| Now that you have used the Internet to
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| | examples for proper radio communication
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| listen to live Air Traffic Control (ATC)
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| | techniques. Where to get it? The best way
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| you might be interested in how you can
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| | is online pilot shops.
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| learn more about it.
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| | Okay, what about the helpful strategies?
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| Talking on the radio is easy once you
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| | Well, here is what works for any pilot,
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| understand the system, know what you want
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| | flying any size of airplane or
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| to do, and what you can expect.Proper
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| | helicopter, at any airport while using
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| radio phraseology and a few helpful
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| | either the VFR or IFR systems:
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| strategies will do the rest.
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| | (1) Think before You Talk.
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| One of the first things your flight
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| | Who Am I? Where Am I? What do I want? Be
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| instructor wants you to study is the
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| | organized and plan ahead.
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| international phonetic alphabet. What's
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| | (2) Listen before You Talk.
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| that? Just click on [Radio Communication]
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| | Make sure your radio is set properly
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| in the index to yourleft. You will need
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| | (volume is up, frequency correct
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| it when stating your aircraft call sign
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| | selected, transmitter switch positioned
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| (e.g. One-Zero-Lima-Golf) or to confirm
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| | to the radio in use).
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| that you have information Juliet.
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| | (3) Read back.
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| Information Juliet, as an example refers
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| | "Roger" or "Wilco" just doesn't cut it.
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| to the letter assigned to a current ATIS
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| | The controller wants you to read back his
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| (Automated Terminal Information Service)
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| | message to confirm that you understand
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| which is taped routine information you
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| | and will comply with his instructions.
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| listen to before you make first contact.
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| | Sounds not too difficult, doesn't it?
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| You'll get the ceiling, visibility,
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| | It's all practice! Learn from the real
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| temperature, wind, altimeter setting,
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| | thing and you will soon talk like a pro
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| runway in use.
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| | on the radio.
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| Next, you'll learn about words and
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| | Finally, if you don'tunderstand a
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| phrases used in talking to air traffic
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| | message, ask the controller to say it
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| control, which can be the center,
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| | again. He will be glad to do so and you
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| approach, tower, ground, or a flight
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| | will fly much longer this way :-)
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| service station.
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| | You can also say that you are a student
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| Another subject is frequencies. VHF (very
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| | pilot. This signals the controller that
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| high frequencies, 30 to 300 MHz) is used
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| | you may need a little extra help.
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| for voice communications. One frequency
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| | Did you know that you can turn your home
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| you will hopefully never need is 121.5
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| | computer into a radio simulator? You can
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| MHz (Emergency only!).
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| | do it with software you can buy on the
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| The Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
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| | web.
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| provides you with details and lots of
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