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Radio equipment and communication systems: DGCA Radio Telephony (R/T) questions

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Question 1 of 5

Two neighbouring area control centres pass a boundary estimate and then transfer control of a flight automatically. Which ground-to-ground data exchange carries this?

  • Correct answer, a: AIDC
  • bVDL Mode 2
  • cACARS

Question 2 of 5

Which data exchange runs only between ATS units on the ground, so pilots never see the coordination messages it carries?

  • Correct answer, a: AIDC (ATS inter-facility data communication)
  • bADS-C (automatic dependent surveillance, contract)
  • cFIS-B (flight information service, broadcast)

Question 3 of 5

The captain wants a word with the first officer and then with the purser, with nobody outside the aircraft listening. Which kind of communication does the interphone provide?

  • aRecording flight deck speech for accident investigators
  • Correct answer, b: Internal voice communication between crew members
  • cSounding aural warnings for system failures

Question 4 of 5

ARINC's GLOBALink sends data messages to aircraft far out over oceans and remote land. How does it reach them?

  • aSatellite links alone, with no ground radio stations
  • Correct answer, b: A combination of satellite, HF and VHF data links
  • cA chain of VHF ground stations relaying messages

Question 5 of 5

Flying away from one station toward another, you hear both at much the same loudness. What is the automatic volume control doing?

  • aIt raises transmitter power when a reply is weak
  • bIt filters out sound above the range of the voice
  • Correct answer, c: It holds the audio output steady whether the received signal is strong or faint

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