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Radio
Communications
Glider Flight
Aviation Education Wing
Radio Communications
History
Principle of Radio Communications
Characteristics
Radio Telephony
Standard Phraseology
Radio Communications
Callsign
Structure of Message
Radio Discipline
Usage
Emergency
History
Early period of human history
Fire & Smoke
Shouting
Displaying Large Visual Signals
WW2
Low Frequency Wavelength
Long Range / Static
Principle
Radio Communications System
Receiver (Rx)
Transmitter (Tx)
Principle
Radio Wave (Electromagnetic Wave)
UHF (Ultra High Frequency)
1m 30cm
300MHz 3GHz
HF (High Frequency)
100m 10m
3MHz 30MHz
=
- Speed of
Light
- Wavelength
- Frequency
Principle
B (123.8MHz)
Radio Net
A (123.8MHz)
D (133.95MHz)
C (123.8MHz)
Control
(123.8MHz)
Characteristics of Radio
Specific Channel
Matching Channel
Phonetic Alphabets
Letters pronounced over the radio
B,D
P,T
C,Z,E
Alphabets
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
Hotel
India
Juliet
Kilo
Lima
Mike
November
Alphabets
O
P
Q
R
S
T
Oscar
Papa
Quebec
Romeo
Sierra
Tango
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Uniform
Victor
Whiskey
X-ray
Yankee
Zulu
Numbers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
WUN
TOO
TREE
FOWER
FIFE
SIX
SEVEN
8
9
0
100
1000
.
AIT
NINER
ZERO
HUN-DRED
TOU-SAND
DAY-SEE-MAL
Standard Phraseology
AFFIRM
Yes
APPROVED
CANCEL
CONFIRM
CONTACT
CLEARED
Standard Phraseology
CORRECT
True / Accurate
I SAY AGAIN
NEGATIVE
Standard Phraseology
READ BACK
REPORT
REQUEST
SAY AGAIN
SPEAK
SLOWER
STANDBY
Standard Phraseology
ROGER
WILCO
BREAK
Standard Phraseology
TAKE OFF
LAND
DEPARTURE
APPROACH
LINE UP
(& WAIT)
Standard Phraseology
TAXI
Clear to taxi
HOLD
GRASS
Grass runway
SEAL
Sealed runway
RUNWAY
Standard Phraseology
HOW DO
YOU READ
I read you
1: Unreadable
2: Barely readable, occasional words distinguishable
3: Readable with considerable difficulty
4: Readable with practically no difficulty
5: Perfectly readable
Callsign
ATC different controlling positions
Hong Kong Delivery / Ground / Tower
Aircrafts
by registration e.g. (ZK-) EYA
Auckland Delivery, EYA
Drury Traffic, ESG
Structure of Message
[Recipient] [Self] [Message (location +
request)]
E.g. JWI, at BCFT, Information H, QNH 1010,
request taxi.
Structure of Message
Read back
[Recipient] [Self] [Instruction]
Tower: JWI, Bournemouth Tower, behind the
landing 737, line up and wait behind.
[Read back] [Self]
JWI: JWI, behind the landing 737, line up and
wait behind.
Radio Discipline
Radio Discipline
Use standard phrases as far as practicable
May use plain language if do not understand / nonroutine
Radio Discipline
Unlike Daily Conversation
Avoid
Radio Courtesy
Please
Thanks
Welcome
- Brief
- Clear
- Accurate
- Without Delay
Offering Messages
NEVER press and hold the TALK button, while
trying to think of what to be said
MUST first decide what you are going to speak
BEFORE press and hold the TALK button
Speak reasonably SLOW in a CLEAR voice
Pause wisely to let the receiving party digest
the message
Usage
Station
Message
FQ
Winch
FQ
Winch
Winch
FQ
Usage
XO
BLW
XO
XO
Usage
The following slides on R/T usage is for your
information only You will not be asked on
those in examination and rarely you will be
required to apply those in glider flying.
Usage
Requesting taxi to runway
JWI
Ground
JWI
Ground
JWI
Usage
awaiting for departure
JWI
Tower
Tower
JWI
Usage
Lined up on runway
Tower
JWI
Tower
JWI
Usage
Passing Traffic
Tower
JWI
Tower
Usage
Returning to Airport
JWI
Tower
JWI
Usage
Approaching the Airport
JWI
Tower
JWI
Tower
JWI
Usage
After landing
JWI
Tower
JWI
JWI
Ground
JWI
Recap
Address recipient
Your identity
Position
Altitude
Intention / Information
If unsure?
ASK until you
understand!
Never assume
Controllers are
happier (or less
frustrated) to
answer your
question than to
tackle the problem
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Emergency
MAYDAY
Comes from French Maidez meaning help me
Distress signal
Serious/imminent danger
Requiring immediate assistance
Transponder 7700
Emergency
PAN-PAN
Comes from the word Panic
Urgency signal
Condition affecting flight safety
But immediate assistance not needed
Transponder 7700
Emergency
Other stations remain silence until
Emergency ends
Requested by Control Station / station in
emergency
Emergency Usage
JWI