Flashcards on Aviation Communication and Air Traffic Control
Aviation Communication and Air Traffic Control Guide
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Airport & Ground Communications
16 cards
Card 1
Question: When should you make your initial call to the airport when using ASOS/AWOS guidance for traffic advisories?
Answer: Make your initial call when you are 10 miles from the airport.
Card 2
Question: What should you do when operating at a UNICOM field before taxiing and during taxi/departure?
Answer: Contact the UNICOM prior to taxi, monitor the CTAF during taxi, departure, and until 10 miles from the airport, and announce when taxiing onto the run
Card 3
Question: What information is typically included in an initial callup to a control tower at a controlled airport?
Answer: Name of the facility, full aircraft identification, and if short, the request and position/altitude may be included.
Card 4
Question: What is an ATC clearance and its primary purpose?
Answer: An ATC clearance is an authorization by ATC to proceed under specified traffic conditions; its purpose is to prevent collisions between known aircraft
Card 5
Question: If you do not hear or understand an ATC clearance, what phrase should you use?
Answer: Ask the controller to 'say again' to have the last message repeated; you may also ask the controller to 'speak slower.'
Card 6
Question: What does the controller saying 'stand by' mean?
Answer: 'Stand by' means the controller will get back to you as soon as possible.
Card 7
Question: When at an airport in Class C airspace, which clearances/instructions do you receive and from whom?
Answer: Receive a clearance from clearance delivery and taxi instructions from ground control; ground control gives the departure runway and specific taxi rou
Card 8
Question: Are you authorized to cross or taxi on any runway without specific clearance?
Answer: No — you are not authorized to cross or taxi on any runway without a specific clearance to do so.
Card 9
Question: What should pilots report when flying the traffic pattern at a non-towered airport?
Answer: Report when you enter the downwind, base, and final legs of the traffic pattern and when exiting the runway.
Card 10
Question: Give an example of a standard ground control taxi instruction from the content.
Answer: 'Piper 8252 Sierra, Runway 35 Left, taxi via Alpha.'