Flying Skills : communications

The Pilot's Radio
Communications Handbook

by Paul E. Illman

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McGraw-Hill

ISBN-13:

9780070318328

1998

Pages:

272

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Pilots Radio Communications Handbook - Not just talking on the radio; this book describes each "communication agency" from airport unicoms to flight service stations, flight watch, ATC centers, etc... explaining who they are, what they do, what information they can provide for you, and what information they expect from you.

Use your radio, and the "system" to your best advantage. This book further describes how to identify services and frequencies on various charts, how to make your transmissions concise and efficient, what to do in the event of a radio failure, and more.

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A sourcebook on both VFR and IFR pilot radio communications. This handbook adds depth to the treatment of how to communicate effectively from the cockpit. Radio communication skills are surprisingly under-addressed in pilot training. This reference fills the gap with detailed coverage encompassing all the fundamentals, including radio facilities and communication responsibilities including:

* how to avoid communication failure
* airspace classification defined
* multicom radio communications
* unicom radio communications
* flight service stations communications
* automated terminal information (ATIS)
* ground control
* transponders
* approach and departure control
* working with air route traffic control
* what to do if you have a radio failure
* cross country flight

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Introduction
Acknowledgments
1 A Case for Communication Skills
- Why the problem; Practicing for Competence; Controllers are Human, Too; A Few Words About Phraseology.
2 Accident Reports and Communications Failures
- The Most Common Causes - In Summary; A Few Case Histories; Combined Probable Causes/ Contributing Factors.
3 Breaking the Communication Barriers
- Communications Defined; Some Barriers That Affect Communications; What if You Don't Understand? Conclusion.
4 Airspace Classifications: A Summary
- Controlled and Uncontrolled Airspace Defined The Airspace Described; Special Use Airspaces Conclusion.
5 Multicom Airport Radio Communications
- Why Use Multicom? Using Multicom; A Simulated Landing and Departure with Multicom; Conclusion.
6 Unicom Airport Radio Communications
- What is Unicom? Who Operates Unicom? How Do You Know if an Airport has Unicom? Contacting Unicom; A Simulated Landing and Departure with Unicom; Conclusion.
7 Flight Service Stations and Radio Communications
- The Services Offered: In Summary; FSS Consolidation; Obtaining a Preflight Briefing; A Few Words about FSS Frequencies; Opening a Flight Plan by Radio; Filing a Flight Plan in the Air; Flight Watch (Enroute Flight Advisory Service, or EFAS) Other In-flight Weather Advisories; Extending The Flight Plan; Amending the Flight Plan In-flight; Checking Military Operations Area Activity (MOAS); Closing Out the Flight Plan; Obtaining Special VFRs, Obtaining Airport Advisories: Flight Service on the Airport, No Tower; Keeping Local Traffic Informed; Taxiing Out and Back-Taxiing: Flight Service on the Airport, No Tower; If You're Lost; The FSS and Position Reporting.
8 Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)
- What is ATIS? Determining the Appropriate Frequency; Information Provided by ATIS; When to Tune to ATIS; Communicating the Fact That you have the ATIS; Using the Phonetic Designation; When Unable to Reach the ATIS; Conclusion.
9 Ground Control: The Airport Surface Traffic Director
- What Does Ground Control Do? Finding the Ground Control Frequency; When to Contact Ground Control; Taxiing for Takeoff (Required); Is the Air Clear? Conclusion.
10 Transponders
- The Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) The Transponder: Types (or Modes); Transponder Operation and Codes; Terminology; The Transponder and Radio Communications in an Emergency; A Few Reminders and Tips; In Summary.
11 Operating and Communicating in Class D and E
- Airspaces What Does the Control Tower Do? The Class D Dimensions and Key Features; A Brief Summary of ASOS and AWOS; Other Features of the Class D Airspace; Class D and E Transition Areas; More Sectional Chart Symbols and What They Mean? Determining the Tower Frequency; Doing What the Tower Tells You; The Takeoff Contact; Changing Frequencies After Takeoff; Takeoff with Closed Pattern; Approaching the Airport Contacts; Other Traffic Pattern Communications; A Tower but No Ground Control or ATIS on the Field; Obtaining Special VFR Clearance; A Few Words About Deviations; Conclusion.
12 Operating and Communicating in Class B, C and TRSA
- Airspaces The Class B Airspaces: What They Are and Where They Are; Class C Airspace: What They Are; The TRSA A Few Words About the Terminal Radar Service Area; Conclusion.
13 Using Approach/Departure Control in the Controlled
- Airport Environment The Role of Approach and Departure Control; Where is Approach/Departure Located? Departure from A Class B Airport; Departing an Airport Underlying A Class B Airspace; Departing a Class C Airport; Departure from Other Radar Airports; Approach to a Class B Airport; Approaching an Airport that Underlies a Class B Airspace; Transiting a Class B Airspace; Approach Control and the Class C Airspace; Transiting A Class C; Approach Control at Class D Tower-Only Airports; Conclusion.
14 Working with Air Route Traffic Control Centers on
- VFR Flights Center's Role in the Scheme of Things; The Centers Around the Country; The Enroute Low Altitude Chart; The Advantages of Center for the VFR Pilot; Going From Departure to Center; Initiating the Contact with Center; Enroute Frequency Changes Enroute Advisory and Center; Center to Approach; Conclusion.
15 In the Event of Radio Failure
- One Preventive Step; When a Failure is Suspected; When a Failure is Confirmed; Conclusion.
16 A Cross-country Flight: Putting it All Together
- The Flight Route; Recording the Frequencies; The Flight and Radio Contacts; Conclusion.
17 A Final Word
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Index

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