Wellesbourne (EGBW) radio calls

Frequencies

These frequencies have been checked by hand. Always confirm against the current AIP before flight.

Radio calls at Wellesbourne

Wellesbourne has a Flight Information Service, so the station is “Wellesbourne Information”. An AFIS gives you information and traffic, not instructions: nobody clears you to land, and the decision is yours.

1. Initial call

   Wellesbourne Information 124.030

   Wellesbourne Information, G-ABCD.

   G-ABCD, Wellesbourne Information, pass your message.

2. Passing your message

   124.030

   G-ABCD, Cessna 152, 5 miles south, 2,000 feet on QNH one zero one five, inbound to land, request joining instructions.

   G-ABCD, runway one eight, QNH one zero one five, two aircraft in the circuit, report overhead.

   The runway and QNH are read back. “Report overhead” is answered “Wilco”.

3. Overhead join

   124.030

   Runway two three, QNH one zero one five, wilco, G-CD.

   An AFIS cannot clear you to join — it tells you the runway and what else is about, and you position yourself.

4. Downwind

   124.030

   G-CD, downwind.

   G-CD, roger, number two to a Cessna on base.

5. Final

   124.030

   G-CD, final.

   G-CD, roger, surface wind two four zero degrees eight knots, land at your discretion.

   “Land at your discretion”, never “cleared to land” — that is the difference an examiner listens for.

6. Vacated

   124.030

   G-CD, runway vacated.

   G-CD, roger, taxi at your discretion.

Practise these calls at EGBW

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