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Which of the following should be spelled with the phonetic alphabet?

  • A

    VOR, DME and waypoints.

  • B

    Aeroplane type.

  • C

    Radiotelephony designator.

  • D

    The designator for the automatic terminal information service (ATIS).

Looking at the answer options:

'VOR, DME and waypoints' --> INCORRECT. VOR and DME use phonetic letters, but not waypoints which use 5 letters and are spoken as words.

'Aeroplane type' --> INCORRECT. You would just say the word 'Boeing', 'Airbus', 'Learjet' etc and not spell out the letters

'Radiotelephony designator' --> INCORRECT. Using British Airways as an example, their radio designator is 'Speedbird' and this is spoken as a word on the radio, and not spelt out.

'The designator for the automatic terminal information service (ATIS)' --> CORRECT. ATIS is always broadcast with a phonetic letter, which is associated with the current time period. A pilot would typically report having received 'Information D' (DELTA) for example.

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