Concrete examples of how to talk on the radio:
Cessna N7141J

  Fort Collins Downtown Unicom		# Get airport information
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  on the ramp
  request airport advisory
  Fort Collins Downtown

  Fort Collins Downtown Traffic		# Taxi to the runway
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  on the ramp
  taxiing for departure runway 29 (11)
  Fort Collins Downtown

  Fort Collins Downtown Traffic		# Ready to takeoff
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  departing 29 (11)
  northwest departure	(staying in the pattern)
  Fort Collins Downtown

  Fort Collins Downtown Unicom		# Get airport information
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  is 10 north
  request airport advisory
  Fort Collins Downtown

  Fort Collins Downtown Traffic		# Returning to airport
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  is 5 north
  planning right traffic 29 (11)
  Fort Collins Downtown

  Fort Collins Downtown Traffic		# Returning to airport downwind
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  is right downwind 29 (11)
  number 1 to land		# or number 2 to land, traffic in sight
  Fort Collins Downtown

  Fort Collins Downtown Traffic		# Returning to airport base
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  is right base 29 (is left base 11)
  Fort Collins Downtown

  Fort Collins Downtown Traffic		# Returning to airport final
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  is right base turning final 29 (is left base turning final 11)
  Fort Collins Downtown

  Fort Collins Downtown Traffic		# done with the runway
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  is down and clear of 29 (11)
  Fort Collins Downtown



Response is:  "repeat what they said", Four One Juliet

  Cheyenne Approach
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  is 15 south, 7500, with XRAY
  for stop and goes

  Cheyenne Tower on 118.7, Four One Juliet, good day!

  Cheyenne Tower
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  airport in sight
  for stop and goes

  Cessna Four One Juliet
  cleared to land  (cleared for the option)

  Cheyenne Ground
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  at Sky Harbor with XRAY
  ready to taxi to 30 for a south departure

  Cessna Four One Juliet
  taxiing to 30 (8, 12, 26, 30)

  Cheyenne Tower
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  ready to takeoff 30 (8, 12, 26, 30) for a south departure

  Four One Juliet, cleared for takeoff and south departure

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  Denver Approach
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  Three Zero North, off Fort Collins Loveland
  Request Class Bravo to Centennial, 7000

  Denver Approach
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  has Centennial in sight, with XRAY

  Centennial Tower
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  has Centennial in sight, with XRAY

  Centennial Ground
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  at Alpha 7 to Jet Center

  Centennial Clearance
  Cessna Four One Juliet
  at Jet Center with XRAY
  ready to taxi, VFR to Fort Collins Downtown