RTR(A)

This exam is conducted by the Min of Communication every two month in the
fourth week of the month but only at one centre in India. Monday to Wednesday
for fresh candidates & on Thursday for licence holders for renewal. For renewal
only transmission test is necessary every fifth year. The Schedule is as follows:
April = Delhi, June = Mumbai, August = Calcutta, October = Delhi, December =
Hyderabad, February = Chennai.

Part –I

It is the transmission test. Q paper is given along with the route charts. Select the
correct route chart for the written question. Draw a rough diagram of the route &
put Qs in the sequence of the events. Write ETD ETAs as per your convenience
to make your Tx easy. You get only 15 minutes to do rough work & finish the
transmission. So do not write calls. Practise call frequently before the exam. Imp
points / must Dos:

1. Say ‘Over’ after every transmission

2. Say out after the ‘Blind Transmission’ the second time you transmit.

3. Read the full Q paper till the footnote. At times footnote compels you to select
the most correct route chart.

4. Only practice will sail you through this exam.

5. Use more Q code for more score. Following are favourite Q codes expected by
the examiner from the candidate.
(a) QTI = Magnetic Heading.
(b) QTI = Speed (TAS)
(c) QBD = Endurance.
6. Always use full call sign for transmission. Short form of your call sign is the
prerogative of the examiner. Just do what the examiner wants because there is a
yawning variation in the procedures which are actually used in ht aviation & the
theoretical procedure of transmission.

7. Treat the examiner by saying “ Crocodile, your back is very smooth”!

8. All the best! Enquiry no. at Delhi at WPC wing is 011-23036181. My permanent
Tel no. is 0231-2690990.

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by Sqn Ldr Vikram Savekar
 Questions asked during Part – II
The interview of RTR (A)

1. What are you doing?

2. Tell me about your job duties?

3. Explain the functioning of Guidance radar.

4. Can you transmit / receiver without antenna? What is the function of antenna?

5. What is prohibited area? How many in India?

6. What is VFR? Describe.

7. Special VFR?

8. What is Flt Level? Explain their classification & limits?

9. How did you study for this exam?

10. What is duct propagation?

11. What is SSB transmission?

12. What is the band separation within VHF Fx?

13. Fx range of NDB?

14. How do you communicate during wartime?

15. What are the classes of Airspace?

16. What is the frequency of operation of GPS?

17. Speak on ‘Radar Antenna Feed’.

18. Why are you told to switch off the cellular phones in Civil aircraft? What is its
fx?

19. What is the long forms of RTR (A), COP, AIP?

ans. Radio Telephony Restricted, Certificate of Proficiency, Aeronautical

Information Publication.

20. Who publishes AIP? Have you seen it? What does it contain?
ans. Published by DGCA.

21. What is the difference between Elevation & Altitude? Define Height.

22. What is Simplex & Duplex System? Give examples for each.

23. What is the fx separation of the channels of your VHF set? What avionics do
you have on your aircraft?

24. How did you prepare for this exam?

25. Define Relative bearings.

26. Why Nautical Mile is used in Aviation?

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by Sqn Ldr Vikram Savekar
27. What is Echo Fox when a pilot transmits time in IST to the ATC?

28. How do you obtain destination weather for your flight from Delhi to Bombay?

29. Difference between RTR (A) & RTR (P) ?

30. Function of an Inductor ?

31. What is CAR?

Wish you all the Best!

-3– Memorized & recorded

by Sqn Ldr Vikram Savekar