IFR PHRASEOLOGY

Question 1

ROUTE OR ALTITUDE AMENDMENTS

You wish to change a portion of the route to read a new route:

A/C : N1234
Old Routing: Victor Six Oklahoma City, Victor One Dallas

New Routing: Victor Six Shawnee, Victor Five Dallas.

Answer 1

“Skyhawk Eight Four One, change Victor
Six Oklahoma City, Victor One Dallas to
read Victor Six Shawnee, Victor Five
Dallas.”

Question 2

ROUTE OR ALTITUDE AMENDMENTS

You wish to amend a portion of the route and leave the rest unchanged

A/C : Skyhawk Eight Four One

Amendment: cleared via
Victor Six Shawnee, Victor Five Dallas

Answer 2

“Skyhawk Eight Four One, cleared via
Victor Six Shawnee, Victor Five Dallas,
rest of route unchanged.”

Question 3

ROUTE OR ALTITUDE AMENDMENTS

You wish to clear Skyhawk Eight Four One to directly to a fix

Clear A/C to Memphis fix

Answer 3

“Skyhawk Eight Four One, cleared direct

Memphis.”

Question 4

THROUGH CLEARANCES

Clear Malibu Three Five One Six X-ray
to the Enid Airport at fix Miami VORTAC

Answer 4

“Malibu Three Five One Six X-ray, cleared
through Enid Airport to Miami VORTAC as
filed.

Question 5

ALTRV CLEARANCE

Clear Condor one for an altitude reservation
A/C: Condor one
Mission name: Iron Shield

Answer 5

“Condor One, cleared via approved altitude

reservation Iron Shield Flight Plan.”

Question 6

DEPARTURE CLEARANCES

There is five ways to give departure clearances. What are they?

Answer 6

“DESTINATION AS FILED.”

“FLY RUNWAY HEADING.”

“DEPART (direction or runway).”

“TURN LEFT/RIGHT.”

“WHEN ENTERING CONTROLLED
AIRSPACE (instruction), FLY HEADING
(degrees) UNTIL REACHING (altitude, point, or fix) BEFORE PROCEEDING ON
COURSE.”

Question 7

DEPARTURE CLEARANCES

Give a controlled airspace departure clearance for

A/C: Bonanza Three Three One
instructions: cleared to enid airport south
turn right.

Heading:230

join at Victor Two, Victor Two.”

Answer 7

“Bonanza Three Three One, cleared to
Enid Airport via depart south, turn right,
fly heading two three zero until joining
Victor Two, Victor Two.”

Question 8

DEPARTURE CLEARANCES

Give Delta Fifty-Eight a departure clearance to the Hot springs airport.

You want him to do the Bolde one departure, fort smith transition. from there add fort smith direct hot spring vortac direct.

Answer 8

“Delta Fifty-Eight, cleared to Hot Springs
Airport via the Bolde One Departure, Fort
Smith transition, Fort Smith direct

Question 9

DEPARTURE CLEARANCES

Clear Baron Five Three Juliett through to the Tulsa vortac, tell him he will expect further clearance at J one zero seven

Answer 9

“Baron Five Three Juliett, cleared to the
Tulsa VORTAC, expect further clearance
via J One Zero Seven.”

Question 10

DEPARTURE CLEARANCES

Cessna One One Two Seven
call you and you wish to climb him to 6,000 feet and then go up to 12000
at McAlester.

Answer 10

“Cessna One One Two Seven, climb and
maintain six thousand. Expect one two
thousand at McAlester.”

Question 11

DEPARTURE CLEARANCES

United Fifty-Three is requesting fl 350, but its not available for use.

assign UA53 FL310 at a time of 0930

Answer 11

“United Fifty-Three, climb and maintain one
five thousand. Expect flight level three one
zero at zero niner three zero. Flight level
three five zero is not available.”

Question 12

ABBREVIATED DEPARTURE CLEARANCE

N1234 clear to the little rock airport

use the bolde one departure
clear the rest as filed
maintain an altitude of 17000

Answer 12

“Cleared to Little Rock Airport via Bolde
One Departure, then as filed. Maintain one
seven thousand.”

Question 13

ABBREVIATED DEPARTURE CLEARANCE

you wish to clear N1234 to the Dewitt Spain airport as filed and to keep an altitude of 7000

Answer 13

Cleared to Dewitt Spain Airport as filed.

Maintain seven thousand.”

