Voice Definitions

Question 1

Aerodrome traffic

Answer 1

All traffic on the maneuvering area of an aerodrome and all aircraft flying in the vicinity of the aerodrome.

Question 2

Air-ground communication

Answer 2

Two-way radio communication between aircraft and stations or locations on the surface of the earth.

Question 3

Air traffic control clearance

Answer 3

Authorization for an aircraft to preoceed under the conditions specified by an air traffic control unit.

Question 4

Air traffic control instruction

Answer 4

Directives issued by air traffic control for the purpose of requiring a pilot to take specific action.

Question 5

What is an air traffic control unit?

Answer 5

Generic term for area control center, approach control office or aerodrome control tower.

Question 6

What means air traffic service?

Answer 6

• Flight information service
• Alerting service
• Air traffic advisory service
• Air traffic control service (area control service, approach control service, aerodrome control service)

Question 7

What means approach control service?

Answer 7

Air traffic control service for arriving and departing controlled flights.

Question 8

What is an alerting service?

Answer 8

Alerting Service (ALRS)Von der Flugsicherung skyguide abhängiger Alarmdienst, der die verantwortlichen Stellen benachrichtigt, wenn ein Flugzeug in Not ist (–> Such- und Rettungsdienst). Skyguide gewährleistet den Alerting Service für alle Flüge (–> IFR, VFR), für die ein Flugplan aufgegeben wurde oder die sonst in irgendeiner Weise der Flugsicherung bekannt sind.

Question 9

What is an area control center?

Answer 9

A unit that provides air traffic control service to controlled flights in control areas under its jurisdiction.

Question 10

What is an ATS route?

Answer 10

A specified route designed for channeling the flow of traffic as necessary for the provision of ATS.

Question 11

What means ATS

Answer 11

Air traffic services

Question 12

What is an ATS surveillance system?

Answer 12

Generic term:- ADS-B, PSR (Primary surveillance radar), SSR

Question 13

What means PSR?

Answer 13

Primary surveillance radar

Question 14

SSR=?

Answer 14

Secondary surveillance radar

Question 15

What is a D-ATIS?

Answer 15

Provision of ATIS via data link

Question 16

Broadcast =?

Answer 16

Transmission of information relating to air navigation that is not addressed to a specific station or stations.

Question 17

Clearance limit=?

Answer 17

The point to which an aircraft is granted an air traffic control clearance.

Question 18

What means expected approach time?

Answer 18

The time at which ATC expects that an arriving aircraft, following a delay, will leave the holding fix to complete its approach for landing.

Question 19

When do I get an expected approach time?

Answer 19

Delay => Expected time aircraft can leave holding fix to complete approach

Question 20

What is a maneuvering area?

Answer 20

Part of aerodrome to be used for TO, LDG’s and taxiing. => APRON is excluded

Question 21

Radar approach =?

Answer 21

Approach in which the final approach phase is executed under the direction of a radar controller.

Question 22

What is SELCAL?

Answer 22

Selective calling => System which permits a selevtive calling of individual aircraft over radiotelephone channels linking a ground station with the aircraft.

Question 23

What is a visual approach?

Answer 23

Approach by an IFR flight when either part of the instrument approach procedure is not completed an the approach is executed in visual reference to terrain.

Question 24

EAT=?

Answer 24

Expected approach time?

Question 25

RNAV=?

Answer 25

Area Navigation

Flächennavigation, kurz RNAV (engl. Area navigation, ursprünglich Random navigation[1]), bezeichnet in der Luftfahrt ein Navigationsverfahren für Instrumentenflüge, das die Route über frei wählbare Wegpunkte (Waypoints) festlegt. Festgelegte Funkfeuer am Boden müssen nicht mehr angeflogen werden, da bei den Waypoints lediglich die geografischen Koordinaten ermittelt werden. Die optimierten Routen des RNAV erlauben mehr Flexibilität, eine effektivere Luftraumnutzung, eine höhere Luftraumkapazität, einen geringeren Veränderungsaufwand (Bauaufwand etc.) und somit auch eine Kostenreduzierung.

Die technische Realisierung erfolgt mit verschiedenen Sensoren. Neben VOR/DME, DME/DME und INS/IRS ist vor allem auch GNSS interessant, da mit diesem Sensor eine kostengünstige und genaue Lösung möglich ist.

B-RNAV (Basic-RNAV) erfordert eine Positionsbestimmung von ±5 NM, P-RNAV (Precision-RNAV) von ±1 NM in 95 % der Flugzeit.

Question 26

TMA=?

Answer 26

Terminal control area

Question 27

VASIS =?

Answer 27

Visual approach slope indicator system

Question 28

RVSM =?

Answer 28

Reduced vertical separation minima

Question 29

MNPS =?

Answer 29

Minimum navigation performance specifications

Question 30

AIS =?

Answer 30

Aeronautical Information Service

Question 31

ACC?

Answer 31

Area Control Center

Question 32

What are the functions of ATC?

Answer 32

• Preventing collisions between aircraft
• Preventing collisions between aircraft and obstructions
• Expediting and mantaining flow of air traffic

Question 33

What measn ATC?

Answer 33

Air Traffic Control Service

Question 34

What is the difference between “Approach” and “Arrival”?

Answer 34

Approach control = no radar service

Arrival = Approach control radar arrivals