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INTRODUCTION TO AVIATION RADIOTELEPHONY (R/T) Saint Andrews International High School Blantyre, Malawi 5 th & 7 th December 2017

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF (R/T) • R/T is primarily used to ensure the efficient and accurate transmission of messages • The system must work internationally between persons of different nationalities who may speak different languages and/or use different dialects

WHO USES AVIATION R/T • Air Traffic Control Officer (ATCO) • Flight Information Service Officer (FISO) • Air/Ground Communication Service Operator (AGCS) • Pilots • Aviation Engineers • Emergency Services • Ground Handling Staff

THE PHONETIC ALPHABET LETTERS • • Alpha November • • Beta Oscar • • Charlie Papa • • Delta Quebec • • Echo Romeo • • Foxtrot Sierra • • Golf Tango • • Hotel Uniform • • India Victor • • Juliet Whisky • • Kilo X-Ray • • Lima Yankee • • Mike Zulu

THE PHONETIC ALPHABET NUMBERS • 1 ONE “WUN” • 2 TWO “TOO” • 3 THREE “TREE” • 4 FOUR “FOWER” • 5 FIVE “FIFE” • 6 SIX “SIX” • 7 SEVEN “SEV - EN” • 8 EIGHT “AYT” • 9 NINE “NIN -ER • 0 ZERO “ZEE - RO”

STANDARD AVIATION WORDS • “ROGER” • Your message is understood • I will comply with your • “WILCO” instruction / request • Please wait for a further • “STANDBY” message from me • Need assistance but not • “PAN” in immediate danger • Danger to life or serious • “MAYDAY” injury or aircraft damage

EXAMPLES • Controller • “Clear to join controlled airspace at point W1 • “Roger – clear to join • Pilot controlled airsace at point UU1” • Controller • “Clear to enter runway via holding point D1” • Pilot • “Roger – clear to enter runway via holding point T1”

ALTIMETER PRESSURE SETTINGS • QNH • Atmospheric pressure at sea level • Atmospheric pressure at • QFE the aerodrome • QNH and QFE are measured • Units in “ Hectopascals ” ( hP) • Phraseology • Above 1000 – units only • Below 1000 – units and “ hP ”

THE STANDARD AERODROME CIRCUIT

“START UP” • Pilot • “ Chileka Radio this is 7Q- SAI request start and taxi instructions” • “7Q -SAI Chileka Radio • Air Ground Operator runway in use ( 10/28 or 15/33 ) left hand circuit QNH ( xxxx) QFE ( xxxx) • Pilot • Roger. Runway in use ( xx) left hand circuit QNH ( xxxx) QFE ( xxxx)

“Taxi” • Pilot “7Q - SAI ready to taxi” • Air Ground Operator 7- AI roger. Taxi to holding point ( x ) NB – abbreviated callsign

“DEPARTURE” • Pilot • “7 - AI ready for departure” • Air Ground Operator • “Roger. No reported traffic. Surface Wind is ( XXX ) degrees ( xx) knots” OR “Traffic is a C152 downwind” OR “traffic is a PA28 on finals” etc. • Pilot • 7-AI departing runway ( xx )

“DOWNWIND” • Pilot • “7 - AI Downwind” • Air Ground Operator • “Roger”

“FINAL APPROACH” • Pilot • “7 - AI on finals” • Air Ground Operator • “Roger. Surface wind is ( xxx ) degrees ( xx ) knots”