Question 14

give N1234 a clearance to the Reynolds airport via South Boston one departure continuing as filed. Change route South Boston Victor Twenty Greensboro. Tell pilot to maintain an altitude of 8000 and give a report when leaving 4000

Answer 14

“Cleared to Reynolds Airport; South
Boston One Departure; then, as filed,
except change route to read South Boston
Victor Twenty Greensboro. Maintain eight
thousand, report leaving four thousand.”

Question 15

give N1234 a clearance to the Reynolds airport. There is no SID. Change route South Boston Victor Twenty Greensboro. Tell pilot to maintain an altitude of 8000 and give a report when leaving 4000

Answer 15

“Cleared to Reynolds Airport as filed,
except change route to read South Boston
Victor Twenty Greensboro. Maintain eight
thousand, report leaving four thousand.”

Question 16

give N1234 a clearance to the Reynolds airport via Victor Ninety-one Albany as filed. tell him to keep an altitude of 6000

Answer 16

Cleared to Reynolds Airport via Victor
Ninety-one Albany, then as filed. Maintain
six thousand.”

Question 17

DEPARTURE RESTRICTIONS, CLEARANCE VOID TIMES, HOLD FOR RELEASE, AND
RELEASE TIMES

give Conquest Four Five Four a
release for departure.

void time of 1030
advise intentions no later than 1100.
time current 1010

Answer 17

“Advise Conquest Four Five Four
released for departure. Clearance void if
not off by one zero three zero. If not off
by one zero three zero, advise Aero
Center not later than one one zero zero
of intentions.” Time one zero one zero

Question 18

give Conquest Four Five Four a clearance as filed and to maintain altitude of 13000. give a hold for a release with a departure delay 10 mins

Answer 18

“Conquest Four Five Four, cleared to
Miami Airport as filed, maintain one three
thousand. Hold for release, expect one
zero minute departure delay.”

Question 19

How would you give an aircraft release to another controller?

Answer 19

“(Aircraft identification) RELEASED.”

Question 20

How would you give an aircraft release to a flight service specialist?

Answer 20

“ADVISE (aircraft identification) RELEASED

FOR DEPARTURE

Question 21

DEPARTURE RESTRICTIONS, CLEARANCE VOID TIMES, HOLD FOR RELEASE, AND
RELEASE TIMES

To a pilot at an airport not served by a control
tower,

What are the 3 ways to release an aircraft for departure

Answer 21

1. N1234 RELEASED FOR
   DEPARTURE.”
2. N1234 RELEASED FOR
   DEPARTURE AT (time in hours and/or
   minutes).
3. And if required,
   IF NOT OFF BY (time), ADVISE (facility) NOT
   LATER THAN (time) OF INTENTIONS.
   TIME (time in hours, minutes, and nearest
   quarter minute).”

Question 22

VFR RELEASE OF IFR DEPARTURE

N1234 accepted VFR departure clearance
contact aero center 125.0 at Kiowa intersection for clearance

Answer 22

“November Niner Niner Eight Papa,
V-F-R departure authorized, contact
Aero Center on one two five point zero at
Kiowa intersection for clearance.”

Question 23

ROUTE USE

using victor routes

using jet routes

Answer 23

VICTOR (color) (airway number) (the word
‘Romeo’ for existing Alaska Routes),

J (route number) (the word ‘Romeo’ for
existing Alaska Routes),

Question 24

ROUTE USE

Substitute an ATS route from one fix to another fix

victor four
yakama VORTAC
SEATTLE

Answer 24

… via substitute Victor Four from Yakima

VORTAC to Seattle VORTAC.”

Question 25

ROUTE USE

You want to tell AA356 to go on a heading of 150 to join J100, 20 miles south of Tulsa VORTAC

Answer 25

“American Six Fifty-Three, fly heading
one five zero. Join J One Hundred two
zero miles south of Tulsa VORTAC.”

Question 26

ROUTE USE

You want clear flight check 58 nw of the miami votac between 270 radial and 350 radial within a 2 miles radius

Answer 26

“Flight Check Fifty-Eight, cleared to fly
northwest of Miami VORTAC between
the two seven zero radial and the three
five zero radial within a two zero mile
radius.”

Question 27

You wan to clear BONGO 41 se quadrant of of the Philipsburg VORTAC within a 40 mile radius

Answer 27

“BONGO Four One, cleared to fly
southeast quadrant of Philipsburg
VORTAC within four zero mile radius.

Question 28

ROUTE USE
Using latitude/longitude coordinates

go 45 mins north at 32 degrees and 37 mins west at 105 degrees

Answer 28

“32 degrees, 45 minutes North, 105

degrees, 37 minutes west.”