Concrete examples of how to talk on the radio: Cessna N9559X (Things in () are alternate phrases). "CAP" is pronounced as in "baseball cap". Note, "Unicom or Traffic", never "Airport". Greeley Weld County Unicom # Get airport information Skylane CAP Five Five Niner on the ramp request airport advisory Greeley Greeley Weld County Traffic # Taxi to the runway Skylane CAP Five Five Niner on the ramp taxiing for departure runway 9 (27, 34, 16, 9) Greeley Greeley Weld County Traffic # Ready to takeoff Skylane CAP Five Five Niner departing 9 (27, 34, 16, 9) northwest (southwest) (staying in the pattern) Greeley # Returning to the airport Greeley Weld County Unicom # Get airport information Skylane CAP Five Five Niner 10 northwest request airport advisory Greeley Greeley Weld County Traffic # Inbound to airport Skylane CAP Five Five Niner 5 northwest planning left traffic 9 (34, 16, right traffic 27) Greeley Greeley Weld County Traffic # Entering the 45 Skylane CAP Five Five Niner entering left 45, left traffic 9 (entering right 45, right traffic 27) Greeley Greeley Weld County Traffic # Returning to airport downwind Skylane CAP Five Five Niner left downwind 9 (34, 16, is right downwind 27) number 1 to land (number 2 to land, traffic in sight) Greeley Greeley Weld County Traffic # Returning to airport base Skylane CAP Five Five Niner left base 9 (34, 16, is right base 27) Greeley Greeley Weld County Traffic # Returning to airport final Skylane CAP Five Five Niner left base turning final 9 (34, 16, is right base turning final 27) Greeley Greeley Weld County Traffic # done with the runway Skylane CAP Five Five Niner down and clear of 9 (34, 16, 27) Greeley Air Traffic Control (ATC) Communications: Response is: CAP Five Five Niner "repeat what they said", or: CAP Five Five Niner will report "repeat what they said". Cheyenne Approach Skylane CAP Five Five Niner 15 south, 7500, with XRAY request stop and goes 31 Cheyenne Tower on 118.7, Five Five Niner, good day! Cheyenne Tower CAP Five Five Niner airport in sight request stop and goes 27 CAP Five Five Niner cleared to land (cleared for the option) Cheyenne Ground CAP Five Five Niner at Sky Harbor with XRAY ready to taxi 31 (7, 13, 25, 31), south departure CAP Five Five Niner taxi 13 via Alpha two, Alpha (7, 13, 25, 31) Cheyenne Tower CAP Five Five Niner ready to takeoff 31 (8, 13, 25), south departure Five Five Niner, cleared for takeoff 31, south departure ---- Denver Approach Skylane CAP Five Five Niner Three Zero North, off Greeley Request Class Bravo to Centennial, 7000 Denver Approach CAP Five Five Niner Centennial in sight, with XRAY Centennial Tower Skylane CAP Five Five Niner Centennial in sight, with XRAY Centennial Ground Skylane CAP Five Five Niner Alpha 7 to Jet Center Centennial Clearance Skylane CAP Five Five Niner at Jet Center with XRAY ready to taxi, VFR to Greeley