Shoreham (Brighton City) (EGKA) radio calls

Frequencies

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

Radio calls at Shoreham (Brighton City)

Shoreham (Brighton City) has an air traffic control unit, so you are given clearances and instructions, and the mandatory items are read back in full.

1. Taxi

   Shoreham (Brighton City) Tower 123.155

   Shoreham (Brighton City) Tower, G-ABCD, Cessna 152 at the flying club with information Alpha, request taxi.

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

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

2. Readback

   123.155

   Taxi to holding point Alpha runway zero two, 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

   Shoreham (Brighton City) Tower 123.155

   G-CD, ready for departure.

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

4. Downwind

   Shoreham (Brighton City) Tower 123.155

   G-CD, downwind.

   G-CD, report final.

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

5. Final and landing

   Shoreham (Brighton City) Tower 123.155

   G-CD, final.

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

   A landing clearance is read back in full.

6. Vacating

   Shoreham (Brighton City) Tower 123.155

   G-CD, runway vacated.

   G-CD, taxi to the apron.

Practise these calls at EGKA

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