Airport Two-Way Radio Communications
Basic Terminology:
– Who are you calling? The station that we made a call.. LAKELAND Tower/ LAKELAND Ground / Tampa Approach/ Traffics in this freqency (For uncontrolled airports)
– Who are you? Registartion Number Of Aircraft- Each Aircraft has to have a call sign..
– Where are you (With information?) Current ATIS Letter in Airport (Information C)
– What we want to do (Intention)? (Close Traffic, Nort Bound Practising Area etc.)
GROUND COMMUNICATION (Taxi Clearance):
– Before Taxi
YOU
“Lakeland ground – N4325L at the Tailwheels ramp with information (Example – X-RAY) requesting taxi to the runway Traffic pattern or North Bound Departure”
– Lakeland Ground
– Call sign (N4325L/N20357)
– At the Thailwheels Ramp
– With Information X-Ray
– Taxi to Departure (Stay in the Pattern, North-, East-, South-, Westbound)
ATC
(Call Sign, Information, Taxi Route, Intersection, Intention, Position…. )
N4325L Lakeland Ground, cleared to taxi for Hold short of Runway 09 via taxiway E, B, D, F and P2, report cros runway 05.
– Before Departure/Take off (Holding Short)
YOU
“Lakeland Tower N4325L holding short runway 9 intersection/at Papa 2 ready for take off”
-Lakeland Tower
-Call Sign
-Holding short at RW 9 at P2
-Ready for Take off
ATC
(Make left/right close traffic, Report midfield on down wind/abeam the numbers, Proceed on course – CLEAR FOR TAKE OFF)
YOU
“N4325L CLEAR FOR TAKE OFF (Left close traffic – Right close traffic…)”
AIRBORN COMMUNICATION
–After Take off
ATC
Example:
-Extend upwind/downwind, make right/left 360, -traffic 11 o‘clock 2 mile final 1000’ final (unable to see/traffic insight) (follow the traffic/ maintain visual seperation)
when you request N-E-S-W- Bound departure:
– N733KC proceed on course
– straight a head
– north bound departure approved
Out of (Specific) Airspace:
Frequency Change Approved
Entering Airspace:
YOU
– Executive tower N20357 approximately 10 miles south with information Romeo inbound fullstop/touch and go/stop and go/ one touch and go and north bound departure
FSS COMMUNICATION (Example)
Opening Flight Plan
+ YOU / -FSS
(St. Petersburg Radio 122.1T 116.0R)
+St. Petersburg Radio N4325L transmitting on 122.1 Receiving 116.0
– go ahead
+I want to open my flight plan from lakeland to ocala
-your flight plan has been activated. Is there anything I can do for you today?
+No, thanks
Closing Flight Plan
(Ocala FSS Gainsville 133.7R 122.1T)
+Gainsville Radio N4325L transmitting on 122.1 receiving on 113.7
-go ahead
+I want to close my flight plan from Lakeland to Ocala
-Your flight plan has been closed. Is there anything I can do for you today?
+No, thanks
APPROACH COMMUNICATION
Tampa Approach 119.9
+ YOU / -APPROACH
+Tampa Approach N733KC
-Go ahead N733KC / Standby
+N733KC is approximately 8 miles north of the lakeland at 2000′ climbing to 3500′ feet requesting flight following from lakeland to ocala
-aircraft type
+cessna 172
-squawk 0666 and ident
-OUT OF RANGE-
-frequency change jacksonville approach 123…
+frequency change jacksonville approach …
– your flight following has been terminated squawk vfr (1200)
+roger squawk VFR