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  • How does ATC manage all these air traffic?

  • Atc sections like ground, tower, departure, center, approach

  • Where does the responsibility of related ATC unit start and end?

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  • How does ATC manage all these air traffic?

  • Atc sections like ground, tower, departure, center, approach

  • Where does the responsibility of related ATC unit start and end?

    • Differences between all air traffic controller units

    • Responsibility areas of different atc units

    • What does delivery unit do?

    • What does ground controller do?

    • What does tower controller do?

    • What does departure controller do?

    • What does center controller do?

    • What does appraoch controller do?

    • What is atc clearance?

    • What is digital clearance?

    • What is radar vectoring?

    • How to escape weather occurances?

    • What is FIR (flight information region)?

    ATC UNITS

    • How to request ATC clearance?

    • What is the responsibility of delivery unit?

    • What is atc clearance?

    • What is digital clearance?

    • How does digital clearance system work?

    • Who is ground controller

    • What is ground controller responsible for?

    • What is pushback?

    • What is taxi ?

    • How ground controllers manage all these ground traffic in crowded airports?

    • Who is tower controller?

    • What is tower controller responsible for?

    • When to contact with tower controller?

    • What is the mission of departure controller?

    • When to contact with departure controller?

    • What is SID (Standard Instrument Departure)?

    • How to request to deviate our route because of dangerous clouds?

    • What does center controller do?

    • What is FIR (Flight Information Region)?

    • When does responsibility area of center controller start and end?

    • What does approach controller do?

    • When should we contact with approach controller?

    • What STAR means for us?

    • When to contact approach?

    • When approach controller transfer us to tower controller?

  • How do we use SID and CRAFT acronyms while requesting ATC clearance?

  • What is DCL?

  • How can we request ATC clearance without voice communication?

    • How to request engine startup?

    • Can we request engine startup and pushback together?

    • How to request pushback clearance from ground?

    • What does additional informations during pushback (like facing south) mean?

    • How to request taxi

    • How to find our route during taxi

    • What all taxi letters mean to us

    • What is lineup clearance

    • How to request line up clearance

    • When we change our frequency from ground to tower

    • What is the importance of "behind" term during lineup

    • How to reqest takeoff clearance

    • Should  we make readback wind information

    • When to change frequency from takeoff to departure

    • How to contact with departure controller

    • How to request deviation from your own route during departure

    • How to request level change during turbulence

    • How to request deviation from our route during cruise

    • How to know when we will descend

    • How to request descent from controller

    • When to change our frequency from center to approach controller

    • How to request approach clearance when we first contact with approach controller

    • What information should we report when we are requesting approach clearance

    • When to change our frequency from approach to tower

    • What to say when we first contact with tower controller during approach for landing

    • What to say if you have to go-around

    • When to change your frequency from tower to ground

    • How to request your taxi route to gate after landing from ground

    FULL FLIGHT

    • We will combine all we have learned and  make a sample flight from Hamburg to Munich

    • We will revise all we have learned about atc communications from previous lectures with real flight (from engine startup to cruise phase)

    • We will revise all we have learned about atc communications from previous lectures with real flight (from cruise phase to after landing phase)

    CONCLUSION

    • We will make a conclusion all about we have learned, share some suggestions to enhance your atc communications

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    What's inside

    Learning objectives

    • #1 complete and well documented aviation radio communications video lectures in the internet
    • Who is air traffic controller (atc)?
    • How does atc manage all these air traffic?
    • Differences between all air traffic controller units
    • Atc sections like ground, tower, departure, center, approach
    • What is phonetic alphabet?
    • How to use numbers correctly in aviation?
    • What is call sign in aviation
    • Meanings of standard phrases
    • Sample usages of standard phrases in aviation
    • For which phrases you shall make readback
    • Correct microphone usage techniques
    • Easy tricks when you are contacting first with atc
    • 4w rule in radio communication
    • Specific phraseologies for different flight phases
    • Atc communication in a full flight
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    Syllabus

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    In this lecture you will learn;

    • Who is Air Traffic Controller (ATC)?

    • How does ATC manage all these air traffic?

    • Atc sections like ground, tower, departure, center, approach

    • Where does the responsibility of related ATC unit start and end?

    Read more

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • Differences between all air traffic controller units

    • Responsibility areas of different atc units

    • What does delivery unit do?

    • What does ground controller do?

    • What does tower controller do?

    • What does departure controller do?

    • What does center controller do?

    • What does appraoch controller do?

    • What is atc clearance?

    • What is digital clearance?

    • What is radar vectoring?

