YOU'RE SAYING IT WRONG

Question 1

DESCEND NOW

Answer 1

-When issuing descent and needing aircraft to begin immediately

Question 2

DESCEND WHEN READY

Answer 2

When issuing descent and they can begin whenever

Question 3

INITIAL DESCENT FOR…. START DOWN NOW

Answer 3

When descending aircraft to meet restrictions. Or when descending aircraft early

Question 4

CLIMB INITIALLY…

Answer 4

When issuing climb other than requested altitude

Question 5

BOSTON REQUIRES YOU AT….

Answer 5

When descending aircraft to meet restrictions. Or when descending aircraft early

Question 6

WANT ME TO DESCEND? IN THE FLASH, TAKE HIM WHEN READY..

Answer 6

Seeing future need of aircraft being handed off. Reaching out to receiving controller

Question 7

FL290 WILL BE YOUR FINAL DUE TRAFFIC

Answer 7

Issuing an altitude different from their flight planned altitude

Question 8

(RADAR) VECTORS (DEQ/TRAFFIC/CLIB/DESC) TURN RIGHT/LEFT…

Answer 8

Issuing vectors

Question 9

… FOR SPACING/TRAFFIC/SEQ

Answer 9

Explanation of reason for control instructions

Question 10

ALTITUDE AVAILBE… WITH A VECTOR

Answer 10

Offering a solution to getting to flight planned altitude. Pilots choice.

Question 11

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES….

Answer 11

Inquiring with pilots for future control decisions

Question 12

IF REQUIRED….

Answer 12

Inquiring with pilots for future control decisions

Question 13

ANTICIPATE HIGHER WITH NEXT CONTROLLER

Answer 13

Can’t fulfil requested altitude but request verbally passed along

Question 14

ON YOUR ROUTE, AFTER____ FLY THE _____ ARRIVAL

Answer 14

Missing arrival info

Question 15

ARE YOU ABLE FL____ IN ___ MINUTES?

Answer 15

Asking about climb/descent rate prior to issuing

Question 16

FOR ALTITUDE APPROPRIATE FOR DIRECTION OF FLIGHT, WOULD YOU PREFERE….

Answer 16

Wrong way altitude request

Question 17

BE LEVEL BY…

Answer 17

When giving x restriction to just random point

Question 18

BE LEVEL IN __ MINUTES OR LESS

Answer 18

When giving climb/descent restriction (time based)

Question 19

APPROACHING TULEG….

Answer 19

During handoff aircraft 10 miles ish from waypoint

Question 20

AT THE NEXT SECTORS REQUEST..

Answer 20

For descents to meet restrictions

Question 21

ACTUALLY, PROCEED DIRECT..

Answer 21

Change in point during vector

Question 22

YOU CAN PROCEED ____ FIRST

Answer 22

Change in point during vector

Question 23

FOR TRAFFIC, ARE YOU ABLE HIGHER

Answer 23

Prior to issuing instructions, inquiring about options.

Question 24

RADAR IDENTIFIED. MY CONTROL…

Answer 24

Identifying aircraft and asking for control

Question 25

DESCEND FL240. TRANSITION SPEED 300 KNOTS OR GREATER

Answer 25

Issuing descent and transition speed

Question 26

START DOWN NOW/ DESCEND NOW

Answer 26

Issuing descent

Question 27

STAND BY FOR HIGHER

Answer 27

Issuing climb to less than expected

Question 28

I'VE GOT ACA123 FOR HALIFAX, CAN I SEND DIRECT TO EBONY

Answer 28

Asking permission from adjacent sector to send direct

Question 29

THOUGH FL260

Answer 29

Use instead of "when passing"

Question 30

CLIMBING TO FL250, STILL LOOKING FOR FL270

Answer 30

When handing off an aircraft at a lower than flight planned altitude

Question 31

SLOWER TRAFFIC AT YOUR 12 OCLOCK

Answer 31

Traffic pass

Question 32

FASTER TRAFFIC AT YOUR 6 OCLOCK

Answer 32

Traffic pass