Flight Radio Operators Licence

Flight Radio Operators Licence

By David Yanni

Multiple Choice

Radio transmission waves are; what types of waves?

• Light waves (speed of light)

• Electromagnetic waves (travel at the speed of light)

• Ground vibration waves

• Air waves not ground waves

Poll

Low frequency waves are suitable for audio/speech transmission..

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Depends on..

Multiple Choice

The most common frequency band used in aviation is?

• UHF

• VLF

• VHF

• HF

Multiple Choice

The reason why UHF is not utilised widely in aviation is because?

• The transmitter need to be chec regularly

• UHF requires large receivers

• The technology is outdated

• Line of sight transmission is required (clear path required)

Poll

VHF are produced in the frequency band..?

• 118.0 to 135.95 MHz

• 110.0 to 120.0 GHz

• 65.0 to 105.0 MHz

• 3kHZ to 3000kHZ

Fill in the Blanks

Below 10 000FT the expected range of the VHF?

Multiple Choice

AWIS stands for?

• Aeronautical Weather Information Situation

• Aerodrome Weather Information Service

• Altimeter Weather Instrument Station

Multiple Choice

ATIS stands for?

• Air Terrain Information Survey

• Aerodrome Terminal Information

  Source

• Automated Terrain Information Service

• Automatic Terminal Information Service

Poll

CAVOK on a weather forecast (TAF) means what?

• Clouds and visual reference good

• Ceiling and visibility okay

• No cloud below 5000 feet and visibility greater that 9999 meters

• Cloud below 5000ft but visibility above standard

Multiple Choice

How would you pronounce the following altitude: 2500

• twenty five hundred

• two thousand five hundred

• two five zero zero

• twenty five zero

Multiple Choice

The registration of a Cessna 172 ASM is pronounced as:

• Cessna 17

• Cessna 172 Alpha Syrup Mike

• Alphy Sierra Matt

• Cessna 172 Alpha Sierra Mike

Multiple Choice

When making contacted to air traffic for the first time you must start with:

• Your aircraft registration

• Station name such as Parafield Ground or Tower

• Your aircraft type and registration

• your name

Poll

Wind speed is always given in which unit?

• Knots

• Km per hour

• Miles per hour

• Nautical miles

Multiple Choice

Cloud heights are always given in which unit of measurement?

• Feet above mean sea level

• Feet above ground level

• Both Feet above mean sea level and feet above ground

• Meters above ground level

Poll

Visibility is always given in which units of measurement?

• Meters

• Km

• Knots

• Miles

Poll

Atmospheric Pressure is always given in which units of measurement?

• Knots

• Kilopascals

• Hectopascals hPa

• PS

Multiple Choice

The ATIS and Adelaide International Airport is: RWY 23 W240/15 CL SCT 5000 VIS 7000 TEMP 20 QNH 1001

• Runway 230 in use wind from the direction 240 Magnetic at 15 knots cloud scattered 5000 feet with a visibility of 7000 meters temperature 20 degrees and pressure at ground level 1001 hectopascals

• Runway 230 in use wind from the direction 240 Magnetic at 15 knots cloud scattered 5000 meters with a visibility of 7000 meters temperature 20 degrees and pressure at ground level 1001 hectopascals

• Runway 230 in use wind from the direction 240 Magnetic at 15 knots cloud scattered 5000 feet with a visibility of 7000 meters and pressure at ground level 1001 hectopascals

• Runway 230 in use wind from the direction 240 true at 15 knots cloud scattered 5000 feet with a visibility of 7000 meters temperature 20 degrees and pressure at ground level 1001 hectopascals