units of measurement

Information is ____ if it is abbreviated.

encoded, e.g. CYSB

Information is said to be ____ when it is written out.

decoded, e.g. Sudbury Airport

Flight data entries (FDEs) can be either paper or digital, and may contain lots or little data, depending on if it is for ___.

VFR or IFR

An IFR FDE will contain:

• Aircraft ID

• Aircraft type

• Altitude (flight planned, assigned, or both)

• Speed (flight planned, assigned, or both)

• Point of departure, route, and destination

Which one of the following does not appear on IFR FDEs?

Aircraft fuel level

Units of measurement are ______ since they are understood based on their location on the FDE.

usually ommitted

Time is expressed in a ______ (hours and minutes); if any possible confusion exists, _____ is used to denote UTC.

4 digit sequence, ZULU or Z

Usually local time is only used for something specific to each site, such as _____ or _____, and denoted with ‘LOCAL’

opening and closing hours, sunrise and sunset

How would you express to a pilot a time of 0113 UTC?

ZERO-ONE-ONE-THREE ZULU

To make sure everyone is working on the same clock, _____ will often be provided when the instruction is given.

time checks

When providing time checks, transmit the information in hours and minutes to the nearest ______.

half-minute

Speed is expressed using ______; at lower altitudes, it is in ___, while at higher altitudes it will be _____.

separate digits, knots, a Mach number

When stating a Mach number, it will have a decimal point, which is said as _____ and not _____

“decimal”, “point”, e.g. MACH DECIMAL EIGHT-TWO

In ATS, with the exception of _____ (in SM), all other references to miles are considered to be in NM.

visibility

1° of ____ along the same ____ = a distance of _____

latitude, longitude, 60 NM

1 NM is the equivalent of ____ SM

1.15

If the distance is measuring using DMEs, specify in the communication by adding _____ “MILES”

“D-M-E” after

When expressing a decimal in distance (e.g. 5.8 NM), use ____

“DECIMAL”

How would you express to a pilot a distance of 130 nautical miles?

ONE-THREE-ZERO MILES

Degrees are expressed as _____, and should use ____ except if deemed appropriate to use ______.

3 digit numbers, degrees Magnetic, degrees true

For due North, use _____.

heading 360

Express altitude ___ in 1,000s of feet or 1,000s + 100s of feet, as appropriate. When coding in written form, express in ____.

ASL, 100s of feet

In English, in ATS communications about altimeter settings and altitude assignments, how do you pronounce the digits 5 and 9?

FIFE, NINER

In the standard pressure region, express altitude as ____ as ____.

a flight level, 3 digit numbers

How would 16,500 feet be expressed verbally to a pilot?

ONE-SIX THOUSAND FIFE HUNDRED

How would 16,500 feet be written in a FDE?

165

Altimeter readings are expressed as 4-digit numbers, indicating inches of mercury to the nearest ______; decimal _____

hundredth of an inch, not included

Wind direction is expressed as 3-digit number in ____. Wind speed is expressed in knots and _____ so there is no possibility of misunderstanding.

degrees magnetic, group form (e.g. FIFTEEN)

Visibility is the distance at which ______ may be identified by day and _____ may be identified by night.

prominent unlit objects, prominent lit objects

1 NM is equivalent to _____ feet and _____ SM.

6,280, 1.15

1 statute mile is equivalent to ___.

5,280 feet

Visibility is expressed in ____ using ____.

statute miles, separate digits (e.g. VISIBILITY ONE-FIVE MILES)

For analog wind instruments, read wind direction _____ and wind speed _____.

to the nearest 10 degrees, to the nearest 5 knots

For digital wind instruments, read wind direction _____ and wind speed _____.

as the readout value, as the readout value

A heading of 230° would be pronounced as:

HEADING TWO-THREE-ZERO

Express VHF or UHF frequencies using ______. If assigning frequencies with 25 kHZ spacing groups, use ____.

separate digits, only the first 5 digits

The decimal in radio frequencies can be omitted, provided it is not likely to cause any misunderstanding.

True

How would you pronounce 124.475 MHz?

ONE-TWO-FOUR DECIMAL FOUR-SEVEN

What is the phraseology for radio frequency 132.075 MHz?

ONE-THREE-TWO DECIMAL ZERO-SEVEN

Altitude is expressed as either a flight level or feet above ____.

sea level

What is the correct phraseology of 12:22 AM UTC?

ZERO-ZERO-TWO-TWO ZULU

According to a digital wind instrument, the wind is from 163° at 45 knots. How would you say that to a pilot?

WIND ONE-SIX-THREE AT FORTY-FIVE