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08-F: Radio Communications, Navigation Systems, Radar Services

Knowledge

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Flight Following

  • McGuire Approach, Skyhawk N298MC, 4500 feet, VFR Request.

    N298MC, Altimeter 30.01, Ident, Say request.

  • Altimeter 30.01, 4500 feet, requesting flight following to Ocean County, N298MC. Set the altimeter!

N298MC, Radar Contact, Squawk 1234, Say Aircraft Type. Set squawk code!

  • Aicraft is a Skyhawk, Squawk 1234, Skyhawk N298MC.

    Roger.

Traffic at 2 o'clock, 5 miles, northbound, 1400 indicated altitude. - Looking / in sight, N298MC

N298MC, Contact Philly Approach on 123.4, Good day. - 123.4, N298MC

  • Philly Approach, Skyhawk N298MC, 4500 feet.

    N298MC, maintain altitude.

  • Maintaining altitude, N298MC.

On the second radio, tune the ATIS:

Class Charlie Comms

In contrast to Class D:
- requires to contact approach instead of tower to sequence and initiate a hand-off to tower
- assigns Squawk code on arrival

ATIS

ATIS action items: - obtain active runway - tune altimeter to current information

contact Approach

  • Allentown Approach, N298MC student solo, 4500 feet over Pennridge, inbound for landing, full-stop, taxi-back, with information Echo.

    N298MC, Altimeter 29.98, Squawk

  • N298MC, field is at 2 o'clock, 6NM, contact tower at, 123.4.

    Looking for the field, tower at 123.4, N298MC.

Allentown Tower, Skyhawk

39N, Report airport in sight, Descend at your discretion

Tower Frequency

  • Allentown Tower, N298MC, 4500 feet, expecting visual 24.

    N298MC, winds calm, runway 24, Clear to land.

  • Runway 24, clear to land, N298MC.

Ground frequncy

  • Alltentown Ground, N298MC, clear runway 24 at Foxtrott, request taxiback and departure to east

    advise when you're ready to copy