Study Guide:Radio Telephony:DEL

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AUA251: Wien Delivery, Austrian 251 [guten Abend], gate C31, Fokker 100, requesting clearance to Munich, Info A [on board].
Syntax= <called station>, <myself>, <position>, <aircraft>, <request>, <ATIS information received>

ATC: Austrian 251, Wien delivery [servus], cleared München SITNI4C, [climb 5000ft,] squawk 4600, info A [correct].
Syntax= <calling station>, <myself>, <clearance destination>, <SID>, [<init. climb altitude>], <squawk>, [<ATIS confirmation>]

(Wien Delivery does not need to say initial climb altitude - it's in the charts. 90% of all aircraft ask or mess it up, so you might as well say it right away. If Wien Delivery is very busy, then the clearance comes down to:

ATC: Austrian 251, Wien Delivery, cleared München SITNI4C, squawk 4600, Info A.

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Now one Example for normal Clearence. You will learn in detail in the next section. Situation: Austrian 251 is Requesting clearance to München, Gate C34, Fokker 70, Info C on board.

AUA251: Good Day Wien Delivery, Austrian 251 Info C on board, Gate C34, requesting clearence to München.
LOWW_DEL Austrian 251, cleared to München via SITNI4C, initial climb 5000 ft, Squawk 4612, info C correct.
AUA251: Cleared to München, Sitni4C, Squawk 4612, AUA251.

Handover/Handoff: At some point, it's time to say good bye - that is handoff or handover. It is vital that no aircraft disappears from the radio. Handover is transfer to another station. Handoff is dropping contact into uncontrolled airspace (like UNICOM).

LOWW_DEL Austrian 251, readback correct, for push and start contact Wien Ground (LOWW_GND) 119.4, Bye Bye.
AUA251: Contacting Ground 119,4, bye!

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