    • How to escape weather occurances?

    • What is FIR (flight information region)?



    In this section you will learn the basics of air traffic management, and different atc sections like delivery, ground, tower, departure, enroute (center), terminal control and approach

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • How to request ATC clearance?

    • What is the responsibility of delivery unit?

    • What is atc clearance?

    • What is digital clearance?

    • How does digital clearance system work?



    In this lecture you will learn;

    • Who is ground controller

    • What is ground controller responsible for?

    • What is pushback?

    • What is taxi ?

    • How ground controllers manage all these ground traffic in crowded airports?

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • Who is tower controller?

    • What is tower controller responsible for?

    • When to contact with tower controller?

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • What is the mission of departure controller?

    • When to contact with departure controller?

    • What is SID (Standard Instrument Departure)?

    • How to request to deviate our route because of dangerous clouds?

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • What does center controller do?

    • What is FIR (Flight Information Region)?

    • When does responsibility area of center controller start and end?

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • What does approach controller do?

    • When should we contact with approach controller?

    • What STAR means for us?

    • When to contact approach?

    • When approach controller transfer us to tower controller?

    General Rules

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • What is phonetic alphabet?

    • Why are we using phonetic alphabet?

    • How to pronounce letters in phonetic alphabet?

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • How to pronounce numbers correctly in aviation?

    • Pronounciation differences of numbers with General English

    • How to read whole hundreds and whole thousands in aviation

    • How to read time in aviation

    • How to read frequencies correctly in aviation


    In this lecture you will learn;

    • What is call sign in aviation

    • What is registration numbers in aviation

    • Why we are using call signs  in aviation

    • Some call sign samples for modern airline companies

    • In which conditions, we can abbreviate call signs


    In this lecture you will learn;

    • What are standard phrases in aviation

    • Meanings of standard phrases

    • Sample usages of standard phrases in aviation

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • Readbacks and their meanings

    • For which phrases you shall make readback

    • For which phrases there is no need for readback



    In this lecture you will learn;

    • Some tricks and rules while you are making radio communications

    • Behaviours to avoid in radio communication

    • Correct microphone usage techniques

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • What to do if you make errors in radio communication?

    • Some mistakes that you should avoid in radio communication

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • How transferring of communications occurs in aviation

    • What is "monitor" means?

    • What is "contact" means?


    Flight Phases

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • Easy tricks when you are contacting first with ATC

    • 4W rule in radio communication

    • How to make your inital contact when you are first contacting with ATC

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • How do we request ATC clearance?

    • How do we use SID and CRAFT acronyms while requesting ATC clearance?

    • What is DCL?

    • How can we request ATC clearance without voice communication?

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • How to request engine startup?

    • Can we request engine startup and pushback together?

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • How to request pushback clearance from ground?

    • What does additional informations during pushback (like facing south) mean?


    In this lecture you will learn;

    • How to request taxi

    • How to find our route during taxi

    • What all taxi letters mean to us



    In this lecture you will learn;

    • What is lineup clearance

    • How to request line up clearance

    • When we change our frequency from ground to tower

    • What is the importance of "behind" term during lineup

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • How to reqest takeoff clearance

    • Should  we make readback wind information

    • When to change frequency from takeoff to departure


    In this lecture you will learn;

    • How to contact with departure controller

    • How to request deviation from your own route during departure

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • How to request level change during turbulence

    • How to request deviation from our route during cruise


    In this lecture you will learn;

    • How to know when we will descend

    • How to request descent from controller

    • When to change our frequency from center to approach controller

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • How to request approach clearance when we first contact with approach controller

    • What information should we report when we are requesting approach clearance

    • When to change our frequency from approach to tower

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • What to say when we first contact with tower controller during approach for landing

    • What to say if you have to go-around

    In this lecture you will learn;

    • When to change your frequency from tower to ground

    • How to request your taxi route to gate after landing from ground

    Full Flight

    In this lecture;

    • We will combine all we have learned and  make a sample flight from Hamburg to Munich

    In this lecture;

    • We will revise all we have learned about atc communications from previous lectures with real flight (from engine startup to cruise phase)

    In this lecture;

    • We will revise all we have learned about atc communications from previous lectures with real flight (from cruise phase to after landing phase)

    Conclusion

    In this lecture;

    • We will make a conclusion all about we have learned, share some suggestions to enhance your atc communications

