Knowing standard phraseology is great—but using it fluently throughout your flight is where it really counts. Here’s a full walkthrough of realistic RT calls a pilot might make and receive, from engine start to engine shut down.
🛫 Pre-Flight to Takeoff
🔌 Engine Start (at a controlled airport):
Pilot: “Ground, AP-BGX, request engine start at Bay 3, VFR to Lahore.”
ATC: “AP-BGX, start-up approved.”
📋 Taxi Clearance:
Pilot: “Ground, AP-BGX, request taxi for VFR departure, Runway 28.”
ATC: “AP-BGX, taxi to holding point Runway 28 via Taxiway Bravo.”
🧭 Run-up Checks Completed, Ready for Departure:
Pilot: “Tower, AP-BGX, holding short Runway 28, ready for departure.”
ATC: “AP-BGX, cleared for takeoff Runway 28, wind 280 at 6.”
Pilot: “Cleared for takeoff Runway 28, AP-BGX.”
✈️ In the Air: Departure to Cruise
🚀 After Takeoff, Requesting Frequency Change:
Pilot: “Tower, AP-BGX, request frequency change.”
ATC: “AP-BGX, contact Departure on 121.5.”
Pilot: “121.5, AP-BGX.”
📡 Contacting Departure:
Pilot: “Departure, AP-BGX, passing 1,500 feet climbing 4,500, VFR to Lahore.”
ATC: “AP-BGX, radar contact, proceed on course.”
🧭 Enroute Phase
🔁 Position Report (if required or over uncontrolled airspace):
“Lahore Information, AP-BGX, overhead Gujrat at 5,000 feet, estimating Lahore in 20 minutes.”
⚠️ Traffic Alert (from ATC):
ATC: “AP-BGX, traffic 2 o’clock, 3 miles, same altitude, VFR.”
Pilot: “AP-BGX, looking out.”
🛬 Arrival and Landing
📞 Contacting Approach:
Pilot: “Lahore Approach, AP-BGX, 20 miles north at 4,000 feet, inbound for landing.”
ATC: “AP-BGX, enter left downwind Runway 36, report established.”
Pilot: “Left downwind Runway 36, will report established, AP-BGX.”
🛬 Landing Clearance:
Pilot: “Lahore Tower, AP-BGX, final Runway 36.”
ATC: “AP-BGX, cleared to land Runway 36, wind 360 at 4.”
Pilot: “Cleared to land Runway 36, AP-BGX.”
🅿️ Taxi and Shutdown
🚕 After Landing:
Pilot: “Tower, AP-BGX, runway vacated, request taxi to parking.”
ATC: “AP-BGX, taxi to parking via Taxiway Alpha.”
🔌 Engine Shutdown Report (if required):
Pilot: “Ground, AP-BGX, shut down at Bay 4.”
🧠 Quick Tips for Clean RT
- Keep it brief but complete.
- Always read back clearances.
- Avoid non-standard language or filler words.
- Listen before you transmit—don’t step on other calls.
👉 DOWNLOAD PDF FOR RT PRACTICE
