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1
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90 degrees to the right or left of a point

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Abeam

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To terminate a maneuver

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Abort

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Let me know you received and understood

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Acknowledge

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What do you want to do?

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Advise intentions

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5
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Yes

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Affirmative

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Meteorological info - turbulence, winds, ice, IFR

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AIRMET

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Altitude vis Mode C transponder

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Altitude readout

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8
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Altitude restrictions no longer required in climb or descent

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Altitude restrictions are canceled

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9
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Recommended speed coming in for landing

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Approach speed

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10
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Taxi opposite traffic flow

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Back taxi

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11
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Radio calls but not sure if someone is receiving

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Transmitting in the blind

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12
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Radio transmission interrupted or distorted

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Blocked

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13
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Flying close to another aircraft

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Chase

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14
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Divert to a different runway because runway on approach is in use

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Circle to runway____

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15
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Authorization by ATC to prevent collision between known aircraft

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Clearance

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16
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Departure clearance is cancelled if takeoff is not made prior to specified time.

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Clearance void if not off by (time)

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17
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Authorized for an instrument approach procedure

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Cleared approach

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18
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Authorization to execute an instrument approach procedure

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Cleared (type of) approach

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19
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Cleared to proceed in accordance with filed flight plan

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Cleared as filed

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20
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Authorization for departure

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Cleared for takeoff

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21
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Authorization for touch and go, low approach, missed approach, stop and go, or full stop landing

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Cleared for the option

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22
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Authorization to make stops without filing a new flight plan

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Cleared through

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23
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Authorization for an aircraft to land based on known traffic and conditions

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Cleared to land

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24
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Authorization to climb to VFR conditions in Class B, C, D, and E areas

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Climb to VFR

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25
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Shorthand for instruction to comply with all altitude and speed restrictions of an arrival or departure procedure

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Comply with Restrictions

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26
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Deviation to visual approach to surface with 1 mile visibility and clear of clouds, must be requested by pilot

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Contact Approach

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27
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Continue a control instruction

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Continue ________ (e.g., taxi, descent, inbound)

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28
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Weather advisory on convective weather like thunderstorms

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Convective sigmet

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29
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ATC instruction to cross a fix at a specified altitude

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Cross (fix) at (altitude)

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30
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Authorization to cruise at IFR altitude

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Cruise

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31
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Nine

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Niner

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32
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Five

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Fife

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33
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Three

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Tree

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34
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A

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Alpha

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B

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Bravo

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36
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C

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Charlie

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37
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D

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Delta

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38
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E

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Echo

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39
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F

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Foxtrot

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40
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G

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Golf

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41
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H

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Hotel

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42
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I

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India

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43
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J

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Juliet

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44
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K

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Kilo

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45
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L

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Lima

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M

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Mike

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47
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N

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November

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48
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O

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Oscar

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49
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P

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Papa

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50
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Q

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Quebec

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51
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R

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Romeo

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52
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S

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Sierra

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53
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T

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Tango

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54
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U

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Uniform

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55
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V

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Victor

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56
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W

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Whiskey

57
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X

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X-Ray

58
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Y

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Yankee

59
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Z

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Zulu

60
Q

Straight line between two aids, fixes, or points

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Direct

61
Q

When making an instrument approach, instruction to continue missed approach point and do the procedure for missed approach; no turns should be initiated prior to missed approach point

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Execute missed approach

62
Q

Altitude to be used in the event of two-way communication loss

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Expect (altitude) at (time) or (fix)

63
Q

Time pilot can expect to receive clearance beyond a clearance limit

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Expect further clearance (time)

64
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Used to inform pilot of the routing to expect if part of route beyond a short range clearance limit differs from that filed

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Expect further clearance via (airways, routes or fixes)

65
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Instruction to follow instructions quickly

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Expedite

66
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Used to mean that an aircraft is aligned and coming in to the runway

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Final

67
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Descriptor of elevations above 18000

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Flight level (three digit altitude)

68
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Request by pilot that entire route be read verbatim in an ATC clearance

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Request full route clearance

69
Q

Proceed with message (not to be used for any other purpose)

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Go ahead

70
Q

Instruction to abandon approach to landing, overfly the runway and return to traffic pattern altitude via crosswind leg. For IFR, execute missed approach procedure

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Go around

71
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Used by pilot to inform ATC they have received runway, wind and altimeter information only

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Have numbers

72
Q

Flight toward NAVAID, without correcting for wind, by adjusting aircraft heading

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Homing

73
Q

Used to ask about quality of transmission (in place of can you hear me?)

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How do you hear me?

