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Communication Certification Quiz

1. What is the official language of aviation?
A. French
B. English
C. German
D. Japanese

2. Using the letter pronunciation in aviation is guided by what standard?
A. National Alphabet of Swaziland
B. a collegiate dictionary
C. a flight manual
D. International Phonetic Alphabet

3. A green and white beacon indicates:
A. a military airport
B. a civilian airport
C. a harbor
D. permission to land

4. The runway threshold is lit by what color lights?
A. yellow
B. red
C. green
D. blue

5. Taxiways are lit by what color lights?
A. yellow
B. red
C. green
D. blue

6. The end of runways and obstructions are indicated by what color lights?
A. yellow
B. red
C. green
D. blue

7. Taxiway signage is indicated by what designation(s)?
A. letter only
B. degrees on a compass
C. letter- number combination
D. arrows
E. A, C and sometimes D

8. Runway signage is indicated by what designation(s)?
A. letter only
B. number-letter combination
C. number only
D. B and C

9. Airports are recognized at night by what type of lighting?
A. the alphabet
B. its compass direction
C. the runway's location
D. the number of runways at the airport

10. A runway running directly West-East will have the runway designation of:
A. 27-9
B. 9-27
C. 270-90
D. 90-270

11. A runway with a designation of "18" has a directionality of:
A. 18 degrees - northeast
B. 18 degrees - southwest
C. 180 degrees - southwest
D. 180 degrees - south

12. Spelling the word "DOG" using the IP alphabet would be said:
A. dogma-oscar-gout
B. delta-oscar-golf
C. doctor-oscar-gotcha
D. delta-ohio-gate

13. Answering "yes" and "no" in proper aviation communication is:
A. yea-nay
B. yes-no
C. affirmative-not affirmative
D. affirmative-negative

14. "Readback" is defined as:
A. the pilot repeating directions from the controller
B. the pilot reading directions to the controller
C. the controller giving directions to the pilot
D. pilot or controller repeating the directions that were given

15. Aircraft with "tail numbers" indicating a United States registration begin with what letter?
A. U
B. N
C. C
D. S

16. A flight level of 33,000 feet altitude is indicated verbally by saying:
A. thirty-three thousand
B. thirty-three
C. three-three-thousand
D. three-three-zero

17. Radar uses what principle for detection:
A. laser light principle
B. echo principle
C. radio-laser principle
D. teleprinciple

18. A transponder does what?
A. uses radar to scan ahead of a moving aircraft for clouds
B. maintains radio communication between the pilot and controller
C. sends information about an aircraft to a controller's scope
D. emits a laser beam

19. A controller receives information on the radarscope in the form of:
A. a data block
B. a flight plan
C. a flight tracking strip
D. ATIS report

20. "IFR" stands for:
A. infrared
B. instruments for radar
C. instrument flight radar
D. instrument flight rules

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