R/T

Question 1

Start Clearance

Answer 1

CWL GND, CWL 45, Phenom, X POB, with Info X, Request Start

CWL 45, CWL GND, Start up approved

CWL 45

Question 2

Taxi Clearance

Answer 2

CWL 45 Request taxi (with Info X if not given)

CWL 45, Runway 26, taxi holding point runway 19 via A.

Question 3

Departure Clearance

Answer 3

CWL 45, Request departure clearance

CWL 45 cleared MID 1, climb FL50, Squawk 2610, stud 3 once airborne
CWL 45, cleared VFR departure, non-std right turn to the NE, squawk 2610, stud 3 once airborne.

Question 4

Take-off clearance

Answer 4

CWL 45 to Tower.
CWL TWR, CWL 45, ready for departure
CWL 45, CWL TWR, cleared for take-off, surface wind XXX / XX kts

Question 5

Airborne on MID 1, check in with departures

Answer 5

CWL Departures, CWL 45, MID 1, passing height XX ft, Climbing FL50, D/S.
CWL 45, CWL Departures, you’re identified, D/S.
D/S, CWL 45

C/S
MID Designator
Level passing
Level climbing
(ATS Requested)

Question 6

Readback requirements (13)

Answer 6

Taxi 
Entering a runway
Any use of active runway: Take off, landing, entry, back track
Routing / Airways entry
Levels
Speeds
Headings
ATS
Frequency changes
QNH/QFE setting including HPa below 1000 HPa 
Approach 
Runway-in-use
SSR instructions

Question 7

Position Report

Answer 7

Callsign, Position, Time, Level, Next position and ETA

Bigjet 24, Wicken, 32, FL240, Marlow 57

If under Radar control / radar contact, ATC may not require position reports.
“Omit position reports” or “next report Point X”

Question 8

Reporting time

Answer 8

Minutes only unless possible confusion.
1325 - wun tree two fife / two fife
(UTC)

Question 9

Radio check

Answer 9

“Station, C/S, Radio Check, freq”

1 - unreadable
2 - readable now and then
3 - readable with difficulty
4 - readable
5 - perfectly readable

Question 10

IFR initial contact

1) Departure
2) Handover
a) if level
b) climbing/descending

Answer 10

1) Station, C/S, MID, Level passing, cleared level, (ATS)
2) Station, C/S,
a) Current level and cleared level
b) cleared level

Question 11

Initial contact VFR

Answer 11

Station, C/S, Request …..

Service required eg. ATS, zone transit, join visual cct.

Followed by “Pass Message” if required. eg. freecalling for a visual transit, ATC don’t know where you are, but now know what you want so the conversation is more relevant.

Question 12

Pass message VFR or IFR Freecall

Answer 12

(After initial contact made)

Station, C/S
Departure
Destination
Position
Level & Altimeter a/r

Additional info eg. IFR/VFR, Routing (next point)

Question 13

Airways Joining call

flight plan filed

Answer 13

"London Center? C/S, 
Request clearance to enter controlled airspace,
At / On track At / On track /
Waypoint
FL XXX
Time XX"

Question 14

Use of “to”

Answer 14

Only with reference to Altitudes or Heights, not FL
“Descend to Altitude 2,000ft”
“Climb FL250”

Question 15

Initial Contact

Answer 15

Climbing/Descending cleared level only: Descending FL X
Level but cleared to a different: Maintaining X, Cleared Y

Any speed restrictions. Maintaining 220kts

Question 16

Airways joining clearance

Answer 16

At least 10 mins prior to join
“C/S, request joining clearance XXX (Airway) at (WPT)

airborne flight plan…. if they don’t have your routing details

ATC will then direct to pass message:
"C/S, 
Type, 
Position, Heading, Level,
IFR/VFR,
Departure AD
ETA at WPT, 
Route and first Destination,
TAS,
Level required"