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The pilot of an aircraft wishes to obtain true bearing from present position to the airport. What is the appropriate phrase to use in order to request it from the ATC?

  • A

    Tower, G-ABCD, request QNH.

  • B

    Approach, G-ABCD, request magnetic track.

  • C

    Approach, G-ABCD, request QFE.

  • D

    Tower, G-ABCD, request true bearing.

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QFE - The observed pressure at a specified datum (usually aerodrome or runway threshold elevation) corrected for temperature.

QNH - The altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground. QNH equals QFE reduced to mean sea level (MSL) pressure using the standard atmosphere lapse rate.


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ICAO Annex 10 Volume II
6.2 DIRECTION FINDING

6.2.1 Recommendation.— A direction-finding station working alone should give the following, as requested:

1) true bearing of the aircraft, using the appropriate phrase;

2) true heading to be steered by the aircraft, with no wind, to head for the direction-finding station using the appropriate phrase;

3) magnetic bearing of the aircraft, using the appropriate phrase;

4) magnetic heading to be steered by the aircraft with no wind to make for the station, using the appropriate phrase.


6.2.5.1. In radiotelephony, an aircraft station which requests a bearing shall end the transmission by repeating its call sign.

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