North Weald Airfield (EGSX) radio calls

Frequencies

Frequencies from open data — confirm against the UK AIP before flight.

Radio calls at North Weald

North Weald is an air/ground station, so the callsign is “North Weald Radio”. The operator passes information about the aerodrome and what they can see. No clearances, no instructions, and no traffic service — every decision is yours.

1. Before taxi

   North Weald Radio 123.525

   North Weald Radio, G-ABCD, Cessna 152 at the flying club, request radio check and taxi information.

   G-ABCD, North Weald Radio, readability five, runway two one right hand, QNH one zero one five, taxi at your discretion.

   “Taxi information”, not “taxi”: at an air/ground station you are told what is in use and then taxi at your own discretion.

2. Readback

   123.525

   Runway two one right hand, QNH one zero one five, G-CD.

3. Ready

   123.525

   G-CD, ready for departure.

   G-CD, roger, surface wind two four zero degrees eight knots, no reported traffic.

4. Downwind

   123.525

   G-CD, downwind.

   G-CD, roger.

5. Final

   123.525

   G-CD, final.

   G-CD, roger, surface wind two four zero degrees eight knots.

   An air/ground operator does not say “land at your discretion” and cannot clear you. “Roger” and the wind is the whole of it.

6. Vacated

   123.525

   G-CD, runway vacated.

   G-CD, roger.

Practise these calls at EGSX

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