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Question 1

Initial contact with #3 after T/O

Answer 1

Valley Radar, Anglesey **, Airborne, Passing Height **, (request) traffic service

Question 2

Initial contact with #5 for instrument recovery (when about to go through cloud).

Answer 2

Valley Approach, Anglesey ** for instrument recovery to Valley, request deconfliction service, last known [FICL].

Question 3

Initial contact with Swanwick, when IFR and cleared to FL90, passing altitude 4000ft.

Answer 3

Swanwick Mil, VYT **, climbing Flight Level 90

Question 4

Initial Contact with departure frequency when flying an instrument departure (i.e. a MID/ SID), when climbing through 2000ft to get to FL80

Answer 4

***** Departures, Anglesey **, (MID East), Passing altitude 2000ft, climbing Flight Level 80.

Question 5

Initial contact with IOM Approach, when IFR at FL90.

Answer 5

Ronaldsway Approach, VYT **, Maintaining Flight Level 90.

Question 6

What information should be passed on an initial call to a departure frequency when flying an instrument departure?

Answer 6

1. Callsign
2. Departure route identifier (e.g. “MID East”) if appropriate.
3. Current or passing height/ altitude/ level.
4. Initial Climb Level.

Question 7

What information should be passed on the initial call to a new frequency when flying IFR?
What are the exceptions to this?

Answer 7

1. Callsign
2. Cleared level. (e.g. “maintaining FL 90” or “descending FL40”)

The exceptions are when:

a) You are maintaining a level different to the one you are cleared to. (Rare)
b) You have been specifically told to maintain a given speed. (e.g. “Liverpool Approach, VYT **, maintaining FL80, Maintaining 250kts.”)

Question 8

What information should be passed on initial contact with a new frequency when flying en-route VFR?

Answer 8

The minimum required to establish the required service. e.g. “Swanwick Mil, VYT **, request traffic service.”

Question 9

What information should be passed on initial contact with a new frequency when joining or departing VFR?

Answer 9

The minimum required to establish the required clearance or information.
e.g. “Valley Tower, Anglesey **, join.”

Question 10

If freecalling an agency , once initial contact has been made with a new frequency when VFR, ATC will likely ask you to “pass your message”. They may also give you a new Squawk. What information should you pass?

Give an example of what you would say if freecalling Swanwick climbing out of LL in S Wales.

Answer 10

1. Aircraft Callsign and Type (inc. no. in formation if applicable).
2. Departure and Destination points.
3. Present Position
4. Level/ height/ altitude.
5. Other important information.

e.g. “3741 [Squawk], Anglesey **, Single Texan climbing out of Low Level, (local flight from Valley), 10 miles West of Shobdon, passing altitude 2000ft.”

You could then tell them what you are looking for: e.g. request operate in the block ** to **ft, or re-entry to LL in vicinity of **.

Question 11

An agency tells you to “Squawk 6653”, what do you respond with?

Answer 11

“6653, Anglesey **”

Question 12

What does “Own Navigation” allow you to do? What does it not allow you to do?

Answer 12

It allows you to move freely in the lateral plane. It does not allow you to move freely in the vertical plane, unless you have been cleared to manoeuvre in a given block.