Brunei DCA CPL(A) VFR Communications case studies
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The Brunei DCA CPL(A) VFR Communications examination is the radio telephony paper that a Commercial Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) candidate in Brunei must satisfy alongside the other ground subjects. It tests whether you can operate a VFR flight's radio workload correctly and safely: standard phraseology, ground and aerodrome movement calls, departure, approach and circuit communications, en route position reporting and flight information service exchanges, clearance readback and ATC instruction interpretation, distress, urgency and emergency procedures, communications failure contingency actions, radio equipment and frequency usage, and the VFR-specific exchanges covering airspace and meteorological information. The Brunei DCA CPL(A) VFR Communications case studies are 5 cases and about 2,592 words.
1Departure clearance with a crossing restriction at a non-towered field
You are pilot-in-command of a Cessna 172 departing Brunei International (WBSB) Runway 03 for a local VFR training flight to the north training area. You are holding at the holding point with the tower frequency set.
575 words, about 3 min2Position report and FIS request in a remote VFR corridor
You are flying a Piper PA-28 VFR from Miri to Brunei at 4,500 feet, tracking along the coast. You have been in contact with Brunei Approach on 124.1 but are now leaving radar coverage.
538 words, about 3 min3Radio failure in the circuit at a controlled aerodrome
You are flying a Cessna 152 in the circuit at Brunei International Runway 03. On downwind, your radio fails completely - you can hear nothing and your transmissions are not acknowledged.
532 words, about 3 min4Urgency call for a passenger with a medical problem
You are pilot-in-command of a Beechcraft Bonanza carrying three passengers on a VFR flight from Brunei to Kota Kinabalu at 9,500 feet. Twenty minutes after departure, a passenger becomes pale, sweaty and short of breath, and says he has chest pain.
463 words, about 2 min5Airspace infringement risk while transiting a control zone boundary
You are flying a Robinson R44 VFR from a private site towards Brunei, planning to transit the control zone to reach the international airport. Your planned track clips the corner of controlled airspace.
484 words, about 2 min