Radio Communication at Towered Airports

Radio Communications at Towered Fields

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Initial Radio Calls Format:

Who you are calling

Who you are

Where you are

Altitude
Intentions

Weather information

**I used Provo Airport and a made-up Cessna 256F for the examples; tailor those items for you

**If you want to hear live ATC feed, go to www.liveatc.net and listen to your heart's content 

Communications in the Pattern

Pre-Taxi

Provo Ground, Cessna 256F at Millionaire, with information Delta, closed traffic

Cessna 256F, Provo Ground, Taxi to runway 13 via Alpha Charlie Bravo Alpha, cross runway 18

Taxi to 13 via ACBA, cross runway 18, Cessna 256F (you can say your Cessna 256F call sign before or after your transmission)

Run-Up Complete

Provo Ground, Cessna 256F leaving runup (or if you are in a non-movement area, request to leave the runup area) for 13

Cessna 256F continue taxi

Continue taxi, Cessna 256F

Hold Short Line

Provo Tower, Cessna 256F, Holding short runway 13

Cessna 256F, Provo tower, hold short of runway 13, landing traffic

Hold short runway 13, Cessna 256F

Cessna 256F,  runway 13 cleared for takeoff (or line up and wait), make right traffic, report midfield downwind each pass

Cleared for takeoff runway 13, Cessna 256F

Reporting Midfield

Provo Tower, Cessna 256F, midfield downwind runway 13, request touch and go

Cessna 256F, runway 13 cleared touch and go

Cleared touch and go, runway 13, Cessna 256F

-or-

Cessna 256F,  runway 13, cleared to land

Cleared to land runway 13, Cessna 256F

Communications for Departure and Arrival

Pre Taxi

Provo Ground, Cessna 256F, at Millionaire with information Delta, south departure

Cessna 256F, Provo Ground, taxi to runway 13 via Alpha Bravo Alpha, Cross runway 18

Taxi to 13 via ABA, cross 18, Cessna 256F

Runup Complete

Provo Ground, Cessna 256F, leaving runup for runway 13

Cessna 256F 13, Continue Taxi

Continue, Cessna 256F

Hold Short Line

Provo Tower, Cessna 256F, holding short runway 13

Cessna 256F, Provo tower, hold short of runway 13 landing traffic

Hold short runway 13, Cessna 256F

Cessna 256F, runway 13 cleared for takeoff, southbound departure approved

Cleared for takeoff 13, southbound departure approved, Cessna 256F

Arrival to Provo (remember to get weather info)

Provo Tower, Cessna 256F, (distance) miles south of the field at (altitude), with information Delta (or whichever identifier it is), inbound for landing

Cessna 256F, enter right downwind for runway 13, report entering downwind/ Cessna 256F enter left base for runway 31, report a 3 mile left base

Report right downwind runway 13, Cessna 256F/ Report 3 mile left base for runway 31, Cessna 256F

Reporting

Provo tower, Cessna 256F right midfield downwind runway13/ Provo tower, Cessna 256F 3 mile left base for runway 31

Cessna 256F, Runway 13 cleared to land

Cleared to land runway 13, Cessna 256F

After Landing

Provo Ground, Cessna 256F, Clear of Runway 13 at (A2, A3), request taxi to parking

Cessna 256F, Provo Ground, Taxi to parking via Alpha