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Transmission Techniques & Procedures: DGCA Radio Telephony (RTR) questions

15 practice questions and 8 flashcards on Transmission Techniques & Procedures for the DGCA Radio Telephony (RTR) exam, with 1 linked simulator. Try the samples below, then practise the whole topic.

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Key concepts

What do ROGER, WILCO, AFFIRM and NEGATIVE mean?

ROGER: received all of your last transmission. WILCO: understood and will comply. AFFIRM: yes. NEGATIVE: no.

  • ROGER never means yes
  • ROGER is never used as the answer to a question needing a yes or no

Tip: Roger = received. Wilco = received and will do.

The 1–5 readability scale.

1 unreadable, 2 readable now and then, 3 readable but with difficulty, 4 readable, 5 perfectly readable.

  • Used in a radio check: 'How do you read?'
  • Reply: 'Readability four'

Sample questions

Q1In radiotelephony, 'Roger' means:

  1. Yes
  2. I will comply
  3. I have received all of your last transmission
  4. Repeat your last message
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Answer: C. I have received all of your last transmission Roger only acknowledges receipt. It must never be used as the answer to a question that needs a yes or no (use AFFIRM or NEGATIVE).

Q2The phrase 'Wilco' means:

  1. I have received your message
  2. Say again
  3. I understand your message and will comply with it
  4. I am ready to receive
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Answer: C. I understand your message and will comply with it Wilco is a contraction of 'will comply' and includes understanding.

Q3To ask the other station to repeat a message you did not hear properly, you say:

  1. REPEAT
  2. NEGATIVE
  3. SAY AGAIN
  4. ROGER
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Answer: C. SAY AGAIN 'Repeat' is avoided because it could be mistaken for the request to repeat the action (for example 'repeat the approach').

Q4'VERIFY' means:

  1. Repeat the clearance
  2. Check with originator
  3. Say again
  4. Standby for a reply
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Answer: B. Check with originator VERIFY asks that the message or instruction be checked with its originator.

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Practice questions for study. They are not real DGCA exam papers. Check the current DGCA syllabus and notices.