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Brainteasers Interactive Quiz #10:
Radio Communications

When you key up that transmitter to talk to ATC or FSS, do you sound like a pro...or a "lid"? (That's controllerspeak for a pilot who has bad radio procedure.) The use of standard phraseology and proper radio communications techniques is what distinguishes the professional-sounding pilot. So let's see just how well you know how to "talk the talk."

by Mike Busch

The questions in this Brainteaser quiz are based on the AIM, particularly the Pilot/Controller Glossary.

Answer the questions as best you can, then click on the "score" 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.

1. You're on approach to a busy air carrier airport, and ATC is spitting out clearances as fast as the guy in those old FedEx commercials. In the midst of this machine-gun delivery, you hear the controller tell you "Lance six zero bravo, I need you to give me one two zero knots or better to the marker, caution wake turbulence, four miles in-trail of a Boeing 737, acknowledge." How should you acknowledge?
a. "Roger, one two zero or better, six zero bravo."
b. "Roger, six zero bravo."
c. "Wilco, six zero bravo."
d. "Six zero bravo."
2. You hear an aircraft identify himself to ATC as "Tango Learjet one three niner." This tells you the Lear is probably:
a. a military aircraft.
b. operating under Part 135.
c. on an air ambulance flight.
d. of foreign registry.
3. The ICAO phonetic alphabet specifies that the digit 9 should be pronounced "NIN-ER" in radio communications. Which other digits are also to be pronounced phonetically as two syllables?
a. "SEV-EN" and "ZEE-RO."
b. "THUH-REE", "SEV-EN" and "ZEE-RO."
c. "FOW-ER", "SEV-EN" and "ZEE-RO."
d. "THUH-REE", "FOW-ER", "SEV-EN" and "ZEE-RO."
4. According to the AIM, the word "point" (or "decimal") may properly be used when communicating:
a. frequencies.
b. altitudes.
c. airspeeds.
d. all of the above.
e. (a) and (c), but not (b).
5. You're on an IFR flight and lose radio contact with ATC. You try your previously-assigned frequency, Flight Service, and even 121.5...but all to no avail. At this point you should change your transponder code to:
a. 7700.
b. 7600.
c. 7500.
d. 7700 for one minute, then 7600 for fifteen minutes, and keep repeating this pattern.
6. When approaching to land at an airport with an operating control tower located in Class E or Class G airspace, how far out must you establish two-way communications with the tower?
a. Four nautical miles.
b. Five statute miles.
c. Prior to entering the Class E or Class G airspace.
d. This is a trick question; an operating tower implies Class D airspace or higher.
7. You're flying VFR to a busy destination airport, getting traffic advisories from Center. Approaching the Class C airspace boundary for your destination, Center tells you to contact Approach Control. When you do, you hear "Lance six zero bravo, radar contact, ahhh, stand by, we have an emergency in progress...break...Cessna five whiskey juliet, say number of souls on board and fuel remaining..." What's your best move?
a. Return to Center frequency, and plan to land someplace else.
b. Remain clear of the Class C airspace until Approach calls you back.
c. Continue inbound to the airport.
8. You're twenty minutes from your destination when you realize that a fuel cap is missing, avgas has been siphoning out of the tank, and you have barely enough fuel to make the field. The best way to ensure ATC understands the seriousness of the situation and gives you priority handling is to use the magic words "minimum fuel."
a. True.
b. False.

If you enjoyed taking this interactive quiz and would like to see more like it, please let us know. And if you thought it was unfair, confusing, or a waste of time, we'd like you to tell us that, too. And if you have an idea for a subject that you think would make a good future Brainteaser quiz, be sure to let us know.

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If you enjoyed taking this interactive quiz and would like to see more like it, go to the AVweb Brainteaser page. And if you thought it was unfair, confusing, or a waste of time, we'd like you to tell us that, too. And if you have an idea for a subject that you think would make a good future Brainteaser quiz, be sure to let us know.

Return to the AVweb Brainteasers page.

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