HK PPL Radiotelephony case studies

HK PPL Radiotelephony · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The Hong Kong PPL Radiotelephony Examination is the voice-communications paper that a candidate for a Hong Kong Private Pilot's Licence must satisfy alongside the other PPL ground subjects. It tests whether you can operate a radio as a private pilot in Hong Kong airspace: standard ICAO phraseology, readback discipline, aerodrome and ground movement calls, departure, en-route and arrival communications with air traffic control, and the emergency procedures that apply when things go wrong - distress, urgency and communications failure. The HK PPL Radiotelephony case studies are 5 cases and about 3,667 words.

Hold short or cross? Runway 07R after landing at VHHH

You are pilot-in-command of a Cessna 172, callsign B-HKA, arriving at Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH) at 14:20 local after a local flight. Wind 090° at 12 kt, visibility 10 km, runway 07L in use.

715 words, about 4 min 2

VFR transit request that ends with 'remain outside controlled airspace'

You are flying a Cessna 152, B-HKB, from Shek Kong (VHSK) at 09:10 with one passenger on a planned local VFR flight to the southeast at 1,500 ft. Wind 100° at 8 kt, visibility 8 km, few cloud at 2,000 ft, QNH 1010 hPa.

822 words, about 4 min 3

Departure clearance, climb gradient and a traffic alert

You are flying a DA40, B-HKC, IFR from Hong Kong International (VHHH) to Kaohsiung. At 08:05, before start, you call Delivery: Hong Kong Delivery, B-HKC, DA40 at the Business Aviation Centre, request IFR clearance to Kaohsiung.

698 words, about 3 min 4

Engine failing 12 nm south of Waglan: MAYDAY, then recovery

You are flying a Cessna 172, B-HKD, on a local flight from VHHH over the South China Sea, 12 nm south of Waglan Island at 2,500 ft, in contact with Hong Kong Approach. At 15:40 the engine begins running rough.

715 words, about 4 min 5

Receive-only in the Hong Kong TMA: communications failure to diversion

You are flying a DA40, B-HKE, inbound IFR to Hong Kong International (VHHH) from the southeast, level at 8,000 ft in instrument meteorological conditions within the Hong Kong TMA, in radio contact with Hong Kong Approach. Twenty minutes before your estimated approach time the headset fails: you can still hear ATC clearly through the cabin speaker, but neither the PTT nor the boom or hand microphones will transmit, and there is no handheld radio on board.

717 words, about 4 min