Concrete examples of how to talk on the radio: Cessna Skyhawk N6587E, at Longmont (KLMO), CO #=Comment Longmont Unicom # Get airport information Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo # Better: AWOS if available on the ramp request airport advisory Longmont Longmont Traffic # Taxi to the runway Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo on the ramp taxiing for departure 11 (29) # One One or Two Niner Longmont Longmont Traffic # Ready to takeoff Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo departing 11 (29) # One One or Two Niner North (or staying in the pattern) Longmont Longmont Unicom # Get airport information Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo # Better: AWOS if available 10 North, Six Thousand One Hundred, request airport advisory Longmont Longmont Traffic # Planning traffic pattern Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo 5 North, Six Thousand One Hundred, planning left traffic 11 (29) # One One or Two Niner Longmont Longmont Traffic # Entering the 45 Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo turning left 45 for left traffic 11 (29) # One One or Two Niner Longmont Longmont Traffic # Turning left downwind Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo left downwind 11 (29) # or midfield left downwind 11 (29) number 1 to land # or number 2 to land, traffic in sight Longmont Longmont Traffic # Turning left base Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo left base 11 (29) # One One or Two Niner Longmont Longmont Traffic # Turning left base to final Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo left base turning final 11 (29) # One One or Two Niner Longmont Longmont Traffic # Done with the runway Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo off 11 (29) # "off, not clear" Longmont Response: "repeat what they said", Skyhawk Six Fife Eight Seven Echo Cheyenne Approach Skyhawk Six Fife Eight Seven Echo 15 south, Seven Thousand Fife Hundred, with XRAY for stop and goes Cheyenne Tower on 118.7: Skyhawk Six Fife Eight Seven Echo, good day! Cheyenne Tower Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo airport in sight for stop and goes # or touch and goes Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo cleared to land 27 (runway number) (cleared for the option) Cheyenne Ground Skyhawk Six Fife Eight Seven Echo Sky Harbor with XRAY ready to taxi 31, south departure Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo taxiing 31 (9, 13, 27) Cheyenne Tower Skyhawk Eight Seven Echo ready to takeoff 31 (9, 13, 27), south departure Skyhawk Six Fife Eight Seven Echo, cleared for takeoff and south departure ---- Denver Approach Skyhawk Six Fife Eight Seven Echo Tree Zero West, off Longmont Request Class Bravo to Centennial, Eight Thousand Fife Hundred Denver Approach Skyhawk Six Fife Eight Seven Echo has Centennial in sight, with XRAY Centennial Tower Skyhawk Six Fife Eight Seven Echo has Centennial in sight, with XRAY Centennial Ground Skyhawk Six Fife Eight Seven Echo Alpha 7 to Jet Center Centennial Clearance Skyhawk Six Fife Eight Seven Echo Jet Center with XRAY ready to taxi, VFR to Longmont Denver Approach Skyhawk Six Fife Eight Seven Echo off Centennial Request Class Bravo to Longmont, 7500 #----------------------------------------------------------------------- # @(#) $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2019/01/11 09:08:14 $ # @(#) $Source: /srv/www/www.jerslash.net/tmp/RCS/radio_comm_6587E_KLMO.txt,v $ # @(#) $SystemLocator: havoc.proulx.com $ # @(#) Author: Jer/ Eberhard, 970 231-6325, jer@jerslash.net # @(#) $Author: jer $ #-----------------------------------------------------------------------