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    Examines Air Traffic Management (ATM), which is standard in aviation
    Taught by Pilot Academia, who are recognized for their work in Air Traffic Management
    Develops skills and knowledge that are core for pilots and aviation professionals
    Taught by experts in the field of aviation
    Examines the principles of Air Traffic Management, which are highly relevant for aviation professionals
    Caveat: Requires students to have basic knowledge of aviation and air traffic control procedures

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    Activities

    Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Learn Radio Communication for Pilots with these activities:
    Review Air Traffic Management Concepts
    Review the history, functions, and procedures of air traffic management to reinforce your understanding of course materials
    Browse courses on Air Traffic Management
    Show steps
    • Review the different phases of flight and their associated procedures
    • Review the different types of air traffic control units and their responsibilities
    FAA Air Traffic Control Handbook
    Read the FAA Air Traffic Control Handbook to reinforce your understanding of air traffic control procedures
    Browse courses on Air Traffic Control
    Show steps
    • Review the section on the role of the air traffic controller
    • Review the section on the different types of air traffic control facilities
    Air Traffic Control
    Review the book Air Traffic Control by David K. Acheson to reinforce your understanding of air traffic control procedures
    Show steps
    • Read the chapter on the role of the air traffic controller
    • Read the chapter on the different types of air traffic control facilities
    Five other activities
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    ATC Simulator Exercises
    Practice air traffic control procedures in a simulated environment to develop your skills
    Browse courses on Air Traffic Control
    Show steps
    • Set up an ATC simulator on your computer
    • Load a scenario and practice controlling air traffic
    Air Traffic Control Workshop
    Attend an Air Traffic Control Workshop to develop your skills and knowledge
    Browse courses on Air Traffic Control
    Show steps
    • Find a workshop that is relevant to your interests
    • Register for the workshop
    ATC Communication Script
    Create an ATC communication script to practice your skills and knowledge
    Browse courses on Air Traffic Control
    Show steps
    • Choose a scenario for your script
    • Write the dialogue for the script
    Volunteer at an Air Traffic Control Facility
    Volunteer at an air traffic control facility to gain hands-on experience
    Browse courses on Air Traffic Control
    Show steps
    • Find a volunteer opportunity at an air traffic control facility
    • Apply for the volunteer position
    Mentor Junior Air Traffic Controllers
    Mentor junior air traffic controllers to develop your skills and knowledge
    Browse courses on Air Traffic Control
    Show steps
    • Find a junior air traffic controller who is willing to be mentored
    • Develop a mentoring plan

