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An initial call to Timmins FSS should be ‘Timmins

  1. Aradio this is...’Correct answer
  2. BFlight Service Station this is...’
  3. CUNICOM this is...’
  4. Dthis is...’

Why this is the answer

Per the TC AIM, a flight service station is addressed as “(name) radio,” so the initial call is “Timmins radio, this is...” — not “Flight Service Station” or “UNICOM.”

Reference

TC AIM-COM – Ground Stations

Question reproduced verbatim from Transport Canada’s PSTAR Study and Reference Guide (TP 11919E). The answer key is Transport Canada’s; the explanation is ours.

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