PSTAR Radio Communications and Phraseology 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does the term 'ROGER' mean in aviation radio communications?
- I will comply with your instructions
- I have received all of your last transmission (Correct answer)
- I understand your message
- Affirmative
Correct answer: I have received all of your last transmission
ROGER means the pilot has received all of the last transmission — it does not mean agreement or compliance.
Question 2: How should an altitude of 10,500 feet be stated in a radio transmission?
- Ten thousand five hundred (Correct answer)
- One zero thousand five hundred
- One zero five zero zero
- Ten-five
Correct answer: Ten thousand five hundred
Altitudes are stated in the natural number format in plain language: 'ten thousand five hundred feet.'
Question 3: What does 'PAN-PAN' signal in a radio transmission?
- A life-threatening emergency
- An urgent situation that requires assistance but is not immediately life-threatening (Correct answer)
- A routine position report
- A request for weather information
Correct answer: An urgent situation that requires assistance but is not immediately life-threatening
PAN-PAN (repeated three times) indicates an urgent situation requiring assistance, less critical than a MAYDAY but needing priority handling.
Question 4: What information should a pilot give first when making an initial radio call to ATC?
- State the destination airport
- State the type of aircraft first
- State the facility being called first, then own call sign (Correct answer)
- Give current position first
Correct answer: State the facility being called first, then own call sign
The standard format is to address the facility first (e.g., 'Seattle Center'), then state your own aircraft call sign to alert the controller.
Question 5: What does 'NEGATIVE' mean in aviation radio phraseology?
- I did not understand your message
- No, or permission is not granted, or that is not correct (Correct answer)
- I am unable to comply
- Say again
Correct answer: No, or permission is not granted, or that is not correct
NEGATIVE is the official aviation word for 'no' — it confirms refusal, denial, or disagreement without ambiguity.
Question 6: When ATC issues a squawk code, what does the pilot do?
- Transmit the code on the radio
- Enter the four-digit code into the aircraft's transponder (Correct answer)
- Write the code in the flight log
- Display the code on the aircraft exterior
Correct answer: Enter the four-digit code into the aircraft's transponder
A squawk code is entered into the aircraft's transponder, allowing radar to identify and track the specific aircraft.
PSTAR Radio Communications and Phraseology 2
What does the term 'ROGER' mean in aviation radio communications?