
Tutorial
Communication
1. Introduction
2. International Phonetic Alphabet
3. Airport Markings
4. Weather Data
5. Airport/Aircraft/Flight Identification
6. Altitude Check
7. Radio Communication
8. Radar
9. The Flight Plan
10. Flight Tracking Strip and Data Block
11. Controller-Pilot Communications
1. Introduction
From the ground, through the airwavesand across the skies, good communication is the key to safety. Standardization of airport markings and signs makefor fewer ground incursions. Established methods of recording and accessing weather data allows pilots to betterascertain the safety of their proposed flight. Common language insures that pilot-controller communication is clearand easily understood. Guidelines required for filing a flight plan coupled with a well established method of trackingflights once airborne assist air traffic controllers in monitoring the thousands of flights that navigate the airways.Used together these methods provide an efficient system of communication.