THE
PILOT
Communications
IFR and VFR
ATPL
STUDENT
pilot
resume
all info you need to pass atpl exams
, VFR COMMUNICATIONS
= The Pilot = 1
, DEFINITIONS
MEANINGS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF ASSOCIATED TERMS
● Flight Level: a surface of constant atmospheric pressure related to a datum of 1 013 hPa.
● Aeronautical Station: A station in the aeronautical mobile service located on land or, in certain instances, on board of a
ship or on a platform at sea. (tricky)
● Broadcast: A transmission of information relating to air navigation that is not addressed to a specific station or stations.
(tricky)
● Duplex Communication: A method in which telecommunication between two stations can take place in both directions
simultaneously. ((tricky) assumir duplex como Full Duplex e NÃO Half Duplex)
● Air Ground Communications: Two-way communication between aircraft and stations or locations on the surface of the
Earth. (tricky!)
● Communications Services: Air-Ground, Flight Information Service, ATC (tricky!)
CLEARANCE LIMIT
Which of the following statements regarding taxi instructions is correct?
When a taxi clearance takes the aircraft beyond a runway, the clearance shall include explicit instructions to either cross
the runway, or hold short of that runway.
SIMPLEX COMMUNICATION: A method in which telecommunication between two stations takes place in one direction at
a time.
AERONAUTICAL STATION
A station in the aeronautical mobile service located on land or, in certain instances, on board of a ship or on a
platform at sea.
= The Pilot = 2
, AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES ABBREVIATIONS
{
- Routine information to arriving and departing ACFTby
● ATIS: Automatic Terminal Information Service. continuous and repetitive broadcast.
- VHF frequency or/and VOR
● H Times:
○ HR: hours
○ HJ: sunrise to sunset
○ HN: sunset to sunrise
○ HX: no specific working hours
○ H24: continuous day and night service
○ HS: service available during hours of scheduled operations
● PAPI: Precision Approach Path Indicator
● AIS: Aeronautical Information Service.
● CTR: Control Zone! (tricky not CTZ)
● AFIS: Aerodrome Flight Information Service.(tricky)
● TMA: Terminal Control Area
VFR mean - Visual Flight Rules
= The Pilot = 3
, Q-CODE GROUPS COMMONLY USED IN RTF
AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATIONS
● QFE:
○ Referred as Height
○ Requested to report your height
● QNH:
○ To Report Altitude
○ the altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground.(tricky)
○ clearance to descend to an altitude of 2 500 feet. The clearance should also include(tricky)
● QDR:
○ Magnetic track/bearing from the station
● QDM:
○ Magnetic track/bearing to the station
● QTE:
○ True track/bearing from station.
● QUJ:
○ True track/bearing to the station
○ True heading (no wind) to an aircraft to head for that station
= The Pilot = 4
, CATEGORIES OF MESSAGES
P Message category and order Radiotelephony Examples
of priority signal
1º Distress MAYDAY
2º Urgency PANPAN
3º Direction Finding ● Related to direction instructions (NOT ATC, ATC vectoring,
etc)
4º Flight Safety Messages ● movement and control messages
● meteorological advice of immediate concern to an
aircraft
● Common Air Traffic Control messages.(tricky)
● other messages concerning aircraft in flight or about to
depart
● REQUEST RADAR VECTORS TO
CIRCUMNAVIGATE ADVERSE WEATHER
5º Meteorological Messages
6º Flight Regularity Messages ● messages regarding the operation or
maintenance
● messages concerning the servicing of aircraft
● messages concerning aircraft parts and
materials urgently required
● messages concerning changes in aircraft
operating schedules
Unauthorized Messages ● PLEASE CALL A TAXI-CAB FOR US. WE WILL ARRIVE
AT 1045 AS SCHEDULED
= The Pilot = 5
PILOT
Communications
IFR and VFR
ATPL
STUDENT
pilot
resume
all info you need to pass atpl exams
, VFR COMMUNICATIONS
= The Pilot = 1
, DEFINITIONS
MEANINGS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF ASSOCIATED TERMS
● Flight Level: a surface of constant atmospheric pressure related to a datum of 1 013 hPa.
● Aeronautical Station: A station in the aeronautical mobile service located on land or, in certain instances, on board of a
ship or on a platform at sea. (tricky)
● Broadcast: A transmission of information relating to air navigation that is not addressed to a specific station or stations.
(tricky)
● Duplex Communication: A method in which telecommunication between two stations can take place in both directions
simultaneously. ((tricky) assumir duplex como Full Duplex e NÃO Half Duplex)
● Air Ground Communications: Two-way communication between aircraft and stations or locations on the surface of the
Earth. (tricky!)
● Communications Services: Air-Ground, Flight Information Service, ATC (tricky!)
CLEARANCE LIMIT
Which of the following statements regarding taxi instructions is correct?
When a taxi clearance takes the aircraft beyond a runway, the clearance shall include explicit instructions to either cross
the runway, or hold short of that runway.
SIMPLEX COMMUNICATION: A method in which telecommunication between two stations takes place in one direction at
a time.
AERONAUTICAL STATION
A station in the aeronautical mobile service located on land or, in certain instances, on board of a ship or on a
platform at sea.
= The Pilot = 2
, AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES ABBREVIATIONS
{
- Routine information to arriving and departing ACFTby
● ATIS: Automatic Terminal Information Service. continuous and repetitive broadcast.
- VHF frequency or/and VOR
● H Times:
○ HR: hours
○ HJ: sunrise to sunset
○ HN: sunset to sunrise
○ HX: no specific working hours
○ H24: continuous day and night service
○ HS: service available during hours of scheduled operations
● PAPI: Precision Approach Path Indicator
● AIS: Aeronautical Information Service.
● CTR: Control Zone! (tricky not CTZ)
● AFIS: Aerodrome Flight Information Service.(tricky)
● TMA: Terminal Control Area
VFR mean - Visual Flight Rules
= The Pilot = 3
, Q-CODE GROUPS COMMONLY USED IN RTF
AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATIONS
● QFE:
○ Referred as Height
○ Requested to report your height
● QNH:
○ To Report Altitude
○ the altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground.(tricky)
○ clearance to descend to an altitude of 2 500 feet. The clearance should also include(tricky)
● QDR:
○ Magnetic track/bearing from the station
● QDM:
○ Magnetic track/bearing to the station
● QTE:
○ True track/bearing from station.
● QUJ:
○ True track/bearing to the station
○ True heading (no wind) to an aircraft to head for that station
= The Pilot = 4
, CATEGORIES OF MESSAGES
P Message category and order Radiotelephony Examples
of priority signal
1º Distress MAYDAY
2º Urgency PANPAN
3º Direction Finding ● Related to direction instructions (NOT ATC, ATC vectoring,
etc)
4º Flight Safety Messages ● movement and control messages
● meteorological advice of immediate concern to an
aircraft
● Common Air Traffic Control messages.(tricky)
● other messages concerning aircraft in flight or about to
depart
● REQUEST RADAR VECTORS TO
CIRCUMNAVIGATE ADVERSE WEATHER
5º Meteorological Messages
6º Flight Regularity Messages ● messages regarding the operation or
maintenance
● messages concerning the servicing of aircraft
● messages concerning aircraft parts and
materials urgently required
● messages concerning changes in aircraft
operating schedules
Unauthorized Messages ● PLEASE CALL A TAXI-CAB FOR US. WE WILL ARRIVE
AT 1045 AS SCHEDULED
= The Pilot = 5
