility? (1,00 P.)

 One-two kilometers.
 Twelve kilometers.
 One-zero kilometers or more.
 One-zero kilometers.

A

One-zero kilometers or more.

64
Q

In what case is visibility transmitted in meters? (1,00 P.)

 Up to 5 km
 Greater than 10 km
 Greater than 5 km
 Up to 10 km

A

Up to 5 km

65
Q

In what cases is visibility transmitted in kilometers? (1,00 P.)

 Up to 10 km
 Greater than 5 km
 Up to 5 km
 Greater than 10 km

A

Greater than 5 km

66
Q

What information is broadcasted on a VOLMET frequency? (1,00 P.)

 Navigational information
 NOTAMS
 Current information
 Meteorological information

A

Meteorological information

67
Q

Which navigation facility may be used for broadcasting the ATIS? (1,00 P.)

 GPS
 DME
 NDB
 VOR

68
Q

How can you obtain meteorological information concerning airports during a cross- country flight? (1,00 P.)

 VOLMET
 GAMET
 METAR
 AIRMET

69
Q

Which transponder code indicates a radio failure? (1,00 P.)

 7700
 7600
 7500
 7000

70
Q

What is the correct phrase to begin a blind transmission? (1,00 P.)

 Blind
 Transmitting blind
 No reception
 Listen

A

Transmitting blind

71
Q

On what frequency shall a blind transmission be made? (1,00 P.)

 On the appropriate FIS frequency
 On a radar frequency of the lower airspace
 On the current frequency
 On a tower frequency

A

On the current frequency

72
Q

How often shall a blind transmission be made? (1,00 P.)

 Two times
 Three times
 Four times
 One time

73
Q

In what situation is it appropriate to set the transponder code 7600? (1,00 P.)

 Hijacking
 Emergency
 Flight into clouds
 Loss of radio

A

Loss of radio

74
Q

What is the correct course of action when experiencing a radio failure in class D airspace? (1,00 P.)

 The flight has to be continued above 5000 feet complying with VFR flight rules or the airspace has to be left by the shortest route
 The flight has to be continued according to the last clearance complying with VFR rules or the airspace has to be left by the shortest route
 The flight has to be continued above 5000 feet complying with VFR flight rules or the airspace has to be left using a standard routing
 The flight has to be continued according to the last clearance complying with VFR flight rules or the airspace has to be left using a standard routing

A

The flight has to be continued according to the last clearance complying with VFR rules or the airspace has to be left by the shortest route

75
Q

Under what conditions may class D airspace be entered with a radio failure? (1,00 P.)

 Approval has been granted before
 There are other aircraft in the aerodrome circuit
 It ist the aerodrome of departure
 It is the destination aerodrome

A

Approval has been granted before

76
Q

Which phrase is to be repeated three times before transmitting an urgency message? (1,00 P.)

 Help
 Urgent
 Pan Pan
 Mayday

77
Q

Urgency messages are defined as… (1,00 P.)

 messages concerning urgent spare parts which are needed for a continuation of flight and which need to be ordered in advance.
 messages concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight.
 information concerning the apron personell and which imply an imminent danger to landing aircraft.
 messages concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance.

A

messages concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight.

78
Q

Distress messages contain… (1,00 P .)

 information concerning urgent spare parts which are required for a continuation of flight and which have to be ordered in advance.
 information concerning the apron personell and which imply an imminent danger to landing aircraft.
 information concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight.
 information concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance.

A

information concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance.

79
Q

What is the correct frequency for an initial distress message? (1,00 P.)

 Emergency frequency
 Current frequency
 FIS frequency
 Radar frequency

A

Current frequency

80
Q

What kind of information should be included in an urgency message? (1,00 P.)

 Nature of problem or observation, important information for support, departure aerodrome, information about position, heading and altitude
 Intended routing, important information for support, intentions of the pilot, information about position, departure aerodrome, heading and altitude
 Nature of problem or observation, important information for support, intentions of the pilot, information about position, heading and altitude
 Intended routing, important information for support, intentions of the pilot, departure aerodrome, destination aerodrome, heading and altitude

A

Nature of problem or observation, important information for support, intentions of the pilot, information about position, heading and altitude

81
Q

The correct transponder code for emergencies is… (1,00 P.)

 7700.
 7000.
 7600.
 7500.

82
Q

Which of the following frequencies is designated for VHF voice communication? (1,00 P.)

 118.75 kHz
 327.25 MHz
 327.25 kHz
 118.75 MHz

A

118.75 MHz

83
Q

Which of the following frequencies is designated for VHF voice communication? (1,00 P.)

 120.50 MHz
 115.15 MHz
 108.80 MHz
 117.30 kHz

A

120.50 MHz

84
Q

What is the correct designation of the frequency band from 118.000 to 136.975 MHz used for voice communication? (1,00 P.)

 LF
 VHF
 MF
 HF

85
Q

Which of the following factors affects the reception of VHF transmissions? (1,00 P.)

 Altitude
 Shoreline effect
 Twilight error
 Height of ionosphere

86
Q

What is the approximate speed of electromagnetic wave propagation? (1,00 P.)

 123000 m/s
 300000 km/s
 123000 km/s
 300000 m/s

A

300000 km/s

87
Q

An ATIS is valid for… (1,00 P.)

 10 minutes.
 45 minutes.
 60 minutes.
 30 minutes.

A

30 minutes.

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