On 11/11/2019 11:44 AM, Oscar Zuniga via KRnet wrote:
I keep my radio on tower frequency when I'm at the airport messing around in
the hangar so I can hear what's going on and keep my radio skills up as best as
I can
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I too fly out of a tower controlled airport and find the controllers are
quite helpful. One suggestion I have when approaching the airport is to
report your distance from the airport in GPS miles. Probably 99% of
aircraft flying now days are flying with GPS and that gives other
pilots, and the tower, an EXACT location in miles you are from the
airport. First transmission is to make radio contact.
Example:
ME: Marion tower, experimental 211Lf
Tower: Experimental 211LF, Marion tower
ME: 1LF , 10 GPS north, landing Marion
Tower: 1LF, report bla, bla, bla,.........
ME: Report bla, bla, bla, 1LF
At the reporting point:
ME: 1LF is bla, bla, bla
Tower: 1LF, cleared to land runway # , number 2 behind aircraft on left
base.
ME: :1LF, cleared to land, runway #, number 2 behind aircraft on left
base, traffic not in site.
Tower: 1LF, continue approach, I'll call your base turn.
Me: Continue downwind, 1LF
Minimum verbiage, total understanding. Reply with a short repeat of
their instructions to verify and let them know you either understand and
will follow or that you got something wrong.
When talking to controllers, having an idea of what they are about to
say makes it easier to follow instructions. Instructions given to
aircraft ahead of you will probably be identical to what they will tell
you. If traffic is heavy be prepared for modified instructions such as
"report right downwind" instead of "report left downwind" given to the
aircraft ahead of you. For those not living near a tower to monitor
there are internet sites you can listen to towers live to get
comfortable with radio chatter. If you can listen to and understand
instructions from your wife, ( set out the trash, don't spill any on the
driveway, put the can back where it belongs, and turn out the light,
then pick up your socks and hang up your cloths) I'm sure you can work
with a controller.
Larry Flesner
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