This is a practical guide to radio telephony procedure written very much from the pilot's perspective. It will be an invaluable source of study material for student pilot studying for the Flight Radiotelephony Operator Licence Examinations, as well as for qualified pilots wishing to brush up their R/T technique, and those going on to instrument qualifications.
The physical and regulatory environment within which R/T occurs is explained, and then each phase of flight is looked at in detail, as are emergency and abnormal procedures. the phraseology and procedures appropriate to instrument operations are also discussed.
Numerous examples of phraseology, and RT exchanges
Standard message formats listed
Specimen complete flight set out in a format similar to that in the "Practical Communications Test"
Transponder operation, radio checks, recorded information broadcasts, Morse Code, and the Flight Radiotelephony Operator's Licence Syllabus are also covered.