Biggin Hill (EGKB) radio calls

Frequencies

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

Radio calls at Biggin Hill

Biggin Hill has an air traffic control unit, so you are given clearances and instructions, and the mandatory items are read back in full.

1. Before you start

   Biggin Hill ATIS 135.680

   (listen)

   Information letter, runway in use and QNH before you transmit.

2. Taxi

   Biggin Hill Ground 121.630

   Biggin Hill Ground, G-ABCD, Cessna 152 at the flying club with information Alpha, request taxi.

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

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

3. Readback

   121.630

   Taxi to holding point Alpha runway zero three, 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.

4. Departure

   Biggin Hill Tower 134.805

   G-CD, ready for departure.

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

5. Downwind

   Biggin Hill Tower 134.805

   G-CD, downwind.

   G-CD, report final.

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

6. Final and landing

   Biggin Hill Tower 134.805

   G-CD, final.

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

   A landing clearance is read back in full.

7. Vacating

   Biggin Hill Tower 134.805

   G-CD, runway vacated.

   G-CD, contact Ground 121.630.

Practise these calls at EGKB

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