CFC Radio Communication Procedures 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When a pilot requests 'progressive taxi instructions,' what does this indicate?
- The aircraft needs step-by-step routing guidance during taxi (Correct answer)
- The flight is progressing on schedule
- The pilot wants priority taxi clearance
- The aircraft is taxiing to a progressive parking spot
Correct answer: The aircraft needs step-by-step routing guidance during taxi
Progressive taxi instructions are provided step-by-step to assist a pilot unfamiliar with the airport layout.
Question 2: What does the phrase 'ATIS information Kilo' communicate to a controller?
- The pilot has listened to the ATIS broadcast identified as 'Kilo' (Correct answer)
- The aircraft is requesting the Kilo runway
- The flight is at flight level Kilo
- The pilot is using Kilo frequency
Correct answer: The pilot has listened to the ATIS broadcast identified as 'Kilo'
Pilots state the current ATIS letter to confirm they have the current automated terminal information before contacting approach or clearance delivery.
Question 3: A controller transmits 'N123AB, say altitude.' What is the pilot expected to report?
- The aircraft's current altitude (Correct answer)
- The filed cruising altitude
- The altitude at the destination
- The minimum safe altitude for the route
Correct answer: The aircraft's current altitude
'Say altitude' is a request for the aircraft's current indicated altitude, not the planned or filed altitude.
Question 4: Which read-back is required when a pilot receives a runway crossing clearance?
- The runway number and the word 'crossing' (Correct answer)
- Only the runway number
- Only an acknowledgment such as 'Roger'
- The full text of the clearance verbatim
Correct answer: The runway number and the word 'crossing'
Pilots must read back runway crossing clearances including the runway designation to confirm they understand which runway they are cleared to cross.
Question 5: What does the controller mean when issuing 'Climb and maintain flight level three five zero'?
- Climb to and maintain FL350 (35,000 feet MSL) (Correct answer)
- Climb at 350 feet per minute
- Maintain 3,500 feet AGL
- Climb to 3,500 feet then hold
Correct answer: Climb to and maintain FL350 (35,000 feet MSL)
Flight level three five zero (FL350) represents 35,000 feet MSL based on the standard altimeter setting of 29.92 inHg.
Question 6: When should a pilot use the phrase 'Unable' in response to an ATC instruction?
- When the instruction cannot be complied with safely or due to aircraft limitations (Correct answer)
- When the pilot does not hear the instruction clearly
- When the pilot needs more time to comply
- When the instruction conflicts with a NOTAM
Correct answer: When the instruction cannot be complied with safely or due to aircraft limitations
'Unable' is the standard response when a pilot cannot comply with an ATC clearance or instruction for any reason, prompting the controller to issue an alternative.
Question 7: What is the correct phraseology for a pilot reporting leaving an altitude?
- 'Leaving [altitude]'
- 'Departing [altitude]'
- 'Out of [altitude]' (Correct answer)
- 'Vacating [altitude]'
Correct answer: 'Out of [altitude]'
The standard FAA phraseology for reporting departure from an assigned altitude is 'out of [altitude],' as in 'out of eight thousand.'
CFC Radio Communication Procedures 2
When a pilot requests 'progressive taxi instructions,' what does this indicate?