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| IS A CERTIFICATED AIRFRAME MECHANIC ALLOWED TO ADJUST A COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMITTER? |
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Definition
| NO. REQUIRES A LICENSE FROM FCC. |
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Term
| WHICH FREQUENCY BAND IS USED FOR MOST AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATIONS? |
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Definition
| VHF BETWEEN 30 AND 300 MEGAHERTZ. |
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Term
| IN WHICH FREQUENCY BAND DOES VOR EQUIPMENT OPERATE? |
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Definition
| IN VHF BETWEEN 108 AND 117.95 MEGAHERTZ. |
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Term
| WHAT IS THE PREFERRED LOCATION OF A VOR ANTENNA ON AN AIRPLANE? |
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Definition
| ON THE TOP OF AN AIRCRAFT ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF THE FUSELAGE. |
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Term
| WHICH COMPONENT OF THE INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM SHARES THE ANTENNA WITH THE VOR? |
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Term
| WHAT FREQUENCY BAND DOES THE DME EQUIPMENT OPERATE? |
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| WHAT IS THE PREFERRED LOCATION OF A DME ANTENNA? |
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Definition
| ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AS FAR AS PRACTICAL FROM ANY OTHER ANTENNA. |
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Term
| ON WHAT FREQUENCY IS THE MARKER BEACON SIGNAL TRANSMITTED? |
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| WHAT DO THE THREE MARKER BEACON LIGHT INDICATE TO THE PILOT? |
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Definition
- BLUE- PASSAGE OVER THE OUTER MARKER IN AN ILS APPROACH.
- AMBER- PASSAGE OVER THE MIDDLE MARKER
- WHITE- PASSAGE OVER ANY OTHER LOCATION SPECIFIED ON THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH.
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Term
| WHAT PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE OBSERVED WHEN WORKING AROUND AIRCRAFT RADAR? |
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Definition
| RADAR NOT OPERATED WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE OR BUILDING WITHIN 100YARDS OF THE ANTENNA SWEEP, AND NOT OPERATED WHEN BEING FUELED OR DEFUELED. |
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Term
| WHICH FREQUENCY BAND IS USED FOR LOND RANGE COMMUNICATIONS FROM AN AIRCRAFT? |
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Definition
| THE HIGH FREQUENCY BAND 2 TO 25 MEGAHERTZ. |
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Term
| WHAT IS MEANT BY A TRANSCEIVER? |
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Definition
| A PIECE OF RADIO EQUIPMENT THAT CONTAINS ALL THE CIRCUITS FOR BOTH RECIEVER AND TRANSMITTER IN ONE HOUSING. |
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Term
| ON WHAT TWO FREQUENCIES DOES THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER OPERATE? |
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Definition
| 121.5 AND 243.0 MEGAHERTZ. |
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Term
| WHERES IS THE ELT TRANSMITTER NORMALLY LOCATED ON AN AIRCRAFT? |
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Definition
| IN THE TAIL/AS FAR AFT AS POSSIBLE |
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Term
| WHAT THREE COMPONENTS OF AN INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM ARE INSTALLED IN AN AIRCRAFT? |
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Definition
| RECIEVERS FOR THE LOCALIZER, GLIDE SCOPE, AND MARKER BEACONS. |
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Term
| WHAT KIND OF ANTENNA IS USED FOR VHF COMMUNICATIONS? |
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Definition
| VERTICALLY POLARIZED WHIP ANTENNA. |
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Term
| WHAT KIND OF ANTENNA IS USED FOR THE ATC TRANSPONDER? |
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Definition
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| WHAT IS THE PREFERRED LOCATION FOR THE ATC TRANSPONDER ANTENNA? |
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Definition
| ON THE CENTER LINE OF THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AS FAR FROM ANY OTHER ANTENNA AS PRACTICAL. |
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Term
| WHAT KIND OF CONDUCTOR IS USED TO CONNECT A VHF OR UHF ANTENNA TO ITS RECIEVER OR TRANSMITTER? |
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Term
| WHAT TWO TYPES OF ANTENNAS ARE USED WITH MOST ADF RECIEVERS? |
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Definition
| DIRECTIONAL LOOP ANTENNA AND NONDIRECTIONAL SENSE ANTENNA. |
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Term
| WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO INTALL A DOUBLER ON THE INSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT SKIN WHEN AN ANTENNA IS MOUNTED ON THE SKIN? |
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Definition
| TO PRETECT THE SKIN FROM FLEXING OR CRACKING FROM WIND LOADS ON THE ANTENNA. |
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