Chapter 11) Communication Procedures ASA
The correct method of stating 4,500 feet MSL to ATC is
"FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED"
When flying HAWK N666CB, the proper phraseology for initial contact with McAlester AFSS is...
"MC ALESTER RADIO, HAWK SIX SIX SIX CHARLIE BRAVO, RECIEVING ARDMORE VORTAC OVER."
The correct method of stating 10,500 feet MSL to ATC is
"ONE ZERO THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED."
As standard operating practice, all inbound traffic to an airport without a control tower should continuously monitor the appropriate facility from a distance of...
10 miles
What type of ADS-B Out equipment is required for aircraft operating below 18,000 feet MSL when flying in class C airspace?
1090-ES or Universal Access Tranceiver
If Air Traffic Control advises that radar service is terminated when the pilot is departing Class C airspace, the transponder should be set to code...
1200
When operating under VFR below 18,000 feet MSL, unless otherwise authorized, what transponder code should be selected?
1200
unless otherwise authorized, if flying a transponder equipped aircraft, a pilot should sqwawk which VFR code?
1200
If you are operating a glider equipped with a 4096 code radar beacon transponder and not in contact with an ATC facility, what is the transponder code you should be operating on (squawking)?
1202
(Refer to Figure 22, area 2; and Figure 31.) What is the correct UNICOM frequency to be used at Coeur D'Alene to request fuel?
122.8 MHz
(Refer to Figure 22, area 2; and Figure 31.) What is the correct UNICOM frequency to be used at Coeur D'Alene?
122.8 MHz
(Refer to figure 22, area 2) at Cour D'Alene, which frequency should be used as a common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) to self announce position and intentions?
122.8 MHz
(Refer to figure 22, area 2; and figure 31) at Cour D'alene , which frequency should be used as a CTAF to monitor airport traffic?
122.8 MHz
(Refer to figure 26, area 5) what is the CTAF/UNICOM frequency at Barnes County airport
122.8 MHz
when outbound from an airport without a UNICOM station, tower or Flight Service Station (FSS), the pilot should self-announce on frequency
122.9
(Refer to figure 21, area 2) The CTAF/MULTI-COM frequency for Garrison Airport is
122.9 MHz
(Refer to figure 26, area 4) the CTAF/UNICOM frequency at Jamestown Airport is
123.0 MHz
Select the UNICOM frequencies normally assigned to stations at landing areas used exclusively as heliports.
123.05 and 123.075 MHz
(Refer to Figure 25, area 2.) The control tower frequency for Addison Airport is
126.0 MHz
(Refer to figure 25, area 3) If dallas executive (RBD) tower is not in operation, which frequency should be used as a common traffic advistory frequency (CTAF) to monitor airport traffic.
127.5 MHz
When activated, an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) transmits on
406 MHz
When making routine transponder code changes, pilots should avoid inadvertent selection of which code?
7500
When making routine transponder code changes, pilots should avoid inadvertent selection of which codes?
7500, 7600, 7700
When a distress or urgency condition is encountered, the pilot of an aircraft with a coded radar beacon transponder, who desires to alert a ground radar facility, should squawk code
7700
With certain exceptions, all aircraft within 30 miles of a Class B primary airport from the surface upward to 10,000 feet MSL must be equipped with
ADSB- Out equipment
(Refer to figure 26, area 2) what is the recommended communication procedure when inbound to land at Cooperstown airport?
Broadcast intentions when 10 miles out on the CTAF/MULITCOM frequency 122.9 MHz
when operating the transponder on the VFR code (1200), what is the minimum mode the transponder must be in?
Mode A
An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot during a local flight flying a heading of 270*: "TRAFFIC 3 O'CLOCK, 2 MILES, EASTBOUND..." Where should the pilot look for this traffic?
North
a steady red light from the tower, for an aircraft on the ground indicates
STOP!!!!!!
An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot during a local flight: "TRAFFIC 2 O'CLOCK, 5 MILES, NORTHBOUND..." Where should the pilot look for this traffic?
South
(Refer to figure 20 area 3) What is the recommended communications procedure for a landing at Currituck County Airport?
Transmit intentions on 122.9 MHz when 10 miles out and give position reports in the traffic pattern.
(Refer to figure 51) What information should be entered for item 15, level, on the flight plan from?
