Land's End (EGHC) radio calls

Frequencies

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

Radio calls at Land's End

Land's End has an air traffic control unit, so you are given clearances and instructions, and the mandatory items are read back in full.

1. Taxi

   Land's End Tower 120.255

   Land's End Tower, G-ABCD, Cessna 152 at the flying club with information Alpha, request taxi.

   G-ABCD, taxi to holding point Alpha for runway zero seven, QNH one zero one five.

   Taxi instructions, the runway in use and the pressure setting are all mandatory readbacks.

2. Readback

   120.255

   Taxi to holding point Alpha runway zero seven, QNH one zero one five, G-CD.

   Read back what must be read back, and include your callsign — CAP 413 says a readback always carries it.

3. Departure

   Land's End Tower 120.255

   G-CD, ready for departure.

   G-CD, runway zero seven, cleared for take-off, surface wind two four zero degrees eight knots.

4. Downwind

   Land's End Tower 120.255

   G-CD, downwind.

   G-CD, report final.

   “Report final” is an instruction, so the answer is “Wilco”, never “Roger”.

5. Final and landing

   Land's End Tower 120.255

   G-CD, final.

   G-CD, runway zero seven, cleared to land, surface wind two four zero degrees eight knots.

   A landing clearance is read back in full.

6. Vacating

   Land's End Tower 120.255

   G-CD, runway vacated.

   G-CD, taxi to the apron.

Practise these calls at EGHC

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