R Reviewer Flashcards
A radio service between specified fixed points provided primarily for the safety of air navigation and operation is called—
Aeronautical Fixed Service
Aircraft stations are allowed to contact—
Aeronautical Ground Stations
Aircraft stations are not allowed to carry—
Commercial Messages
An instrument used to determine the range, altitude, direction or speed of an aircraft
Radar
It is established to provide safe, orderly, expeditious flower of traffic in vicinity of an airport.
Air Traffic Control / Control Tower
Equipment that automatically alerts Search and Rescue (SAR) authorities through the COSPAS SARSAT system. It provides accurate, timely, and reliable distress alert and location information to help SAR authorities assist persons in distress.
Emergency Location Transmitter (ELT)
Critical link between the aircraft and the control tower is known as—
Radio Communication
To minimize and avoid interference, an operator must—
Listen first before transmitting
In a noisy environment, how do you call through radio?
Cup microphone and speak normally
What is the radio equipment capable of giving horizontal preference to guide an aircraft before and after landing?
Instrument Landing System (ILS)
Which is not a radio navigational aid?
Volt Ohmmeter
Stations can be identified through its—
Callsign
In radio phraseology, this means you have received the last transmission from the transmitting station.
ROGER
In radio phraseology, this means your instructions were received, understood, and will be complied with.
WILCO
Spoken at the end of transmission which indicated that you expect a response from the other station.
OVER
A certificate used to describe whether an aircraft has been certified as suitable for safe flight is called—
Certificate of Airworthiness
The Republic Act 3846 as amended is better known as the—
Radio Control Law
What is the provision of the radio control law which states that the comment of any radio should be divulged only to the addressee?
Secrecy of Communications
Secrecy of communication must be observed by operators or stations except?
Broadcast Stations
What is the minimum requirement in order to qualify for RROC examination?
Holder of Aircraft Pilot License (SPL)
Where should an operator certificate be placed?
Must be carried along by radio operator at all times
During flight, one of the cabin crew becomes seriously ill. In order to land promptly and obtain medical assistance, the aircraft captain should prefix the message with?
PAN PANPAN
In as serious aircraft system failure that require immediate change in route or altitude, what is the initial communication?
PAN PANPAN
Transmission from one station in another station in circumstances where two-way communication cannot be established but it is believed that the call station is able to receive the information
Blind Transmission
The key to communication at airport without an operating control tower is—
Selection of correct common frequency
Is the international expression to indicate that silence has been imposed on the frequency due to a distress situation. The aeronautical phrase is “stop transmitting”
SEELOENCE
International expression to indicate the distress situation has ended.
SeelonceFenee
Expression to be used by the station ins distress when imposing silence to any station causing interference.
SeelonceMayday
Priority of radio messages
Distress
Urgent communications (relating to direction finding)
Flight Safety
Meteorology
Flight regularity message
By means of a transmitter, this beacon serves to identify a particular location in the space along an airway or on the approach to an instrument.
Marker
A system that supports wide-area or regional augmentation through the use of additional satellite broadcast message.
Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS)
A point to point system that received sensor inputs and computes the best track between points.
Area Navigation (RNAV)
Determines the relative bearing from the aircraft to a ground-based transmitter
Automatic Direction Finder (ADF)
A radio receiver that is issued in new satellite-based system such as GNSS give today’s aircraft an unprecedented ability for high precision navigation and landing
Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR)
Tower response “with perfectly readable”
Signal Strength – 5
Tower response “with readable”
Signal Strength – 4
Tower response “with difficulty”
Signal Strength – 3
Tower response “with readable now and then”
Signal Strength – 2
Tower response “with unreadable”
Signal Strength – 1
Very Low Frequency
3 – 30 KHz
Low Frequency
30 – 300 KHz
Medium Frequency
300 – 3000 KHz
High Frequency
3 – 30 MHz
Very High Frequency
30 – 300 MHz
Ultra High Frequency
300 – 3000 MHz
Super High Frequency
3 – 30 GHz
Extremely High Frequency
30 – 300 GHz
Steady Green - Ground
Cleared for TO
Steady Green - Air
Cleared to Land
Flashing Green - Ground
Cleared for Taxi
Flashing Green - Air
Return for Landing
Steady Red - Ground
STOP
Steady Red - Air
Give way to other aircraft and continue circling
Flashing Red - Ground
Taxi clear from the landing
area / Runway in use
Flashing Red - Air
Airport unsafe, do not
land
Flashing white - ground
Return to starting point of the airport
Flashing white - air
n / a
Flashing red and
green
Exercise Extreme Caution
What control should be adjusted to reduce the noise while the receiver is at standby?
Squelch
What controls are allowed to be adjusted by the aircraft radio operator?
On/Off Switch and Volume Control switch
The band ideal for short distance terrestrial communication is?
30-300Mhz
Pilot who was born on April 30, 1970 need to renew his
license which expire on 2006. When should he file his
license under the provision of Radio Laws and
Regulations?
March 30, 2006
The Civilian Aircraft Emergency frequency for voice distress alert is?
121.5 MHz
What frequency band is not allowed for Aeronautical Service?
200-216 MHz
The frequency range for audio frequency signal is?
30 Hz – 30 kHz
What is the international radiotelephony urgency call?
Pan
The Extreme High Frequency runs the range of frequencies in?
30 – 300 GHz
The Control Law is commonly called?
RA 3846
What is the international Radiotelephony safety signal?
Securite
It is the number and/or letter combination assigned by
the NTC to provide positive identification to radio
stations?
Call Sign
A condition of being threatened by grave and/or
imminent danger and requiring immediate assistance
is?