VFR cruising altitude
After landing at a tower-controlled airport, when should the pilot contact ground control?
When advised by the tower to do so
When must the battery in an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) be replaced (or recharged if the battery is rechargeable)?
after 1/2 the battery's useful life
you have just landed at a towered airport and the tower tells you to contact ground control when clear of the runway, you are considered clear of the runway when
all parts of the aircraft have crossed the hold line
What services does the FSS provide?
assistance during an emergency
For operations of an aircraft in class C airspace with inoperative ADS-B Out equipment, a request must be made to the ATC facility having jurisdiction over the airspace
at any time
An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot during a local flight: "TRAFFIC 2 O'CLOCK, 5 MILES, NORTHBOUND..." Where should the pilot look for this traffic?
between directly ahead and 90* to the right
An operable 4096 code transponder with an encoding altimeter is required in which airspace?
class A, class B (and within 30 miles of the class B primary airport), and class C
When may an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) be tested?
during the first 5 minutes after the hour
While on final approach for landing, an alternating green and red light followed by a flashing red light is received from the control tower. Under these circumstances, the pilot should
exercise extreme caution and abandon the approach, realizing the airport is unsafe for landing
an altering red and green light signal directed from the control tower to an aircraft in flight is a signal to
exercise extreme caution.
Which light signal from the control tower clears a pilot to taxi?
flashing green
Pilots should state their position on the airport when calling the tower for takeoff
from runway intersection or at the end of a runway
From whom should a departing VFR aircraft request radar traffic information during ground operations?
ground control, on initial contact
When an air traffic controller issues radar traffic information in relation to the 12-hour clock, the reference the controller uses is the aircraft's...
ground track
Each person operating an aircraft equipped with ADS-B Out must operate this equipment
in transit mode at all times
a steady green light signal directed from the control tower to an aircraft in flight is a signal that the pilot
is cleared to land
Which procedure is recommended to ensure that the emergency locator transmitter (ELT) has not been activated?
monitor 121.5 before engine shutdown
Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) is the continuous broadcast of recorded information concerning
noncontrol information in selected high-activity terminal areas.
An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot during a local flight: "TRAFFIC 10 O'CLOCK, 2 MILES, SOUTHBOUND..." Where should the pilot look for this traffic?
northwest
If the aircraft's radio fails, what is the recommended procedure when landing at a controlled airport?
observe the traffic flow, enter the pattern, and look for a light signal from the tower
unless otherwise authorized, which situation requires ADS-B?
overflying class C airspace below 10,000 feet MSL
a flashing white light signal from the control tower to a taxiing aircraft is an indication to
return to the starting point on the airport
Basic radar service in the terminal radar program is best described as
safety alerts, traffic advisories, and limited vectoring to VFR aircraft
TRSA Service in the terminal radar program provides
sequencing and separation for participating in VFR
If the control tower uses a light signal to direct a pilot to give way to other aircraft and continue circling, the light will be
steady red
When outbound from an airport with a UNICOM station on the published common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) and there is no tower or Flight Service Station (FSS), the pilot should contact UNICOM or use self-announce procedures on CTAF before
taxiing and before taxiing on the runway
Absence of the sky condition and visibility on an ATIS broadcast indicates that
the ceiling is at least 5,000 feet and visibility is 5 miles or more
during departure, when visual separation is employed by Air Traffic Control (ATC) , traffic is no longer a factor when
the other aircraft turns away or is on a diverging course
ADS-B Out equipment broadcasts the aircraft's
three-dimensional position and velocity
Why would you file a VFR flight plan with the FAA?
to provide search and rescue in the event of an emergency
If instructed by ground control to taxi to Runway 9, the pilot may proceed
to the next intersecting runway where further clearance is required
An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot during a local flight flying north with calm winds: "TRAFFIC 9 O'CLOCK, 2 MILES, SOUTHBOUND..." Where should the pilot look for this traffic?
west
When are non-rechargeable batteries of an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) required to be replaced?
when 50% of their useful life expires
After landing at a tower controlled airport, a pilot should contact ground control
when advised by the tower
When should pilots state their position on the airport when calling the tower for takeoff?
when departing from a runway intersection
When must batteries in an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) be replaced or recharged, if rechargeable?
when the ELT has been in use for more than 1 cumulative hour
