Questions tagged [radio-communications]
Radio is the primary way that pilots communicate with air traffic control and with other aircraft.
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How can I hear the ATC communications with my instructor loud and clear in my headset
I am training with the DA40 TDI GARMIN 1000 FADEC aircraft, whenever me and my instructor talk to each other,it is loud and clear but when he speaks with ATC or ATC with him, it becomes quiet and ...
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Do you have to repeat back ATC taxi instructions while still on the runway [duplicate]
Upon touching down while still rolling, tower gives us taxi instructions back to parking. I understand the need to give instructions on where to exit the runway but I’m wondering if the FULL taxi ...
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How do you communicate with atc and how can they communicate with you when you change frequency?
How do you let atc know that you are going to a different frequency and how will you be able to talk to them if they need to talk to you will they go to that frequency that you went to?
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What frequencies can you freely speak on? [duplicate]
Are there any frequencies that you can use to communicate with your family at home when you are flying and for a wokie talkie I am wondering if there are just any frequencies that you can speak freely ...
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Why don't airports use different radio frequencies/channels for each plane to prevent communications from interfering with each other?
There have been serious safety incidents where multiple airplanes using the same frequency caused simultaneous messages to garble each other. For example, at Pearson International Airport (2020-03-07),...
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Multiple COMM types on the same frequency?
In the manual for the Garmin GNC 255 on page 13, it is stated that:
When connected to a position source, the nearest station identifier will be
shown for the selected frequency. Frequencies with ...
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Is it acceptable to abbreviate “Foxtrot” to “Fox”?
My instrument instructor pointed out that I’ve been saying “Four Seven Fox” instead of “Four Seven Foxtrot”. I realize I’ve been doing this for years now, but this is the first I’ve ever been called ...
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How impactful could an ATC-specific speech-to-text AI model be for the aviation industry?
Various initiatives, such as the European SESAR 3 program, the Airbus Speech Recognition Challenge, or Appareo's technology, highlight a growing interest in tailored Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) ...
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Do ATC say "Climb to XXXX on standard" or "Climb to standard XXXX" or something else?
Do ATC say "Climb to XXXX on standard" or "Climb to standard XXXX" or something else?
By "standard" I'm referring to altimeter pressure settings (set to standard pressure)...
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How do these lines sound as ATC communications?
These are translated lines from a fictional story in Chinese, written by someone who (like me) does not work in aviation and therefore does not have firsthand knowledge of these things. Therefore, it ...
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Why are we still using audio to communicate between ATC and Pilot?
Amidst the recent Japan Airlines 516 crash at Haneda and multiple others in history like the famous KLM/PanAm at Tenerife, it has always bothered me that these accidents were so easily preventable ...
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Origins and Efficiency of the Phonetic Alphabet in Aviation
I’m curious about the history and practicality of the phonetic alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, etc.) used in aviation communication. While I recognise its universal application in ...
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Why and how can TCAS and SSR transponder work at the received frequency of each other?
The TCAS sends interrogation pulses at 1030 MHz and receives replies at 1090 MHz. And the transponder replies interrogations at 1030 MHz receiving at 1090 MHz. There could be interference between them,...
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How might ATC phrase an instruction to a pilot to maintain a certain speed and establish glide path?
What might an ATC say to instruct a pilot to maintain a certain speed and establish glide path?
My attempts (as someone who does not know much at all about how a plane is piloted) are:
"Maintain ...
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How might an ATC ask a pilot to check the weather conditions at a certain location?
(Working on a translation that involves radio communications dialogue.)
Say the location is X nautical miles from the aircraft to a direction that's between the Y o'clock and Z o'clock direction, what ...
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What might an air traffic controller say to approve a request from a pilot for a certain heading?
I'm translating something that involves radio communications dialogue.
Two questions, actually:
How would a pilot request a particular heading? (Does this ever happen?) E.g. something like "...
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Radiotelephony Practices of American Pilots in Comparison to ICAO Standards
As a commercial pilot with experience in various airspaces, including frequent interactions with American pilots, I've noticed a distinct difference in their radiotelephony etiquette compared to the ...
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Do civilian aircraft transiting through controlled airspace designated for military airports typically talk to the tower of that airport? (USA)
The general point of this question is to understand how civilian aircraft operate around controlled airspace designated for military airports, in terms of communications, in the US. I think the best ...
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What is the meaning of (HR) (LY) (FOR) in radio phraseology?
Need help!
Can’f figure out what’s the meaning of (HR) (LY) (FOR) beside some words from this document: Source.
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Mandatory Reports to ATC on an Approach
An instructor recently told me a required radio call to ATC is to tell them when you are established on course on final approach. His point was that this tells ATC when to switch you to tower. While I ...
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Can I share ACARS messages online?
ACARS messages are transmitted via radio just like normal ATC communications are. In the UK, for example, it is illegal to listen to and broadcast ATC chatter. Does the same apply to ACARS? If an ...
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How does the emergency frequency work?
When I'm flying from my airfield, I usually am out of range of the airfield's radio within 50 miles or so, at low altitudes. How does the emergency frequency (121.50) work? Where is the location of ...
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Radiotelephony certificates in Germany: to get AZF do i need BZF first?
I've been asked by LBA (German Civil Aviation Authority) to acquire the general radio telephony certificate (AZF) in order to convert my FAA ATP to a German EASA ATPL.
Can I get the AZF immediately or ...
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Did pilots use the radio in the Spanish Civil War?
Was radio communication used by fighter pilots during the Spanish Civil War?
Fiat CR32, Messerschmitt Me 109 and Polikarpov I-16 were typical aircraft but I have no information about radio ...
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Bordering towered airspaces
I'm looking for guidance on radio communications when taking off from Delta airspace and flying into Charlie that starts where the Delta ends. My aircraft can only monitor one frequency at a time. Can ...
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Can ATC tell someone to leave the airspace because they called them by the wrong name?
I will preface this question by saying that the story in question is anecdotal, told by an instructor at an airfield I was visiting. I will obfuscate the callsigns and airfield in question.
Apparently,...
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How can pilots get other pilots' attention without the use of radio
In this video, a pilot makes the embarrassing mistake of announcing the passengers on an active frequency. During the video, other pilots are apparently trying to get his attention by sending some ...
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How does an ARTCC achieve radio coverage of its entire region?
I live close to the edge of the ARTCC region covering my area. There is no way I could talk on VHF to the control center at normal GA altitudes; it might be possible from airliner or bizjet cruise ...
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Can You Transmit with Airband Transceiver
I am considering the purchase of two Dittel FSG-5 Airband (118-137 Mhz) transceivers. If I transmit from one radio to the other, and vice versa, am I breaking any rules or potentially causing an issue ...
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Is it possible to use Morse code for communication?
Let's say your radio fails, but luckily you brought your keychain Morse code transmitter as a backup! Is there any way to use it?
ICAO defines Q-codes for aviation use. Q-codes were initially ...
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