communicationsFAA-published sample question (PRH, Aug 2021)
The correct method of stating 5,500 feet MSL to ATC is
A
FIVE POINT FIVE.
B
FIFTY-FIVE HUNDRED FEET MSL.
C
FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED.✓ Correct Answer
Explanation
AIM 4-2-9 says that below 18,000 feet MSL you state the separate digits of the thousands plus the hundreds if appropriate; the AIM example is 12,500 as 'one two thousand five hundred.' So 5,500 feet is 'five thousand five hundred.' 'Five point five' and 'fifty-five hundred' are not standard phraseology.
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