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The Complete VFR Circuit
1. You're sitting in the aircraft (C172), in controlled airspace, on the apron. What do you radio to the tower first? Along with your intentions, you request...
Pushback Engine Start-up Taxi instructions Flight Plan Filing
2. Great, your callsign is Cessna 478. The tower will reply...
"Cessna 478, start approved, rwy xxx, QNH xxx" "Cessna 478, cleared to start, taxi too and hold short of rwy xxx" "Cleared to start, Cessna 478" "Cessna 478, taxi to and hold short of rwy xxx...."
3. ... then you say...
"Roger tower, taxiing to holding point rwyxxx" "Start approved, rwy xxx, QNH xxx, Cessna 478" "Tower, Cessna 478, cleared to start" "Cessna 478 to tower, i'm cleared to start"
4. Now your 172's engine is running, next step is...
Requesting taxi clearance to stated rwy Requesting the active rwy Demanding to take off immediatly Requesting taxi instructions to stated rwy
5. The twr will then tell you the following: "Cessna 478, taxi to holding point rwy xxx using Alpha taxiway", upon wich you reply:
Taxiing to holding point rwy xxx using Alpha, Cessna 478 Taxiing to holding point rwy xxx using Alpha taxiway, Cessna 478 Taxi to and hold short rwy xxx, Cessna 478 Taxiing to holding point rwy xxx
6. You've taxied, now holding short rwy 29. What do you say next?
Tower, Cessna 478, ready at rwy 29 Tower, Cessna 478, awating take off clearance Tower, Cessna 478, now ready to fly Tower, Cessna 478, holding short rwy 29
7. The tower asks you to fly a left pattern and report on left-hand downwind. Are you cleared for take off?
Yes No
8. You would then read back...
Cleared for take off rwy 29, Cessna 478 Cleared for take off rwy 29, report on L/H downwind, Cessna 478 After departure, fly left pattern (or traffic) and report on L/H downwind rwy 29, Cessna 478 Cleared for left traffic, Cessna 478
9. Now the tower clears you for take off, gives you wind speed & direction as well as QNH (Local altimeter setting). In reading back, what can you leave out?
QNH Take off clearance Wind speed & direction Aircraft callsign
10. You take off and start climbing. At what altitude would you turn onto crosswind?
250ft AGL 500ft AGL 1000ft AGL 1500ft AGL
11. Must you report turning crosswind?
Yes, always No, never Not required, but usefull to controller
12. At what altitude is the VFR circuit flown?
1500ft AGL 2000ft AGL 1000ft AGL 500ft AGL
13. You're on L/H downwind, rwy 29, and would like to do a full stop landing. You say...
Tower, Cessna 478, left downwind rwy 29, full stop Tower, Cessna 478, downwind, full stop Tower, Cessna 478, 2nm south, request landing Tower, Cessna 478, full stop
14. The tower asks you to report on left-hand base for runway 29. When you report on base, the tower informs you of a Piper Cherokee on final approach, asking you to fit in behind. He means you should...
Jump the que and land ahead of the Piper Let the Piper pass ahead and land behind him
15. You are then asked to report on final approach, and that you are number 2 for landing. You read back...
Will report final approach rwy 29 number 2, Cessna 478 Cleared to land, number 2, Cessna 478 Will report on final approach, Cessna 478 Following the Piper on finals, Cessna 478
16. You're on a final approach for rwy 29. To get here, you had to loose how many ft on base?
500ft, making your altitude 500ft AGL 250ft, making your altitude 750ft AGL 750ft, making your altitude 250ft AGL None
17. The ideal approach angle is...
45 degrees 20 degrees 3 degrees 15 degrees
18. You report on final approach, saying "Tower, Cessna 478, final approach, rwy 29 number 2, full stop". The tower asks you to continue your approach. Why didn't he clear you for landing?
He doesn't like you The Piper is off of the rwy The Piper's wheels are still on the runway, meaning he's not clear of the rwy He's testing your nerves
19. You then read back...
Continuing approach, Cessna 478 Cleared to land, Cessna 478 Going around, Cessna 478
20. In due course the Piper vacated the rwy, you were cleared and have landed on rwy 29. Along with your landing clearance, the Tower asked you to vacate first available right. He means...
Vacate the rwy on the first conveniant taxiway to the right Vacate the rwy on the first conveniant taxiway to the left Vacate the rwy on the very first taxiway to the right Vacate the rwy on the very first taxiway to the left
21. You're clear of the runway, and have been told to taxi via Alpha taxiway to the apron. Must you report engine shutdown?
Yes No
22. Is the tower controller there to serve you, the pilot?
Yes No He works for the FAA (or ATNS)
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