AVweb Quiz #163: Sound Good, Fly Sharp

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Sept. 5, 2011

Interactive Quiz #163:
Sound Good, Fly Sharp

Flying's easy. Sounding good on the radio while talking to ATC or swapping position reports on CTAF takes panache and a firm grasp of FAA-approved/suggested phraseology. Discover how smooth you sound by taking this quiz.

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the questions as best you can, then click on the "Score my quiz answers" button to see your score and read the explanations. If you don't like your score the first time around, you can change some of your answers and resubmit. To get the most out of this quiz, we suggest you keep trying until you get a perfect score.

NOTE: When more than one answer is true, only the most complete, correct answer will be scored as correct. The answers are assumed to apply within the United States unless otherwise noted.

1. Operations inside Class B airspace require an ATC clearance. When operating IFR, the phrase, "Cleared to ..." gives that permission. Select the best ATC phraseology for VFR entry into the KMCI Class B airspace:
a. "Cleared to enter Bravo airspace."
b. "Cleared to enter Kansas City Bravo airspace."
c. "Operations inside Kansas City Bravo airspace approved."
d. Either a or b
e. Unable

2. When in two-way communication with a control tower, you should address the controller as "Tower," as in: "Monterey Tower." When contacting Flight Service (not EFAS), you should address the receiver as:
a. Flight Service
b. Flight Watch
c. Advisory
d. Radio

3. When instructing a pilot to contact ground control, tower controllers may omit the numbers preceding the decimal point if the ground control frequency is in the (_____) MHz bandwidth.
a. 118
b. 119
c. 120
d. 121
e. No controller should ever omit any numbers in a radio frequency.

4. Practice IFR time: You've requested to shoot a practice instrument approach in visual (VFR) conditions into a non-towered airport 45 miles southeast of Ailerona, Iowa. Radio reception is poor with ATC, but the controller says, "Cirrus 51G, maintain VFR, practice approach approved, no separation services provided." Given that statement, you know that ATC will not separate your flight from:
a. IFR practice-approach traffic
b. IFR traffic only
c. IFR or SVFR traffic only
d. Any other traffic

5. Most airports do not have ATC controlling our every move. Pilots at non-towered (or no FSS) airports self-announce their positions on CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency). According to the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, when should a pilot make an initial position report when approaching an airport not served by a control tower?
a. 15 miles out
b. 10 miles out
c. 5 miles out
d. 3 miles out

6. When applied to on-air phraseology, "Roger" means:
a. Yes
b. Will comply.
c. I have received all of your last transmission.
d. The pilot or controller's name is Roger.

7. Two-part question: What is the predominantly French-speaking province in Canada, and how does the FAA (AIM) expect you to pronounce it in conjunction with the phonetic alphabet?
a. Quebec, Kaybek
b. Quebec, Kweebek
c. Quebec, Keh-beck
d. Montreal, Muuntreeuhl
e. Ontario, eh

8. Tower controllers must (shall) always receive a readback from pilots after issuing which control instruction?
a. Line up and wait.
b. Hold short.
c. Cleared to land.
d. Cleared for takeoff.
e. Call the tower.

9. According to the ATC manual (7110.65), which word or words are air traffic controllers discouraged from using except when actually issuing such a clearance?
a. Takeoff
b. Approach
c. Hold short.
d. Go around.
e. Hi, Jack!

10. According to the AIM, which phrase should never -- ever -- be uttered on the CTAF?
a. Fire!
b. Oh, %$#@!
c. Turning left final.
d. Traffic in the area, please advise.

11. Essay question: What is the dumbest phraseology you routinely hear on CTAF? Entries can be in several categories: annoying, uselessly repetitive, stammered from thinking on the air with an open microphone (don't get me started ...). Here's your chance to vent. Send us a brief note, and we'll the post the best of stinko CTAF phraseology in hopes of cleaning up the airwaves out there. Over and out! (See, there's a CTAF stinker to get you started.)
a. Select this answer, and then on the results page you'll have the opportunity to enter a suggestion.
b. Please don't select this answer, even if you don't intend to enter a suggestion. It is here for technical reasons, so that your final quiz score will be accurate.

12. This isn't a question but, instead, contains the results of Brainteaser #162's feedback request. Last month, we reported that the FAA -- in caving to ICAO pressure -- had replaced the truly American word "ramp" (as in, "Hey, bud, don't take up the whole ramp!") with the Euro-PC term "apron" (as in, "I say, Nigel, the apron appears to be a tad cluttered with Yanks"). With the ramp-to-apron conversion, we asked readers what term should replace "ramp rat" -- you know, the affectionate term for the kid who rakes the fuel nozzle across your Bonanza wing. Click here to read what fellow Brainteaser readers suggested:
a. Select this answer, and then on the results page you'll have the opportunity to look at the results of the feedback request.
b. Please don't select this answer, even if you don't intend to read the feedback results. It is here for technical reasons, so that your final quiz score will be accurate.

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Interactive Quiz #163: Sound Good, Fly Sharp

Interactive Quiz #163:
Sound Good, Fly Sharp