Last swASS Flashcards
(30 cards)
The correct method of stating 10,500 feet
MSL to ATC is:
a. “ONE ZERO THOUSAND, FIVE
HUNDRED.”
b. “TEN THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED
FEET.”
c. “TEN POINT FIVE.”
a. “ONE ZERO THOUSAND, FIVE
HUNDRED.”
An ATC radar facility issues the following
advisory to a pilot flying on a heading of 090°:
“TRAFFIC 3 O’CLOCK, 2 MILES,
WESTBOUND…”
Where should the pilot look for this traffic?
a. South.
b. East.
c. West.
a. South.
An ATC radar facility issues the following
advisory to a pilot flying on a heading of 355°
“TRAFFIC 10 O’CLOCK, 2 MILES,
SOUTHBOUND…”
Where should the pilot look for this traffic?
a. Northwest.
b. Northeast.
c. Southwest.
a. Northwest.
While on final approach for landing, an
alternating green and red light followed by a
flashing red light is received from the control
tower. Under these circumstances, the pilot
should:
a. exercise extreme caution and
abandon the approach, realizing the
airport is unsafe for landing.
b. discontinue the approach, fly the
same traffic pattern and approach
again, and land.
c. abandon the approach, circle the
airport to the light, and expect a
flashing white light when the airport is
safe for landing.
a. exercise extreme caution and
abandon the approach, realizing the
airport is unsafe for landing.
A steady green light signal directed from the
control tower to an aircraft in flight is a signal
that the pilot:
a. is cleared to land.
b. should give way to other aircraft and
continue circling.
c. should return for landing.
a. is cleared to land.
A flashing white light signal from the control
tower to a taxiing aircraft is an indication to:
a. taxi at a faster speed.
b. taxi only on taxiways and not cross
runways.
c. return to the starting point on the
airport.
c. return to the starting point on the
airport.
If the control tower uses a light signal to direct
a pilot to give way to other aircraft and
continue circling, the light will be:
a. steady red.
b. flashing red.
c. alternating red and green.
a. steady red.
Which light signal from the control tower
clears a pilot to taxi?
a. Flashing green.
b. Steady green.
c. Flashing white.
a. Flashing green.
If the aircraft’s radio fails, what is the
recommended procedure when landing at
a controlled airport?
a. Enter a crosswind leg and continue
the approach and look for light signal
b. Observe the traffic flow, enter the
pattern, rock wings and look for a
light signal from the tower.
c. Flash the landing lights and cycle the
landing gear while circling the airport.
b. Observe the traffic flow, enter the
pattern, rock wings and look for a
light signal from the tower.
When activated, an emergency locator
transmitter (ELT) transmits on?
a. 118.0 and 118.8 MHz.
b. 132.0 and 119.0 MHz.
c. 121.5 and 243.0 MHz.
c. 121.5 and 243.0 MHz.
If the control tower uses a light signal to direct
a pilot to exercise extreme caution while on
the ground?
a. Flashing green.
b. Alternating red and green
c. Steady green.
b. Alternating red and green
The Q code on which height is based on:
a. QNH
b. QFF
c. QFE
d. QUJ
c. QFE
If you are unable to contact a station on a
designated frequency you should?
a. Try another appropriate frequency
b. Start transmitting blind
c. Land at the nearest suitable
aerodrome
a. Try another appropriate frequency
The term “CORRECTION” is used when?
a. The readback of a message is
incorrect
b. The readback of a message is correct
c. An error has been made in the
transmission and the correct version
is…
c. An error has been made in the
transmission and the correct version
is…
When asking for a repeat of a message, you
should say?
a. REPEAT MESSAGE
b. SPEAK SLOWER
c. SAY AGAIN
c. SAY AGAIN
Readability 2 means that your transmission is:
a. readable but with difficulty
b. readable
c. readable now and then
c. readable now and then
The message “CHECK” to an aircraft means
that you should:
a. confirm that you received and
understood the last message
b. pass the required information to ATC
c. examine a system or procedure
c. examine a system or procedure
Your action in response to the instruction from
ATC to “RESET SQUAWK” is to:
a. reselect the numbers on the control
unit
b. switch to standby and back to ON
c. press the IDENT button
a. reselect the numbers on the control
unit
The full range of VHF frequencies used for
communications is:
a. 3 to 30 MHz
b. 108.0 to 139.95 MHz
c. 117.95 to 135.95 MHz
c. 117.95 to 135.95 MHz
The definition of the instruction “MONITOR…”
is:
a. listen out on frequency
b. establish communications on
frequency
c. watch out
a. listen out on frequency
An example of a general call is?
a. STOP IMMEDIATELY I SAY AGAIN STOP
IMMEDIATELY
b. BRAKING ACTION UNRELIABLE
c. ALL STATIONS
c. ALL STATIONS
The phrase to use when you want to say
“yes” is?
a. ROGER
b. WILCO
c. AFFIRMATIVE
c. AFFIRMATIVE
The instruction “ORBIT” from ATC means that
the aircraft should:
a. carry out a go around
b. carry out one 720 degree turn only
c. carry out one 360 degree turn only
c. carry out one 360 degree turn only
Your reply to the message “REPORT FLIGHT
CONDITIONS” should be?
a. VFR/IFR
b. SMOOTH/TURBULENT
c. VMC/IMC
c. VMC/IMC
