Study Guide:Radio Telephony - Revision history

Claus Faber: /* What?? Who?? Aaahm?? */

2017-04-24T10:12:15Z

What?? Who?? Aaahm??

2017-04-24T10:07:35Z

Letters and numbers are spelled

2017-04-24T10:06:29Z

Why is this?

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Why is this?

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Why is this?

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Why is this?

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2012-09-25T08:49:23Z

Think before you talk

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Contact

2012-09-07T09:02:06Z

A note on being polite

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	ATC: Last station, say again? (WHO AND WHAT?)		ATC: Last station, say again? (WHO AND WHAT?)

		+	== Corrections ==
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		+	If you misspell something (like a callsign, or a heading), make it clear.
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		+	ATC: Leipzig 123, correction: Leipzig 456, turn left heading 40 degrees.
		+	ATC: Leipzig 123, turn left, ... disregard.
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		+	(You won't say "Leipzig 123 aah 456, turn...")

	= Phraseology at different stations =		= Phraseology at different stations =

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	*: For "000" you say "thousand".		*: For "000" you say "thousand".
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		+	*: One exception is "ten thousand" for 10 000.

	*: There are very few exceptions for abbreviations which are used frequently, like VFR, IFR, VOR, NDB, ILS, RVR or VMC. An example:		*: There are very few exceptions for abbreviations which are used frequently, like VFR, IFR, VOR, NDB, ILS, RVR or VMC. An example:

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 * the person is right: Austrian 251 turns, not Austrian 215.
 * the message is right: It's 40 degrees, not 14.
-* the meaning is right: It's the compass degree (abouth northwest), not the relative angle.
+* the meaning is right: It's the compass degree to point the nose at (abouth northwest), not the relative angle from the present heading.
 = Basic Rules  =

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 To achieve this, people have invented something, called '''phraseology'''. Almost 99% of all radio communication is standard messages. If all the standard messages are predefined, then both sides instantly know, what they are talking about, and the non-standard communication (in "normal words") is down to an absolute minimum. Therefore, we learn this phraseology.
-''(Example: ATC orders "Austrian 251, turn left four-zero degrees". Then it is vital that...
+''(Example: ATC orders "Austrian 251, turn left heading four-zero". Then it is vital that...
 * the person is right: Austrian 251 turns, not Austrian 215.

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 To achieve this, people have invented something, called '''phraseology'''. Almost 99% of all radio communication is standard messages. If all the standard messages are predefined, then both sides instantly know, what they are talking about, and the non-standard communication (in "normal words") is down to an absolute minimum. Therefore, we learn this phraseology.
-''(Example: ATC orders "Austrian 251, turn left 40 degrees". Then it is vital that...
+''(Example: ATC orders "Austrian 251, turn left four-zero degrees". Then it is vital that...
 * the person is right: Austrian 251 turns, not Austrian 215.

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 * Communication is unambiguous ''("what did he mean?")''
 * Communication is fail-proof in three respects: right person, right message, right meaning.
 To achieve this, people have invented something, called '''phraseology'''. Almost 99% of all radio communication is standard messages. If all the standard messages are predefined, then both sides instantly know, what they are talking about, and the non-standard communication (in "normal words") is down to an absolute minimum. Therefore, we learn this phraseology.

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 To achieve this, there are some rules which you should follow.
-Talking on the air is (sometimes) stressy. Voice quality may be bad or broken, but yet: it is the '''only link''' between ATC and aircraft, and therefore: '''highly security sensitive'''. If it does not work, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX--6ee7nsA this]] could happen again. You want to make sure that...
+Talking on the air is (sometimes) stressy. Voice quality may be bad or broken, but yet: it is the '''only link''' between ATC and aircraft, and therefore: '''highly security sensitive'''.
 * Communication is short

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	The radio traffic flow should be as smooth as possible. To achieve this it's vital to "think first" before transmitting so that a clear, concise and uninterrupted message can be sent.		The radio traffic flow should be as smooth as possible. To achieve this it's vital to "think first" before transmitting so that a clear, concise and uninterrupted message can be sent.
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−	~~Standard phraseology looks like this - in a dotted box (no, this is not standard phraseology, this is just how it looks like in this wiki!)~~

	== Letters and numbers are spelled ==		== Letters and numbers are spelled ==

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 Radio communication is like talking to each other in a dark room: You have to say hello, who you are, and that you are here now. As ATC is always there, but pilots fly in and out, it is pilots who say hello. To initiate the contact between two stations an initial call has to be made. Example - Austrian 251 is calling Wien Tower:
-  '''AUA251:''' Wien Delivery, Austrian 251, [servus], Radiocheck
+  '''AUA251:''' Wien Delivery, Austrian 251, Radiocheck .
-  '''LOWW_DEL:''' Austrian 251, Wien Delivery, [servus,] read you 5 by 5
+  '''LOWW_DEL:''' Austrian 251, Wien Delivery, read you 5 by 5.
 So the syntax for contact is:

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	* Don't be angry on the radio - it's not the right medium to swear, whatever a pilot (or a controller) screws up. If you really have a problem, then post a .wallop note to call for a supervisor. If you want to tell something to a pilot to explain a situation, then do so after the storm is cleared, in a private note. Even there, stay polite - you don't know why the pilot did it - maybe he can't, maybe his kid hammered on his keyboard, the joystick is faulty, the cat grabbed the chart, whatever.		* Don't be angry on the radio - it's not the right medium to swear, whatever a pilot (or a controller) screws up. If you really have a problem, then post a .wallop note to call for a supervisor. If you want to tell something to a pilot to explain a situation, then do so after the storm is cleared, in a private note. Even there, stay polite - you don't know why the pilot did it - maybe he can't, maybe his kid hammered on his keyboard, the joystick is faulty, the cat grabbed the chart, whatever.
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−	* If a pilot is offensive, feel free to contact a supervisor via the .wallop command and make him/her sort out the situation.

	== Contact - messages - handover ==		== Contact - messages - handover ==