Communications

Question 1

What is meant by RFT (or R/T)?

Answer 1

Radio Telephony

Question 2

Review 2 (Page 53) table to review phonetic alphabet.

Answer 2

Back of Book

Question 3

The VHF radio frequency band is from ….. to ….. MHz.

Answer 3

30 - 300 MHz

Question 4

What is MHz?

Answer 4

Megahertz - signal frequency in millions of cycles per second.

Question 5

Should the squelch be set at minimum or maximum or somewhere in between.

Answer 5

In between - to respond to signals without admitting excess hash.

Question 6

What is amplitude?

Answer 6

The magnitude of the peaks and troughs of an oscillation.

Question 7

What significance does the word MAYDAY have?

Answer 7

The international prelude to distress message.

Question 8

Is the transmit button the same thing as the PTT?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

Why have a transmit button on the control column?

Answer 9

So the pilot’s hands remain free to control the aircraft while transmitting.

Question 10

Say ATC in phonetics.

Answer 10

Alpha Tango Charlie.

Question 11

What transponder mode do set for circuit operations.

Answer 11

Standby.

Question 12

If the radio fails completely in the circuit area, what would you do?

Answer 12

Continue a normal circuit, make normal transmissions, look for a green light on final approach, look for traffic on the runway.

Question 13

What do the letters ELT stand for?

Answer 13

Emergency locator transmitter.

Question 14

What is the significance of VHF COM versus VHF NAV?

Answer 14

VHF COM is the radio transmitter/receiver. VHF NAV is navigation (VOR) receiver.

Question 15

About how far can you expect to receive VHF transmissions from an altitude below 5000 feet.

Answer 15

60 nm maximum.

Question 16

Say IHTFP in phonetics.

Answer 16

India Hotel Tango Foxtrot Papa

Question 17

What are the pros and cons of a hand-held microphone versus a headset?

Answer 17

There are no pros for the hand-held. It is a back-up only.

Question 18

If another aircraft says “how do you read me” and the transmission is feint clarity is blurred, what numbers, in regard to readability, would you choose?

Answer 18

Strength 2 readability 3.

Question 19

Why should we select STBY when changing transponder codes.

Answer 19

Otherwise there are spurious transmissions as it passes through other selected codes.

Question 20

If the oil pressure drops slowly, would you declare and emergency and, if so, what call would you make?

Answer 20

Not if all other indications were normal. I would turn for home and if there were any unusual indications a pan-pan would be declared.

Question 21

If the radio fails completely in the training area, what would you do.

Answer 21

Return via normal reporting points and lanes of entry. Make normal calls. Select 7600 on the transponder. Enter the circuit form 500ft above on the dead side and look for traffic.

Question 22

In the event of no noise whatsoever in your headset, what actions/checks would you undertake.

Answer 22

Reset the connections. Check radio and intercom turned on volumes and squelch adjusted. If still quiet try the hand held mic.

Question 23

What is the international VHF distress frequency?

Answer 23

121.5 MHz.

Question 24

If an aircraft is called to be in your left, seven o’clock high. Where exactly is it?

Check page 54 for pic.

Answer 24

Over your left shoulder - nearly behind.

Question 25

What do you do if you are on final and see a red light from the control tower.

Answer 25

Go around for another circuit.