Comments on: Radio Communication in Class D Airspace

By: air taxi

air taxi — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:39:38 +0000

Thank You for the Article.

By: Patch

Patch — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:00:14 +0000

I’d hate to have to go to an entirely different country and try to figure all this stuff out. Imagine how difficult it is for a pilot who’s native language is not english. You can hear them all the time at liveATC.net and they do a pretty good job.

By: PlasticPilot

PlasticPilot — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:36:19 +0000

Thanks for this excellent refresher, and for your tips. I fly in Europe, where the voice is slithgly different, so I used your post to highlight the differences.

By: Patch

Patch — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:46:47 +0000

Thanks! Someone else mentioned that point. I was thrown off by a recent flight with a CFI. When I was about to depart, he said “wait, it’s a controlled field. They’ll tell you which taxi-way to use.” I had always just used the first one, but I was very familiar with the field.

Thanks!

By: Jess Sightler

Jess Sightler — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:13:28 +0000

These are excellent tips, and I wish that someone had posted such a concise summary of ATC communications back when I was in training.

One detail that could potentially use more examination is your exit from the runway. It is not at all uncommon (and I believe in the AIM as well) for them not to give you an exit and expect you to exit the runway at the first available taxiway. It never hurts to ask, though, if they make this assumption.