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2/19/2020 Flight Radio – PPL Exams

FLIGHT RADIO

#1 THE REQUIRED FREQUENCY IS 123.9 MHZ, THE


VOLUME AND SQUELCH CONTROLS HAVE BEEN SET TO
THE CORRECT LEVEL BUT YOU ARE UNABLE TO
TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE. WHAT STEPS SHOULD YOU
TAKE , IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TO RECTIFY THE
SITUATION?

Turn the COMM 1 ON and turn NAV 1 to Voice

Select the correct frequency and turn NAV 1 to


Voice.

Select the correct frequency and turn COMM 1 ON

Turn COMM 1 ON and turn COMM 1 and NAV 1 volumes up.

#2 THE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY IS USED WHEN YOU


WISH TO ESTABLISH INITIAL CONTACT WITH
WOODBOURNE TOWER IS

Woodbourne Tower this is Cessna OMR

Cessna ZK-OMR calling you Woodbourne Tower

Woodburne Tower, Cessna ZK-OMR, over

Woodburne Tower, Cessna OMR

#3 THE STANDARD WORDS IN THE PHONETIC


ALPHABET FOR THE WORD “TOWER” ARE:

Tango Oscar Whisky Echo Roger

Tandem Oscar Whisky Eddie Romeo

Tango Oscar Whisky Echo Romeo


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Tango Oscar Whisky Eddie Romeo

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#4 WOODBOURNE TOWER ADVISES THAT YOUR


TRANSMISSION IS “READABILITY 3”. THIS TERM
MEANS THAT YOUR TRANSMISSION IS:

readable, but with difficulty

readable now and then

unreadable

readable, but not perfect

#5 WHICH DOCUMENT WOULD YOU REFER TO IF YOU


WISH TO ASCERTAIN THE STATUS OF AN ATS UNIT
ALONG YOUR INTENDED ROUTE, IE: WHETHER IT IS
ACTIVE OR NOT ACTIVE?

The AIPNZ (GEN Part)

The appropriate Visual Navigation Chart

The AIP Supplement

The Aeronautical Information Circular

#6 IF YOUR FLIGHT WERE TO PROCEED THROUGH THE


AIRSPACE IN THE VICINITY OF AN AERODROME
SERVED BY AERODROME FLIGHT INFORMATION
SERVICES YOU SHOULD:

advise flight service of your intentions

follow instructions buy the flight service unit

ask for clearance at least 10 nautical miles prior


to entering the flight service airspace

ensure your transponder is set to SBY

#7 THE RANGE OF RECEPTION OF VERY HIGH


FREQUENCY (VHF) TRANSMISSIONS FROM YOUR 3307
RADIO CAN GENERALLY BE INCREASED BY FLYING:

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at lower altitudes

at higher altitudes

faster

slower

#8 THE TOWER FREQUENCY AT NEW PLYMOUTH IS


124.7 MHZ, THIS FREQUENCY IS PRONOUNCED AS:

wun tee-wenty fow-er day see mal sev-en

wun hun-dred tee-wenty fow-er point sev-en

wun too fow-er point sev-en

wun too fow-er day see mal sev-en

#9 IF INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE HAND-HELD


MICROPHONE IN ITS BRACKET AFTER A
TRANSMISSION, YOU PLACE IT ON YOUR KNEES WITH
THE TRANSMITTER SWITCH DOWN SO THAT THE
SWITCH REMAINS DEPRESSED YOUR RADIO:

will become hot and may pose a fire danger

will not transmit provided you do not use the


microphone for speech

continues to transmission and no other station


within VHF range can use the frequency

continues to transmit but other station withing VHF


range can use the frequency by talking louder

#10 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS PASSED TO YOU BY


WOODBURNE TOWER AFTER YOU HAVE REQUESTED
TAXI CLEARANCE: “DELTA MIKE FOXTROT,
WOODBORNE, TAXI HOLDING POINT RUNWAY ZERO
SIX, TIME ONE EIGHT”. YOUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE?

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cleared taxi to holding point runway zero six, time
one eight, Delta Mike Foxtrot

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holding point runway zero six, Delta Mike Foxtrot

understand cleared to holding point runway zero six,


Delta Mike Foxtrot

holding point runway zero six, roger time, Delta


Mike Foxtrot

#11 YOU PLAN TO FLY CESSNA ZK OMR WITH ONE


PASSENGER FROM NEW PLYMOUTH (CONTROLLED) TO
DANNEVIRKE, (NON CONTROLLED). YOUR AIRCRAFT
IS FITTED WITH A VHF COMMUNICATION RADIO, AN
ELT AND A TRANSPONDER WITH MODES A & C. THE
REQUIRED FREQUENCY IS 123.9, THE VOLUME AND
SQUELCH CONTROLS HAVE BEEN SET TO THE
CORRECT LEVEL BUT YOU ARE UNABLE TO TRANSMIT
OR RECEIVE, WHAT STEPS SHOULD YOU TAKE, IN THE
FIRST INSTANCE TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION?

Turn the COMM 1 ON and turn NAV 1 to VOICE

Select the correct frequency and turn NAV 1 to VOICE

Select the correct frequency and turn COMM 1 ON

Turn COMM 1 ON and turn COMM 1 and NAV 1 volumes up

#12 WHILST TAXIING, NEW PLYMOUTH TOWER PASSES


YOU A MESSAGE WHICH YOU CANNOT UNDERSTAND
BECAUSE OF INTERFERENCE FROM ANOTHER STATION.
WHAT WORKS SHOULD PRECEDE YOUR REQUEST TO
NEW PLYMOUTH TOWER TO REPEAT THE MESSAGE TO
YOU?

Read back
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Words twice

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Say again

Repeat message

#13 WHAT FUNCTION SHOULD BE SELECTED ON THE


TRANSPONDER AFTER THE ENGINE START AND
DURING TAXIING FOR TAKE-OFF?

SBY

ON

ALT

TST

#14 FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS: “PAPA QUEBEC


ROMEO, LEAVE CONTROL ZONE VIA LEPPERTON 1,500
FEET OR BELOW, REPORT LEPPERTON, CLEARED FOR
TAKE-OFF”

Vacate via Lepperton 1,500 feet or below, report


Lepperton, talking off, Papa Quebec Romeo

Leave control zone via Lepperton 1,500 feet or


below, Roger, Papa Quebec Romeo is cleared for take-off

Leave control zone via Lepperton 1,500 feet or


below, will report Lepperton, understand cleared for take-
off

Leave control zone via Lepperton 1,500 fee or below,


Wilco, cleared for take-off, Papa Quebec Romeo

FINISH

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