BASIC COMMUNICATIONS REVIEW

Question 1

Tell A34796 that the altimeter setting at Jackson is 29.94 inches of mercury.

Answer 1

“AIR FORCE THREE FOUR SEVEN NINER SIX, JACKSON ALTIMETER TWO NINER NINER FOUR”

Question 2

Tell Air Mobility Command aircraft RCH1245 to contact Albuquerque Center on frequency 133.45.

Answer 2

“REACH ONE TWO FOUR FIVE, CONTACT ALBUQUERQUE CENTER ONE THREE THREE POINT FOUR FIVE”

Question 3

Tell R2353 that the highest point on the airport’s runways is 426 feet MSL.

Answer 3

“ARMY TWO THREE FIVE THREE, FIELD ELEVATION FOUR TWO SIX”

Question 4

Instruct N969SH to contact OKC ATCT on 120.1.

Answer 4

“NOVEMBER NINER SIX NINER SIERRA HOTEL, CONTACT OKE CITY TOWER ONE TWO ZERO POINT ONE”

Question 5

Tell N2KA to contact Oakland Center on frequency 132.225.

Answer 5

“NOVEMBER TWO KILO ALFA, CONTACT OAKLAND CENTER ONE THREE TWO POINT TWO TWO”

Question 6

Assign FAA1 magnetic heading of 340 by executing a right turn.

Answer 6

“SAFEAIR ONE, TURN RIGHT HEADING THREE FOUR ZERO”

Question 7

Advise an aircraft with identifier DOT-1 to climb and maintain 7,000 feet.

Answer 7

“TRANSPORT ONE, CLIMB AND MAINTAIN SEVEN THOUSAND”

Question 8

Advise N4MX to contact the Gainesville FSS on 122.2.

Answer 8

“NOVEMBER FOUR MIKE XRAY, CONTACT GAINESVILLE RADIO ONE TWO TWO POINT TWO”

Question 9

Clear American Airlines flight 695 via jet route 37.

Answer 9

“AMERICAN SIX NINETY-FIVE, CLEARED VIA JAY THIRTY-SEVEN”

Question 10

Assign 133.6 (ZSE ARTCC) to R23656.

Answer 10

“ARMY TWO THREE SIX FIVE SIX, CONTACT SEATTLE CENTER ONE THREE THREE POINT SIX”

Question 11

The pilot of United 715 has identified himself as a Lifeguard Flight. How would this call sign be spoken?

Answer 11

“MEDEVAC UNITED SEVEN FIFTEEN”

Question 12

Pressure 28.91 at ATL.

Answer 12

“ATLANTA ALTIMETER TWO EIGHT NINER ONE”

Question 13

Say this runway: 10L.

Answer 13

“RUNWAY ONE ZERO LEFT”

Question 14

The vice president is aboard an army aircraft. State the call sign.

Answer 14

“ARMY TWO”

Question 15

Assign LN888QS 140 KTS IAS.

Answer 15

“MEDEVAC EIGHT EIGHT EIGHT QUEBEC SIERRA, MAINTAIN ONE FOUR ZERO KNOTS”

Question 16

Assign N550CW RNAV route T85.

Answer 16

“NOVEMBER FIVE FIVE ZERO CHARLIE WHISKEY, CLEARED VIA TANGO EIGHTY-FIVE”

Question 17

Assign code 0102 to AF1.

Answer 17

“AIR FORCE ONE, SQUAWK ZERO ONE ZERO TWO”

Question 18

Advise an aircraft with identifier FAA1 that the Vicksburg altimeter is 30.01.

Answer 18

“SAFEAIR ONE, VICKSBURG ALTIMETER THREE ZERO ZERO ONE”

Question 19

Advise RCH7743 airport elevation is 3,214 ft. MSL.

Answer 19

“REACH SEVEN SEVEN FOUR THREE, FIELD ELEVATION THREE TWO ONE FOUR”

Question 20

Assign FL 290 to DAL261 (U S Airways).

Answer 20

“DELTA TWO SIXTY-ONE, MAINTAIN FLIGHT LEVEL TWO NINER ZERO”

Question 21

Assign a Mach speed of .78 to United Flight 78.

