Articles related to "Aviation Radio Use"

Pilots & Air Traffic Controllers communicate via two way radio and pass on important information to each other. Here is a brief guide to what they say and what it means.

Aircraft emergencies are thankfully very rare. But if they do happen, there is a specific way in which a pilot transmits an emergency message to those on the ground.

Light aircraft can fly into most large airports. However, there are special procedures that need to be followed, particularly with respect to radio communications.

Pilots in their planes communicate with air traffic control using the phonetic radio alphabet. Here is a list of the letters and examples of its use and how it all works.

Emergencies in aviation are rare, but they do occur. So when a pilot makes a Mayday radio call, how do people on the ground give assistance?

Radio communication between pilots and air traffic controllers can sound very odd to the uninitiated! But it is really quite straightforward. Here is a typical example.