Does Radiotelephony Require a Sitting
 

Hi All,

Does the Radiotelephony course require an exam sitting ? Or is it say possible for example to sit the communications exam in my next (2nd) sitting to get it out of the way as it’s another straightforward one ?

Looking to get them all bar Air Law, HPL, Ops out of the way this month but if the RT course requires an exam sitting I’ll just do it at the next available date.

Thanks in advance,

B

A radio licence does need exams to be sat. Written & practical I believe.

Communications exam
 

Communications is a written subject as well as the practical. The examination is one of the nine subjects to be undertaken. Ask your friendly ground examiner (there are some of us about!).

I understand the licence requires a practical and the written exam, am I correct in thinking the written exam is the communications exam ? If so does it have to be done at the same time as the Radio course ?

I was hoping I could get the comms exam done early in my upcoming sitting to take some weight off January in doing Navigation, Performance & Planning and the RT course/comms exam,

Am I right in thinking I could do the comms exam alongside my other subjects ? And that the radio licence is in essence a separate course outside of the 9 examinations ?

Yes and then you can do the RT practical exam later. Technically the RT licence is separate to the PPL. However most will apply for the RT licence at the same time as they apply for PPL as this saves 2 sets of applications and saves money.

As an FAA pilot, my mind is a bit boggled at the idea of a written exam for using using the radio. It's hard to think of any questions.

1. You want to talk on the radio, do you:
a) just talk
b) start by saying precisely in your best WW2 pilot voice, "Radio Service, Bravo 2 with a jolly old request"
c) press the push to talk button
d) apply in writing to CAA headquarters at least 48 days in advance

2. You are told to contact Nempnett Thrubwell Radio on 126.603 . Do you:
a) Wait until 3 minutes past 6 on the 6th of December
b) Without touching the radio, say clearly "This is Bravo Bravo calling Nempnett Thrubwell Radio on 126.603"
c) twiddle dials on the radio thingy until somewhere you see the numbers 126.603

3. Actually we couldn't think of any more questions, so please just send £100 to CAA headquarters marked "I promise I can work a radio".

Do you have to get a type rating for each radio? "Oh, I'm only rated on the GNS430, I'll need a three week on-site course to be allowed to work a GNS430W"

You’ve just about summed up a lot of the content in CAA licence examinations!!

I have just done an R/T Course, with a person recommended on this Forum. This consisted of some classroom work, a written examination and a practical test.
Does the written part constitute the Communications exam, required as one of nine, for my PPL?
If so, does that count as my first sitting and the clock is ticking?

Yes, any of the nine exams trigger the clock. I passed the comms exam months prior to sitting the RT practical. Both are pretty easy if you brush up on terminology and get a little flying under your belt first.

I knew any triggered a sitting, I just wasn’t sure if the general advice was to do them together. I passed general knowledge yesterday so I’ll add it into his sitting and get it out of the way :)

Genuinely would not surprise me 😂, only a few months into aviation and already come across some ‘characters’

Hi Oscar Charlie

I'm up in the North West too - may I ask who you did it with?

Thanks

Hi MadMac, I did it with Malcolm Dobson and it was arranged through L.A.C. However, he also has connections with P.T.T and Multiflight, at Leeds/Bradford Airport.