ATC Comms

Question 1

Where is there a mandatory readback?

Answer 1

Taxi/towing instructions
Level instructions
Heading instructions
Speed instructions
Type of ATC service 
Radio frequencies
Airways or route clearances 
SSR operating instructions

Question 2

Cranwell 63 Clear take off

Answer 2

Clear take off cranwell 63

Question 3

Cranwell 63 report steady and level

Answer 3

Wilco cranwell 63

Question 4

Cranwell 63 Clear turn and climb FL200, advice steady and level

Answer 4

Clear and turn FL200, Wilco, cranwell 63

Question 5

What should you do first with the radios?

Answer 5

Radio check

Question 6

How should you radio check?

Answer 6

Ground, this is cranwell 63 radio check.

—– cranwell 63 readability 5, how me?

Readability 5 also, cranwell 63

Tower this is cranwell 63……..

Question 7

How do you do an engine start message?

Answer 7

Ground this is Cranwell 63 request start, 6POB, main park, on information charlie

—- cranwell 63 Clear start

Clear start cranwell 63

Question 8

ATIS

Answer 8

Air traffic information service

Question 9

Taxi clearance

Answer 9

Ground this is Cranwell 63 request taxi on information charlie

—— cranwell 63 Clear taxi runway 26 hold via alpha

Clear taxi runway 26 hold via alpha, Cranwell 63

Question 10

Departure clearance

Answer 10

—– Cranwell 63 I have your departure clearances

Ready to copy, cranwell 63

—- Cranwell 63 after departure, clear for SID 1C departure, squark 6140, call departures 355.575 when airborne, pre brief, swanwick mill 304.775, cranwell 63.

Repeat

Question 11

Take off

Answer 11

Tower, at the 26 hold ready for departure.

Question 12

How can ATC respond to your departure clearance?

Answer 12

Take off

Line up

Hold

Question 13

How does SATCOM work?

Answer 13

Two frequencies,
LOS uplink
LOS downlink