COMMUNICATION WITH APPROACH , DEPARTURE, TOWER AND GROUND
Hey Student Pilots!
I made this a few years ago for a student I had that was struggling to understand what the controllers were saying. I decided to make a list of as many of the most common things said by controllers that I could think of. It made a big difference for him and really helped him to anticipate and understand what they were saying. I hope it helps you too!
Straight in runway 25
Enter a right base for 25
Plan a right downwind for 25
Number 2 following a Warrior on a 3 mile final
Cleared to land 25 (two five)
Cleared touch and go
Cleared stop and go
Cleared for the option
Extend your downwind
Continue upwind
I’ll call your base
Base your discretion
Make a right 360 for spacing
Vectors for spacing
Vectors for traffic
Report 3 Northwest
Report 2 mile final
Say altitude
Say type aircraft
Say call sign
Say position
Advise other aircraft in sight
Advise of any altitude changes
Climb maintain 3000
Maintain at or below 3000
Frequency change approved
Report back with me
Do a 180 there
Advise when ready
Say intentions
Where do you park?
Say parking
Taxi to parking
Position and Hold
Hold short landing traffic
Contact ground on point niner
Squawk vfr
Squawk 1200 (twelve hundred)
Ident
Stop altitude squawk
Recycle your transponder
I’m not receiving your mode c
Radar contact
Fly heading 240 (two four zero)
Radar contact 18(one eight) miles East
Traffic at your 10:00, 2 miles, southbound altitude indicates 3000’
Type and altitude unknown
Fly runway heading
Departure on 121.0 (one two one point zero)
Altitude your discretion
Proceed on course
Maintain present heading
Departure to the north approved
Left turn-out to the west approved
Report leaving 3000
Report passing through 3000
Caution wake turbulence
Standby
Contact ground for clearance
Contact clearance delivery
Advise when you have the weather
Advise when you have information Zulu
Contact tower
Contact departure
Taxi full length
Intersection departure
Turn right when able
Traffic has you in sight
Traffic no factor
Advise when you have the field in sight
Radar service terminated
Radar contact lost
You’re leaving my airspace
Advise on initial contact you have zulu
Contact ground on the tower frequency, positions are combined
Remain on this frequency
Stay with me
Say again
Cleared to depart 19
Cleared to depart 19 at foxtrot
Cleared to depart 19, on departure enter a right downwind for 7
Say destination / on course heading & altitude
If you need more help you can check out this video on Flying into a Control Towered Airport
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Fly safe!
Joe Standley