Exams
ATC School
- VAC Ground Controlling
- VAC Tower Controlling
- VAC Approach/Radar Controlling
Weather
Aircraft Information
General Knowledge
- VFR Circuit
- VFR Minima
- Airspace
- ATC Air Traffic Control
- Flight Rules
- Overhead Join
- QNH/QFE/QNE
- TA Transition Altitude TL Transition Level Semicircular Rule
- Squawk Codes And Transponders
ATC Services
CAA Phraseology IFR
CAA Phraseology VFR
- Free Call Technique
- CAA AGCS VFR Circuits
- CAA AGCS Arrivals
- CAA AGCS Departures
- CAA AGCS RNP Approach
- CAA AFIS VFR Circuit
- CAA AFIS Arriving
- CAA AFIS Departure
- CAA AFIS RNP Approach
- CAA ATC VFR Circuit
- CAA ATC VFR Arrivals
- CAA ATC VFR Departure
- CAA ATC VFR Transit Class D
ICAO Phraseology
- ICAO AFIS Circuits
- ICAO AFIS Arrival
- ICAO AFIS Departure
- ICAO ATC Arrival
- ICAO ATC Departure
This is a basic example of a full IFR flight.
Explanation | Exchange | |
Inital Call, include, Callsign, A/C Type, Gate/Stand Number, Information, Request. | ![]() |
“East Midlands Ground, Aero 28P, A320 Neo, Stand 43, Information Alpha on board, request IFR cleared to Edinburgh.” |
The controller may ask you to standby or issue the clearance. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, East Midlands Ground, Alpha is correct, Cleared Edinburgh, Trent 2N, Squawk 5533.” |
Acknowledge. | ![]() |
Cleared Edinburgh, Trent 2N squawk 5536.” |
If you get anything wrong the controller should just correct that part. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, Squawk 5533.” |
Readback part you got wrong not the whole things. | ![]() |
“Sqawk 5533 Aero 28P.” |
They will confirm you got it correct. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P read back correct.” |
When ready call for push back and start. (Get the tub in position so you are actually ready.) | ![]() |
“Request Push and Start, Aero 28P.” |
Clearance to push and start. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, stand 43 push start approved face north, QNH 1012.” |
Acknowledge. You can add QNH here or some do it on Taxi. | ![]() |
“Push start approved face north, QNH 1012.” |
Report when you are ready to taxi. | ![]() |
Ready to taxi, Aero 28P.” |
Taxi clearance, include QNH if you did not on P/S | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, taxi Holding point W1, runway 27, via A and W.” |
Reback taxi instructions. | ![]() |
“Taxi holding point W1, runway 27 via A and W. Aero 28P.” |
Hand off to Tower. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, contact East Midlands Tower, 124.005.” |
Read Back the handoff. | ![]() |
“East Midlands Tower, 124.005.” |
Ready at the hold and when ready for departure, never say ready for take-off. | ![]() |
“East Midlands Tower, Aero 28P, holding W1 ready for departure.” | Clearance. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, via W1, surface winds 230 at 3 knots, runway 27, cleared for take-off.” |
Read back, intersection, runway and clearance. | ![]() |
“Via W1, runway 27 cleared for take-off.” |
Hand off. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, contact London control 132.605.” |
Read Back. | ![]() |
“London control, 132.605, Aero 28P.” |
Call London. | ![]() |
“London Control, passing 2300ft, Trent 2N, Aero 28P.” |
Clearance. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, continue climbing FL150.” |
Read Back. | ![]() |
“Climb FL150, Aero 28P.” |
Continue climb. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, climb FL280.” |
Acknowledge. | ![]() |
“Climb FL280, Aero 28P.” | Handoff to Scottish. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, contact Scottish Control 124.5” | Read Back. | ![]() |
“Contact Scottish Control 124.5, Aero 28P.” | Inital call to Scottish. | ![]() |
“Scottish Control, Aero 28P, FL240.” |
Arrival Information. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, INPIP 1E, Vectors ILS 24” |
Readback. | ![]() |
“INPIP 1E, Vectors ILS 24, Aero 28P.” |
Call for descent. | ![]() |
“Request Descent, Aero 28P.” |
Descent clearance. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, desent FL80 to be level TARTN.” |
Acknowledge. | ![]() |
“Descent FL80 to be level TARTN, Aero 28P.” |
Hand off to Edinburgh Approach. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, contact Edinburgh Radar 121.205.” |
Rea dback. | ![]() |
“Edinburgh Radar 121.205, Aero 28P.” |
Inital call to Edinburgh Radar. | ![]() |
“Edinburgh Radar, Aero 28P.” |
Approach Start. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, Leave TARTN heading 030.” |
Descent. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, descent Altitude 5000ft, QNH 1029.” |
Read back. | ![]() |
“Descent Altitude 5000ft, QNH 1029, Aero 28P.” |
Turn. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, turn left heading 330 degrees, speed 200 knots” |
Readback. | ![]() |
“Turn left heading 330 degrees, speed 200 knots, Aero 28P.” |
Descent. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, descent altitude 3000ft, speed 180 kts.” |
Read back. | ![]() |
“Descent altitude 3000ft, speed 180 kts, Aero 28P.” |
Descent. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, turn left heading 270 degrees, speed 160 knots until 4 DME, cleared ILS Rwy 24.” |
Descent. | ![]() |
“Left 270 degres, speed 160 knots until 4 DME, cleared ILS runway 24, Aero 28P.” |
Descent. | ![]() |
“Established, Aero 28P.” |
Hand off to Tower. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, contact Edinburgh Tower 118.705.” |
Readback. | ![]() |
“Edinburgh Tower 118.705, Aero 28P.” |
Descent. | ![]() |
“Edinburgh Tower, Aero 28P.” |
Landing Clearance. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, surface winds 260 degrees 4 knots, runway 24, cleared to land.” |
Readback runway and clearance. | ![]() |
“Runway 24, cleared to land, Aero 28P.” |
Report Runway vacated. At Edinburgh if you vacate B you can take to A12, if you vacated A you can taxi to A8. | ![]() |
“Runway 24, vacated, Aero 28P.” |
Handoff to Ground. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, contact Edinburgh Ground 121.755.” |
Readback. | ![]() |
“Edinburgh Ground 121.755, Aero 28P.” |
Contact Ground. | ![]() |
“Edinburgh Ground 121.755, Aero 28P.” |
Contact Ground. | ![]() |
“Aero 28P, taxi stand 2 via A and F.” |
Readback. | ![]() |
“Stand 2 via A and F, Aero 28P.” |
You do not need to call once you are parked you can just disconnect, or you can say something nice like thank you for the control. |