Distress
The spoken word for the distress relay signal is?
MAYDAY RELAY
A certificate used to describe whether an aircraft has been certified as suitable for flight is called?
Airworthiness
One of the basic components of the radio stations that
converts electrical energy to sound energy is?
Speaker
An instrument used to determine range, altitude, or speed of an aircraft is known as?
Radar
If it is 2:00 om in Manila, what is the Universal Standard Time?
6:00 AM
A surcharge equivalent to ___% shall be imposed for
the renewal of an operator license or permit if the
application is filed 365 days beyond it expiration date
100%
The key to communication at an airport without an
operating control tower is?
Selection of the correct common frequency
The military aircraft emergency frequency for voice distress alerting is?
243 Mhz
What is the penalty for a corporation who violates the provision of the central law “thrice”?
Php 15,000
High Frequency band is?
3-30 Mhz
The call to a station shall be made on a designated?
Calling Frequency
For every year that a Radio Operator License had
expired and filed for renewal, a surcharge equivalent to
___ shall be charged in addition to the regular annual
license.
100%
A service used for navigation, obstruction warning,
instrument landing, and measurement of altitude and
range
Aeronautical Radio Navigation Service
What is the provision of Radio Control Law which states
that the content of the radio message shall not be
divulged to any unauthorized person?
Secrecy of Communication
The National Telecommunication Commission of the
Philippines is headed by?
Director
What should be done before transmitting over a radio to
avoid interference?
Listen before transmitting
Any specifications for physical characteristics,
configurations, performance, personnel or procedure,
the uniform application of which recognized as desirable
on the interest of safety, regularity, or efficient
international navigation is called?
Rules and Regulation
What is the specialized agency of the United Nations
whose mandate is to ensure the safety, efficient, and
orderly evolution of International Civil Aviation?
ICAO
The decameter band, known as sky wave propagation is?
3-30 Mhz
Aircraft PR123 is requesting a signal check from manila
Tower. How should Manila Tower respond if the signal
is readable?
PAPA ROMEO WUN TOO TREE. THIS IS MANILA TOWER
READING YOU, STRENGTH FOUR. OVER
Aircraft PR123 is requesting a signal check from manila
Tower. How should Manila Tower respond if the signal
is readable but with difficulty?
PAPA ROMEO WUN TOO TREE. THIS IS MANILA TOWER READING YOU, STRENGTH THREE. OVER
VHF Band for International Distress Frequency is?
121.5 MHz
When operations are of different time zone, how should
the date and the time of the day be expressed if it is
4:20pm (EST) of the 16th day of the month?
161620E
An aircraft station that is not in distress should transmit the distress message only when?
The person in command of the station unit in distress believes further help is necessary
UHF Band is?
300-3000 Mhz
In the condition concerning the safety or the
aircraft/vehicle/person on-board but does not require
immediate assistance is?
Urgency
How to pronounce 121.5?
WUN TOO WUN DAY- SEE-MAL FIFE
What is the correct priority of radio messages in the
aeronautical service?
Distress, Urgent communications
(relating to direction finding), Flight safety, Meteorology, Flight regularity message
What is normally used for ATIS broadcast?
Discrete VHF Frequency and/or VOR
When making initial contact with air control tower, the
pilot of the aircraft CESSNA – NBZQ should say this?
NOVEMBER BRAVO ZULU QUEBEC
If your transmission has ended and a reply is expected
from a ground station, the last word of your transmission
is?
Over
What do you call when we are experiencing distress?
MAYDAY 3x
What do you call when you get a weather report?
AIREP
keyword: “air collision”
Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System / Airborne
Collision Avoidance System (TCAS/ACAS)
Upon a distress call, all stations should :
Cease all transmission interfering with distress traffic
What should be done to the radio transmission before ditching an aircraft?
Set for continuous emission
What is the agreed upon frequency where stations attempt to contact each other?
Calling Frequency
What is the frequency move onto once the contact is established?
Working Frequency
What is the International Distress Frequency?
2182 KHz (IDF)
What is the international organization which coordinates and formulates telecommunication?
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
What is the agency responsible of all radio stations and radio operation in the Philippines?
National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)
What should a radio license holder do if his original operator certificate is lost?
File immediately an application for duplicate in NTC
Which case may be grounds for the revocation of radio operator certificate?
Willful false statement made in the application for
The regulatory agency was formed in _____ through former president Ferdinand Marcos’ Executive Order No. 546.
July 1979
Primarily responsible for the regulation and quasijudicial functions relative to the supervision, adjudication, and control of the country’s radio communications, telecommunications, and broadcast, including cable television (CATV) facilities and services.
National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)
The NTC is headed by a commissioner appointed by the–
President of the Philippines
The Commissioner of NTC as of Feb. 2023 is
Ella Blanca Lopez
NTC is led by–
A commissioner and two deputy commissioners
NTC is under the administrative supervision of–
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DITC)
NTC’s powers are more defined in two major laws–
Radio Control Law / RA. 3846 ;
Public Telecommunications Policy Act of 1995.
Radio service intended for the transmission of information relating to air navigation, preparation for, and safety of flight is called
Aeronautical Fixed Service
Radio communication between an aircraft and ground station is normally limited to:
Operational messages
Aircraft instrument that guides the aircraft horizontal alignment
Horizontal situation indicator
A radio station, ground or aircraft operated in the aeronautical communications service is called
Aeronautical Public Service Station
How should an aircraft flying over the sea signal its position
By latitude and longitude
After passing the exam, within what period of time is it required to file the application for operator’s certificate or permit?
1 year or 12 months
