Flying operations quiz – Autumn 2025

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  1. In which of the following circumstances must VH-registered powered aircraft operating under VFR, be fitted with serviceable VHF radio?
    1. inside controlled airspace
    2. A050 and above when outside controlled airspace
    3. at a certified non-controlled aerodrome
    4. all of the above
  2. What does ‘Reading you three’ mean?
    1. readable, but with difficulty
    2. readable
    3. readable now and then
    4. unreadable
  3. When broadcasting altitude, how is 2,400 feet pronounced?
    1. two, four, zero, zero feet
    2. two thousand, four hundred feet
    3. twenty-four hundred feet
    4. twenty-four, zero, zero feet
  4. To operate under a Special VFR clearance, the pilot of an aeroplane must be able to maintain:
    1. 1,000 ft separation from cloud and 5 km visibility
    2. 500 ft separation from cloud and 1,500 m visibility
    3. clear of cloud and 1,600 m visibility
    4. clear of cloud and 5 km visibility
  5. When ATC request a climb at ‘standard rate’ specifications within a clearance, they require:
    1. a cruise climb at the appropriate speed for your aircraft
    2. a rate of climb of not more than 1,000 ft per minute
    3. a rate of climb of 500 ft per minute
    4. a rate of climb of not less than 500 ft per minute
  6. What word or phrase is used to acknowledge that a radio message is understood and will be complied with?
    1. roger
    2. confirm
    3. wilco
    4. affirm
  7. You have received a transmission from Melbourne Centre but did not hear it properly. To request the message be repeated, you should say:
    1. (callsign) reading you one
    2. (callsign) say again please
    3. (callsign) say again
    4. (callsign) repeat
  8. You must notify ATC if you are a VFR aircraft and have deviated from track by more than:
    1. 1 nm
    2. 2 nm
    3. 3 nm
    4. 5 nm
  9. When cleared to enter a Class C CTR, you are asked to squawk a discrete SSR code of 3420. Before turning the transponder to STANDBY, changing code, then turning the transponder back to ALT, you should read back:
    1. (call-sign) squawk three four two zero
    2. three four two zero (call-sign)
    3. code three four two zero (call-sign)
    4. squawk three four two zero (call-sign)
  10. The correct transmission for initiating contact with Melbourne Centre is:
    1. Melbourne (callsign)
    2. Melbourne Centre (callsign)
    3. Melbourne Control (callsign)
    4. Melbourne Approach (callsign)
  11. You are approaching to land and notice a series of green flashes directed at you from a signal lamp in the control tower. What is the meaning of this light signal:
    1. give way to other aircraft and circle until advised by the tower
    2. clear to land
    3. return for landing
    4. sight approaching traffic
  12. When departing from Class C or D control zones with ATS surveillance services, your airborne report must include:
    1. initial assigned heading, altitude passing to the nearest 100 ft and last assigned level
    2. altitude passing to the nearest 100 ft and last assigned level
    3. initial heading and altitude passing
    4. initial clearance of waypoint and assigned level
  13. What is the tower frequency at Moorabbin Airport?
    1. 118.1
    2. 120.9
    3. 134.25
    4. 135.7
  14. Given a pressure height of 3,000 ft and outside air temperature of 4° C, determine the density height:
    1. 1,680 ft
    2. 2,400 ft
    3. 3,480 ft
    4. 3,600 ft
  15. How do you activate the AWIS at Archerfield Aerodrome?
    1. tune 128.4
    2. tune 120.9 and 3 pulses within 5 seconds
    3. tune 120.9
    4. tune 128.4 and use a one-second pulse

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