    Career center

    Learners who complete Learn Radio Communication for Pilots will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:
    Air Traffic Controller
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* focuses on the fundamentals of radio communication used by pilots to communicate with air traffic controllers. As an Air Traffic Controller, you will be responsible for managing and guiding aircraft as they navigate through controlled airspace, ensuring their safety and efficiency. This course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the procedures and protocols used by Air Traffic Controllers, including the correct use of radio communication, making it an invaluable resource for anyone considering a career in this highly specialized field.
    Commercial Pilot
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* covers the essential aspects of radio communication for pilots, including standard phrases, procedures for requesting clearances and assistance, and proper pronunciation of numbers and call signs. These are critical skills for Commercial Pilots, who are responsible for operating aircraft used to transport passengers or cargo for commercial purposes. By mastering the concepts taught in this course, aspiring Commercial Pilots can build a strong foundation in radio communication, which is a vital aspect of ensuring safety and efficiency in the aviation industry.
    Flight Dispatcher
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* focuses on providing a comprehensive understanding of aviation radio communication procedures and protocols. As a Flight Dispatcher, you will be responsible for planning and coordinating flight operations, which includes communicating with pilots and air traffic controllers. This course will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively participate in radio communications, ensuring the safe and efficient movement of aircraft.
    Aviation Safety Inspector
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* provides a deep dive into the principles and practices of radio communication in aviation. As an Aviation Safety Inspector, you will be responsible for conducting safety inspections and audits of aviation operations, including evaluating communication procedures and protocols. This course will give you a solid understanding of radio communication, enabling you to effectively assess compliance with safety regulations and identify areas for improvement.
    Airport Operations Manager
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* covers the fundamental principles of radio communication in aviation, including the proper use of terminology, phraseology, and procedures. As an Airport Operations Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the safe and efficient operation of an airport, which includes managing air traffic and ensuring effective communication between pilots, controllers, and ground personnel. This course will provide you with a clear understanding of aviation radio communication, helping you to make informed decisions and maintain a safe and efficient airport environment.
    Avionics Technician
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* provides a comprehensive overview of radio communication systems used in aviation. As an Avionics Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining and repairing aircraft communication and navigation systems. This course will give you a strong foundation in the theory and application of aviation radio communication, helping you to effectively troubleshoot and repair these critical systems, ensuring the safety and reliability of aircraft.
    Meteorologist
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* covers the fundamentals of aviation radio communication, including the procedures for requesting and receiving weather information. As a Meteorologist, you will be responsible for providing weather forecasts and advisories to pilots and other aviation professionals. This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively communicate weather information to pilots, helping them to make informed decisions and enhance safety during flight.
    Aerospace Engineer
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* provides a foundation in the principles and practices of radio communication in aviation. As an Aerospace Engineer, you will be involved in the design, development, and testing of aircraft and aerospace systems, including communication systems. This course will give you a basic understanding of aviation radio communication, enabling you to contribute to the development of reliable and efficient communication systems for aircraft.
    Air Traffic Control Specialist
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* provides a comprehensive overview of aviation radio communication procedures and protocols. As an Air Traffic Control Specialist, you will be responsible for providing safe and efficient guidance to aircraft during takeoff, landing, and while in flight. This course will equip you with a strong foundation in aviation radio communication, enabling you to effectively communicate with pilots and ensure the safe and orderly flow of air traffic.
    Aircraft Dispatcher
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* focuses on the essential aspects of radio communication for pilots, including standard phrases, procedures for requesting clearances and assistance, and proper pronunciation of numbers and call signs. As an Aircraft Dispatcher, you will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing flight operations, which includes communicating with pilots and air traffic controllers. This course will provide you with a clear understanding of aviation radio communication, enabling you to effectively relay information between pilots and controllers, ensuring the smooth and safe operation of flights.
    Avionics Systems Engineer
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* provides a foundation in the principles and practices of radio communication in aviation. As an Avionics Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining aircraft communication and navigation systems. This course will give you a basic understanding of aviation radio communication, enabling you to design and implement reliable and efficient communication systems for aircraft.
    Air Traffic Safety Inspector
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* provides a deep dive into the principles and practices of radio communication in aviation. As an Air Traffic Safety Inspector, you will be responsible for conducting safety inspections and audits of aviation operations, including evaluating communication procedures and protocols. This course will give you a solid understanding of aviation radio communication, enabling you to effectively assess compliance with safety regulations and identify areas for improvement.
    Air Traffic Operations Manager
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* covers the fundamental principles of radio communication in aviation, including the proper use of terminology, phraseology, and procedures. As an Air Traffic Operations Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the safe and efficient operation of an airport, which includes managing air traffic and ensuring effective communication between pilots, controllers, and ground personnel. This course will provide you with a clear understanding of aviation radio communication, helping you to make informed decisions and maintain a safe and efficient airport environment.
    Flight Instructor
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* provides a comprehensive overview of aviation radio communication procedures and protocols. As a Flight Instructor, you will be responsible for training and guiding student pilots through the various stages of flight training, including teaching them how to communicate effectively with air traffic controllers. This course will equip you with a strong foundation in aviation radio communication, enabling you to confidently teach student pilots the essential skills and knowledge needed for safe and effective communication during flight.
    Aviation Maintenance Technician
    The course *Learn Radio Communication for Pilots* provides a foundation in the principles and practices of radio communication in aviation. As an Aviation Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining and repairing aircraft systems, including communication systems. This course will give you a basic understanding of aviation radio communication, enabling you to effectively troubleshoot and repair these critical systems, ensuring the safety and reliability of aircraft.

    Reading list

    We've selected six books that we think will supplement your learning. Use these to develop background knowledge, enrich your coursework, and gain a deeper understanding of the topics covered in Learn Radio Communication for Pilots.
    The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge free, downloadable textbook provided by the FAA that covers a wide range of topics relevant to pilots. would function as a great addition to this course in helping students learn and understand the material covered in the course.
    Compiles the complete texts of the Federal Aviation Regulations, Aeronautical Information Manual, and all associated FAA orders and directives. It is essential reading for any serious pilot and provides an extra layer of important information which will enhance the materials studied in this course.
    Becoming a Professional Pilot is written by a professional pilot for future and current professional pilots. It covers a wide range of topics including job opportunities, career planning, obtaining a certification and medical certificate, and communicating with air traffic control.
    This is an excellent beginner's guide to flying, with easy to understand language and hands-on instructions. An excellent starting point for students with no prior flight or aviation knowledge.
    Will provide an accessible and applicable reference on aviation weather, providing a strong complement to the more technical meteorological information provided in Aviation Weather.
    Dives deep into the flying of big jets, providing a detailed overview of the technological advancements that make modern aviation possible.

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