Answer 21

“UNITED SEVENTY EIGHT, MAINTAIN MACH POINT SEVEN EIGHT”

Question 22

Clear VV19214 via VFR Military Training Route 1019.

Answer 22

“NAVY ONE NINER TWO ONE FOUR, CLEARED VIA V-R TEN NINETEEN”

Question 23

How can you call a BE35 with a foreign registry of CLFPU? (six answers)

Answer 23

“C-L-F-P-U”
“CHARLIE LIMA FOXTROT PAPA UNIFORM”
“BONANZA L-F-P-U”
“BONANZA LIMA FOXTROT PAPA UNIFORM”
“BEECH L-F-P-U”
“BEECH LIMA FOXTROT PAPA UNIFORM”

Question 24

Tell the pilot of N21LP that he/she is cleared to enter Class B Airspace.

Answer 24

“NOVEMBER TWO ONE LIMA PAPA, CLEARED TO ENTER BRAVO AIRSPACE”

Question 25

Tell N21DG to expect Runway 19R.

Answer 25

“NOVEMBER TWO ONE DELTA GOLF, EXPECT RUNWAY ONE NINER RIGHT”

Question 26

Assign 15,000 feet to N21K and, since COMM has been a problem, clarify.

Answer 26

“NOVEMBER TWO ONE KILO, MAINTAIN ONE FIVE THOUSAND, FIFTEEN THOUSAND”

Question 27

What would be the call sign of FLC19, an FAA Flight Inspection Aircraft?

Answer 27

“FLIGHT CHECK ONE NINER”

Question 28

Assign 123.8 (SCT TRACON).

Answer 28

“CONTACT SO CAL APPROACH ONE TWO THREE POINT EIGHT”

Question 29

Clear C2236 to maintain an altitude of FL 290.

Answer 29

“COAST GUARD TWO TWO THREE SIX, MAINTAIN FLIGHT LEVEL TWO NINER ZERO”

Question 30

267.5 is Channel 9 at NAVY JAX. Tell VV123 to contact NAVY JAX Tower on that frequency.

Answer 30

“NAVY ONE TWO THREE, CONTACT NAVY JAX TOWER LOCAL CHANNEL NINER”

Question 31

Clear a Department of Energy Flight Number 1751 via RNAV Route Q222.

Answer 31

“ROMEO ALFA CHARLIE ONE SEVEN FIVE ONE, CLEARED VIA Q TWO TWENTY-TWO”

Question 32

Assign 16,000 ft. to VM28351.

Answer 32

“MARINE TWO EIGHT THREE FIVE ONE, MAINTAIN ONE SIX THOUSAND”

Question 33

Assign SWA10 jet route 187.

Answer 33

“SOUTHWEST TEN, CLEARED VIA JAY ONE EIGHTY-SEVEN”

Question 34

Assign 118.55 (MIA ATCT).

Answer 34

“CONTACT MIAMI TOWER ONE ONE EIGHT POINT FIVE FIVE”

Question 35

Speak this surface wind to N55SL: 30010G25.

Answer 35

“NOVEMBER FIVE FIVE SIERRA LIMA, WIND THREE ZERO ZERO AT ONE ZERO GUSTS TWO FIVE”

Question 36

Assign FL 190 to EGF3522 (American Eagle).

Answer 36

“EAGLE FLIGHT THIRTY-FIVE TWENTY-TWO, MAINTAIN FLIGHT LEVEL ONE NINER ZERO”

Question 37

Clear N799HM to proceed on heading 255°.

Answer 37

“NOVEMBER SEVEN NINER NINER HOTEL MIKE, FLY HEADING TWO FIVE FIVE”

Question 38

The president is riding in John Q. Public’s Cherokee. What is the aircraft call sign?

Answer 38

“EXECUTIVE ONE”

Question 39

Tell N37MP to contact the Tallahassee Approach Control on 120.2.

Answer 39

“NOVEMBER THREE SEVEN MIKE PAPA, CONTACT TALLAHASSEE APPROACH ONE TWO ZERO POINT TWO”

Question 40

Assign 8,000 feet to TN946TG (not initial contact).

Answer 40

“NOVEMBER SIX TANGO GOLF MAINTAIN EIGHT THOUSAND”