Communications

Question 1

The correct method of stating 4,500 feet MSL to ATC is

Answer 1

“FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED”

Question 2

What service should a pilot normally expect from an En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS) station?

Answer 2

actual weather information and thunderstorm activity along the route

Question 3

What does ATC clearance provide?

Answer 3

authorization to proceed under specified traffic conditions in controlled airspace

Question 4

As standard operating practice, all inbound traffic to an airport without a control tower should continuously monitor the appropriate facility from a distance of

Answer 4

10 miles

Question 5

When operating under VFR below 18,000 feet MSL, unless otherwise authorized, what transponder code should be selected?

Answer 5

1200

Question 6

Below FL180, en route weather advisories should be obtained from an FSS on

Answer 6

122.0 MHz

Question 7

How should a VFR flight plan be closed at the completion of the flight at a controlled airport?

Answer 7

The pilot must close the flight plan with the nearest FSS or other FAA facility upon landing

Question 8

What ATC facility should the pilot contact to receive a special VFR departure clearance in Class D airspace?

Answer 8

Air Traffic Control Tower

Question 9

If instructed by ground control to taxi to Runway 9, the pilot may proceed…

Answer 9

via taxiways and across runways to, but not onto runway 9

Question 10

How should contact be established with an En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS) station, and what service would be expected?

Answer 10

Call Flight Watch on 122.0 for information regarding actual weather and thunderstorm activity along proposed route

Question 11

After landing at a tower-controleld airport, when should the pilot contact ground control?

Answer 11

when advised by the tower to do so

Question 12

An ATC radard facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying on a heading of 090: TRAFFIC 3 O’CLOCK, 2 MILES, WESTBOUND.

Where should the pilot look for this traffic?

Answer 12

South

Question 13

When should pilots state their position on the airport when calling the tower for takeoff?

Answer 13

When departing from a runway intersection

Question 14

An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying north in a calm wind:

TRAFFIC 9 O’CLOCK, 2 MILES, SOUTHBOUND

Where should the pilot look for this traffic?

Answer 14

west is best

Question 15

When flying HAWK N666CB, the proper phraseology for initial contact with McAlester AFSS is

Answer 15

“MC ALESTER RADIO, HAWK SIX SIX SIX CHARLIE BROVO, RECEIVING ARDMORE VORTAC, OVER”

Question 16

An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot during a local flight:

TRAFFIC 2 O’CLOCK, 5 MILES, NORTHBOUND

Where should the pilot look for this traffic?

Answer 16

Between directly ahead and 90 degrees to the right

Question 17

If the aircraft’s radio fails, what is the recommended procedure when landing at a controlled airport?

Answer 17

Observe the traffic flow, enter the pattern, and look for a light signal from the tower

Question 18

An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying on a heading of 360:

TRAFFIC 10 O’CLOCK, 2 MILES, SOUTHBOUND

Where should the pilot look for this traffic?

Answer 18

Northwest

Question 19

When an air traffic controller issues radar traffic information in relation to the 12-hour clock, the reference the controller uses is the aircraft’s

Answer 19

ground track

Question 20

What transponder codes should be avoided when making routine changes?

Answer 20

7500, 7600, 7700

Question 21

The correct method of stating 10,500 feet MSL to ATC is

Answer 21

‘ONE ZERO THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED’

Question 22

If a control tower and an FSS are located on the same airport, what function is provided by the FSS during those periods when the tower is closed?

Answer 22

Airport Advisory Service

Question 23

Basic radar service in the terminal radar program is best described as

Answer 23

Safety alerts, traffic advisories, and limited vectoring to VFR aircraft

Question 24

To use VHF/DF facilities for assistance in locating an aircraft’s position, the aircraft must have

Answer 24

VHF transmitter and receiver

Question 25

What should the transponder code be set to when ATC advises that radar service is terminated as a pilot departs Class C airspace?

Answer 25

1200

Question 26

From whom should a departing VFR aircraft request radar traffic information during ground operations?

Answer 26

Ground control, on initial contact

Question 27

Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) is the continuous broadcast of recorded information concerning?

Answer 27

non-control information in selected high-activity areas