74
Q

The message will be repeated (do not say “repeat”)

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I say again

75
Q

Repeat my message back to me

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Read back

76
Q

Order of communication when first contacting

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Who you are calling, who you are, where you are, what you want

77
Q

When acknowledging and reading back instruction

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(Repeat instruction), N number

78
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Request for pilot to activate aircraft transponder

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Ident

79
Q

Request that compliance is required to avoid an imminent situation

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Immediately

80
Q

Request for pilot to adjust aircraft spead

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Increase/decrease speed to ______

81
Q

AWOS

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Automated weather observing system

82
Q

ATIS

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Automatic terminal information service, a continuous broadcast of non-control information

83
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ASOS

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Automated surface observing system

84
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AWSS

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Automated weather sensing system

85
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NOTAM

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Notice to Airmen (such as runway closures, unusable NAVAIDS, restricted airspace) and are short term

86
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CTAF

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Common traffic advisory frequency (used for communicating with other pilots around an airport)

87
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UNICOM

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Universal communication frequency, used for generic communications between FBOs and pilots and other pilots, but traffic communications should use CTAF

88
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Used to ask UNICOM for information about the airport, such as when you don’t know which runway to use

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Landing advisory

89
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Used to inform pilots that there are aircraft in the traffic pattern

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Aircraft in the pattern

90
Q

When to make a CTAF communication

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10 NM out, say airport name, aircraft type and number, intentions, and may end with airport name

91
Q

Used by a pilot to announce they are clear of a runway

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Clear of runway _____

92
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Communication procedure for takeoff

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  1. Tune to weather broadcast, 2. monitor CTAF, 3. Ensure correct frequency and check radios
93
Q

Used to test the radio

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Radio check

94
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Used to answer a radio check

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I hear the radio check

95
Q

Transponder code for VFR flights when ATC service is not necessary in class E or G airspace

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1200

96
Q

Departure communication line-up checklist for non-towered airports

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  1. Verify transponder, 2. announce departure intentions on CTAF, 3. Scan for traffic, 4. taxi to runway
97
Q

Announcement by pilot that they will stay in the traffic pattern

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Closed traffic

98
Q

Two ways to depart non-towered airport

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Straight out or 45 degrees in direction of traffic pattern

99
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100
Q

No

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Negative

101
Q

RCO

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Remote communications outlet, a connection to a remote facility via landline to flight service

102
Q

Request to ATC to follow your flight

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Request flight following

103
Q

Hold your altitude

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Maintain

104
Q

When an ILS approach cannot be completed

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Missed approach

105
Q

Listen to an instructed frequency and wait for instructions

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Monitor ______

106
Q

Did not observe traffic, or unable to establish radio contact

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Negative contact

107
Q

When your gyro is out and you need left/right instructions to land

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No gyro approach/No gyro vector

108
Q

Area between two parallel runway where flight is not allowed

A

No transgression zone (NTZ)

109
Q

Aircraft that do not or cannot communicate by radio

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Nordo

110
Q

Used to signal that the radio transmission is ended

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Out (do not say over and out)

111
Q

My transmission is ended but I expect a reponse

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Over

112
Q

Used to allow pilot to climb or descend when pilot chooses, but once started pilot cannot return to that altitude

A

Pilot’s discretion

113
Q

Used by ATC to inform that they have a plane on radar

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Radar contact

114
Q

Used to inform pilot they will no longer receive ATC service

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Radar service terminated

115
Q

Instruction for pilot to advise ATC of specified information

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Report

116
Q

Used by ATC to advise a pilot to resume his/her own navigational responsibility.

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Resume own navigation

117
Q

I understand what you told me

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Roger

118
Q

Heading that correspondence to centerline magnetic direction

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Runway heading

119
Q

Please repeat what you said

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Say again

120
Q

Please repeat what you said after a certain part of your message

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Say again after ______

121
Q

Extreme weather advisory

A

SIGMET

122
Q

Can you slow down

A

Speak slower

123
Q

Used by ATC to instruct a pilot to activate the aircraft transponder and ADS-B Out with altitude reporting enabled, or (military) to activate only specific modes, codes, or functions. Examples: “Squawk five seven zero seven;” “Squawk three/alpha, two one zero five.”

A

Squawk

124
Q

Hold on, please wait

A

Standby

125
Q

Request by ATC to stop squawking altitude

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Stop altitude squawk

126
Q

Used by ATC to instruct a pilot to stop transponder and ADS-B transmissions

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Stop squawk

127
Q

Request to stop jamming signal

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Stop stream, stop burst, stop buzzer

128
Q

You’re right.

A

That is correct.

129
Q

I see an airplane

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Traffic in site

130
Q

I shouldn’t have a problem with this traffic

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Traffic no factor

131
Q

Traffic not seen on radar, but could still be a factor

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Traffic no longer observed

132
Q

I can’t do that.

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Unable

133
Q

I want to make sure that ______

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Verify ______

134
Q

Request for pilot to inform ATC of takeoff direction and turns after takeoff

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Verify specific direction of takeoff and/or turns after takeoff

135
Q

Allowance to operate by VFR rules on an IFR flight plan at an appropriate VFR altitude

A

VFR-ON-TOP

136
Q

The time at which the pilot can perform an instruction

A

When able

137
Q

Shorthand for understood and will comply with your request

A

Wilco

138
Q

Transmission difficult, please repeat your transmissions twice

A

Words twice

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