Radio Phraseololgy

Question 1

How to express “Yes, that’s correct”

Answer 1

AFFIRM

Question 2

When an error has been made in the transmission, the correct way to express this is:

Answer 2

CORRECTION

Question 3

What word is used to annul a previously transmitted clearance?

Answer 3

CANCEL

Question 4

If you cannot comply with instructions from ATC, your response should be:

Answer 4

UNABLE

Example: UNABLE DUE CLOUDS

Question 5

When the air traffic controller wants to ask you that you have received and understood his message, he will use the standard word:

Answer 5

ACKNOWLEDGE

Question 6

Which report to indicate that you are ready for take-off?

Answer 6

READY FOR DEPARTURE

Question 7

When a communication is at a rate you can’t handle because it is spoken too fast, you want the controller reduces his rate of speech by saying:

Answer 7

SAY AGAIN, or
SAY AGAIN ALL BEFORE (or AFTER), or
SAY AGAIN SLOWLY, or
SPEAK SLOWER, I AM A BEGINNER (or a STUDENT)

Question 8

When a pilot must use the phrase “NEGATIVE CONTACT”?

Answer 8

For two purposes:
- to inform ATC that previously issued traffic is not in sight
- to state that he/she was unable to contact ATC on a particular frequency

Question 9

May I depart immediately after the controller instructs me “LINE UP RWY 06R”?

Answer 9

No, you have to wait until he/she gives me the clearance “CLEARED TAKE-OFF”

Question 10

What’s the difference between APPROVED and CLEARED?

Answer 10

APPROVED: permission for the proposed action granted (example: BACK TRACK APPROVED) CLEARED: authorized to proceed under the conditions specified (example: CLEARED FOR TAKE-OFF, CLEARED TO LAND)

Question 11

Having the reporting point VOR HUL approximately 90° on your left (or right) side of your aircraft, you will express this to the air traffic controller as:

Answer 11

ABEAM VOR HUL

Question 12

When instructed “VACATE RUNWAY”, after the runway has been vacated, the pilot answers:

Answer 12

RUNWAY VACATED

Question 13

When ATC requires a prompt compliance to avoid the development of an imminent situation on the runway, he will send the message:

Answer 13

EXPEDITE VACATING THE RUNWAY

Question 14

What is the name given to the area of an aerodrome used for loading and unloading of aircraft?

Answer 14

APRON

Question 15

When you have to interrupt your VFR approach, you declare to the ATC:

Answer 15

GOING AROUND, OOBFS

Question 16

What’s the difference between MONITOR and CONTACT

Answer 16

“MONITOR”: listen out a broadcasting on a specific frequency (ATIS and VOLMET).
“CONTACT”: establish a radio communication with a ground station (Liège TWR, Charleroi APP, …).

Question 17

What’s the difference between a GO AROUND, an OVERSHOOT and an UNDERSHOOT?

Answer 17

“GO AROUND”: you have to interrupt your approach
“OVERSHOOT”: to fly too far beyond the intended landing area in attempting to land “UNDERSHOOT”: to fly your final approach such that you will land too short of the landing area

Question 18

What’s the difference between a LEVEL, a CRUISING LEVEL and a FLIGHT LEVEL?

Answer 18

LEVEL: the vertical position in flight. Could be height, altitude or a flight level CRUISING LEVEL: a level maintained during a significant portion of the flight FLIGHT LEVEL: the distance above the isobaric level of 1013 hPa

Question 19

When “heading” and “track” (or “course”) are the same?

Answer 19

When there is no wind correction

Heading: the direction in which the longitudinal axis of an aircraft is pointed (in degrees magnetic)) Track: the projection line on the earth’s surface of the path of an aircraft (in degrees magnetic

Question 20

What is the meaning of CAVOK and how it will be pronounced?

Answer 20

Pronounced as “CAV okay” (ceiling and visibility OK)
CAVOK = when the following conditions apply simultaneously:
- VIS (visibility) 10 km or more
- No cloud below 5000 feet above aerodrome elevation
- No CB (cumulonimbus) or TCU (towering cumulus)
- No precipitation (RA and DZ), TS (thunderstorm), BR or FG, DRSN (low drifting snow)
BR (brume): mist (brume en Français ): visibility > 1000 meter
FG (fog): fog (brouillard en Français), visibility < 1000 meter

Question 21

In the opinion of a pilot or controller, the distance between aircraft was such that the safety of the aircraft was compromised. What is this situation termed?

Answer 21

An “Airprox”

Question 22

When issuing “traffic information service” as part of a VFR flight, Brussels Information gives the position of traffic (example: “on your TWO O’CLOCK”) relative to your aircraft’s heading.

Answer 22

False

ATC sees the ground track & may determine your approximate heading but never the current heading if not reported by the pilot.

Question 23

Belga Radar issues the following advisory to a pilot flying a heading of 090° magnetic: “TRAFFIC ON YOUR 3 O’CLOCK, SAME ALTITUDE, FAST MOVING RIGHT TO LEFT”
Where should the pilot look for this traffic?

Answer 23

South

Question 24

Give an example what you will say when changing your cruising level

Answer 24

“BRUSSELS DEPARTURE, OOBFS, LEAVING ALTITUDE 3000 ft, CLIMBING TO ALTITUDE 4500 ft”

Question 25

You want to fly past the control tower for the purpose of visual inspection of your landing gear. ATC will express the message by:

Answer 25

“OOBFS, CLEARED LOW PASS TO CHECK THE LANDING GEAR”

Question 26

A clearance to descend at “pilot’s discretion” means that you may

Answer 26

“Descend to the specified altitude whenever, and at whatever rate, you feel most appropriate”

Question 27

A controller instructs you “CLEARED DIRECT TO … WHEN ABLE”. What is the correct meaning of “when able”?

Answer 27

When weather permits you to turn safely on course
It does not mean “Go direct to … as soon as you can navigate there”