Talking Radio Telephony

CAA on General Aviation

We speak with David Woodward and Anthony Hatch, whose work with Local Airspace Infringement Teams, along with their pilot, FISO, ATCO, flight instructor and RT examiner experience, led them to want to start a conversation about Radio Telephony (RT).

More RT related information, including a Safety Sense leaflet on Radiotelephony is available from the CAA website, and the Airspace & Safety Initiative, which includes guidance on the importance of Radio Telephony as an element of pre-flight route planning.

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This episode has been bookmarked into three sections:

Part 1 - Where do you want to fly? 00:11

• Location, location, location
• Pilot confidence and competence
• how nervousness of pushing the button is limiting where pilots fly

Part 2 - Why it’s good (and helpful) to talk 06:51

• Troubling a controller
• Understanding the what and the why
• Flying the magenta line

Part 3 - Pushing the button 16:08

• When to make your first call
• Planning, preparing and practicing
• Embracing mistakes