Aviation communication
Aviation Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
The ICAO phonetic alphabet, the standard words and phrases of aviation, radio transmission technique, aircraft marshalling signals, and why clear, standard communication is essential to flight safety.
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- 6 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Aviation communication
- Why aviation radio exists
- The ICAO phonetic alphabet
- Numbers, time and call signs
- Roger, wilco, affirm, negative
- Read-back and clearance
- Mayday and pan-pan
- Radio transmission technique
- The shape of a radio call
- Tower versus ground
- A Kenya radio exchange
- Marshalling: come, stop, turn
- Marshalling: engines, chocks, emergency
- Careers in aviation communication
- Standard communication is safety