COMs

Question 1

An approach controller has approved your request to cancel an IFR clearance. You must establish radio contact with ATC

Answer 1

BEFORE entering Class D airspace.

Question 2

What does declaring “minimum fuel” to ATC imply?

Answer 2

An advisory that indicates an emergency situation is possible.

Question 3

What response is expected when ATC issues an IFR clearance to pilots of airborne aircraft?

Answer 3

Read back those parts containing altitude assignments or vectors and any part requiring verification.

Question 4

Which clearance items are always given in an abbreviated IFR departure clearance? (Assume radar environment.)

Answer 4

Destination airport, altitude, and DP Name-Number-Transition, if appropriate.

DAD

Question 5

A pilot should not accept an abbreviated departure clearance unless it contains at least the

Answer 5

destination airport and route.

DAR

Question 6

While on an IFR flight plan, you should notify ATC of a variation in speed when

Answer 6

average true airspeed changes 10 knots or 5%.

Question 7

What are the compulsory reporting points for an off-airway flight using VORTACs??

Answer 7

Fixes selected to define the route.

Question 8

An abbreviated departure clearance “…CLEARED AS FILED…” will always contain the name

Answer 8

of the destination airport filed in the flight plan.

Question 9

When not in radar contact, you should always report

Answer 9

Departing the FAF inbound.

Question 10

What action should you take if your No. 1 VOR receiver malfunctions while operating in controlled airspace under IFR? your aircraft is equipped with two VOR receivers. The No. 1 receiver has VOR /Localizer/Glide Slope capability, and the No. 2 has only VOR/Localizer capability.

Answer 10

Report the malfunction immediately to ATC.

Question 11

During the en route phase of an IFR flight, the pilot is advised “Radar service terminated.” What action is appropriate?

Answer 11

Resume normal position reporting.

Question 12

You are cruising at 190 knots. ATC instructs you to reduce speed to 160. You comply by reducing

Answer 12

IAS to 160 knots and maintaining that speed plus or minus 10 knots.

Question 13

When radar service terminated during a visual approach?

Answer 13

Automatically when ATC instructs the pilot to contact the tower.

Question 14

During an IFR flight in IMC, a distress condition is encountered, (fire, mechanical, or structural failure). The pilot should

Answer 14

immediately declare an emergency and obtain an amended clearance.

Question 15

(Refer to Figure 226.) Departing from Lamar Muni (LAA), ceiling is 300 feet overcast and visibility 2 SM. How can you obtain an IFR clearance?

Answer 15

Contact Flight Service before taxiing.

Question 16

An abbreviated departure clearance “…CLEARED AS FILED…” means that

Answer 16

you are cleared to fly the filed route unless ATC otherwise directs.

Question 17

You have an IFR clearance for VFR-on-Top. In a non-radar environment, you should

Answer 17

make position reports.