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ATC Communications: What to Say, and When

Plane and Pilot

Pilots should also take full advantage of free reference materials like the FAA’s Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM). There are a wide variety of options on the market, ranging from simple radios to units with GPS/VOR navigation features and full ILS capabilities. Think through what you will say. Take a deep breath.

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ATC Communications: What to Say, and When

Plane and Pilot

Pilots should also take full advantage of free reference materials like the FAA’s Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM). There are a wide variety of options on the market, ranging from simple radios to units with GPS/VOR navigation features and full ILS capabilities. Think through what you will say. Take a deep breath.

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3 holding scenarios to perfect in a flight simulator

Flight Training Central

Santa Monica Municipal (KSMO) has a fix called DARTS, located on V-186, that serves as the intermediate fix for the RNAV 21 and the VOR-A approaches. This gives you a good planning workout in the simulator, as you are now in GPS tracking mode instead of VOR tracking mode.

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How to Talk to ATC (Beginner’s Guide)

Pilot Institute

The FAA’s Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) is a fantastic resource. Requesting Pilot: Greenwest Approach, N123AB, Cessna 172, overhead Sedona VOR at five thousand five hundred, en route to Johnsonville, request flight following. Make sure you know it by heart before pressing the push-to-talk button.