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What is meant by RTF or (R/T)?
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Radio telephony
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Why was the phonetic alphabet created?
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To avoid misunderstanding
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The VHF radio frequency band is from ___ to ___ MHz.
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30-300
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What is MHZ?
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Megahertz - frequency (millions of cycles per second)
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What is amplitude?
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The magnitude of the peaks and troughs in an oscillation
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Should squelch be set at minimum or maximum or somewhere in between?
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In between - to respond to signals without emitting excess hash
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Why have a transmit button on the control column?
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So the pilots hands remain free to control the aircraft whilst transmitting
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What significance does the word mayday have?
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It is the international prelude to a distress message
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Is the transmit button the same as the PTT?
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Yes
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Say ATC in phonetics?
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Aplha - Tango - Charlie
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What transponder mode do you set for circuit operations?
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Standby
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If the radio fails completely in the circuit area, what would you do?
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Continue normal circuit, look for a green light on approach to land, watch for traffic
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What do the letters ELT stand for?
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Emergency Locator Transmitter
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What is the significance of VHF COM versus VHF NAV?
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VHF COM is the radio transmitter/receiver. VHF COM is NAV is the navigation receiver.
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About how far can you expect to receive VHF transmissions from an altitude below 5000 ft
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60 nm maxiumum
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