The Pilot's Radio Communication Handbook - Sixth Edition

Overview

THE MOST COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE GUIDE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR PILOTS

Fully revised to cover the most current protocols, this practical resource provides everything you need to communicate with confidence from the cockpit. The Pilot's Radio Communications Handbook, Sixth Edition discusses the full spectrum of radio facilities and communication responsibilities. Designed primarily, but not exclusively, for VFR pilots, this book spells out what to say to contact a facility, what you should expect to hear, and how to properly respond. A new chapter on communications and emergencies and new coverage of the International Phonetic Alphabet are included. Expand your flight horizons beyond the local controlled or uncontrolled airport with help from this must-have pilot's companion.

 

Specifications

Mastering aviation radio communications
Aviation accidents involving communication failure
Breaking through communication barriers
Airspace classifications
MULTICOM airport radio communications
UNICOM airport radio communications
Flight service stations
ATIS: automatic terminal information service
Ground control: the airport surface traffic director
Transponder: the silent communicator * Operating and communicating in Class D and E airspaces
Operating and communicating in Class B, Class C, and TRSA airspaces
Communicating with approach/departure control
Communicating with air route traffic control centers
Handling radio failures
Communications and emergencies
A cross-country flight to bring it all together