Farnborough (EGLF) radio calls

Frequencies

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

Radio calls at Farnborough

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

1. Taxi

   Farnborough Tower 122.780

   Farnborough Tower, G-ABCD, Cessna 152 at the flying club with information Alpha, request taxi.

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

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

2. Readback

   122.780

   Taxi to holding point Alpha runway zero six, 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

   Farnborough Tower 122.780

   G-CD, ready for departure.

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

4. Downwind

   Farnborough Tower 122.780

   G-CD, downwind.

   G-CD, report final.

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

5. Final and landing

   Farnborough Tower 122.780

   G-CD, final.

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

   A landing clearance is read back in full.

6. Vacating

   Farnborough Tower 122.780

   G-CD, runway vacated.

   G-CD, taxi to the apron.

Practise these calls at EGLF