Exeter (EGTE) radio calls
- Service
- ATC
- You call it
- Exeter Tower
- Where
- Exeter
- Elevation
- 102 ft
Frequencies
| Service | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Tower | 119.805 |
| Approach | 123.580 |
These frequencies have been checked by hand. Always confirm against the current AIP before flight.
Radio calls at Exeter
Exeter has an air traffic control unit, so you are given clearances and instructions, and the mandatory items are read back in full.
Taxi
Exeter Tower 119.805
Exeter Tower, G-ABCD, Cessna 152 at the flying club with information Alpha, request taxi.
G-ABCD, taxi to holding point Alpha for runway zero eight, QNH one zero one five.
Taxi instructions, the runway in use and the pressure setting are all mandatory readbacks.
Readback
119.805
Taxi to holding point Alpha runway zero eight, 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.
Departure
Exeter Tower 119.805
G-CD, ready for departure.
G-CD, runway zero eight, cleared for take-off, surface wind two four zero degrees eight knots.
Downwind
Exeter Tower 119.805
G-CD, downwind.
G-CD, report final.
“Report final” is an instruction, so the answer is “Wilco”, never “Roger”.
Final and landing
Exeter Tower 119.805
G-CD, final.
G-CD, runway zero eight, cleared to land, surface wind two four zero degrees eight knots.
A landing clearance is read back in full.
Vacating
Exeter Tower 119.805
G-CD, runway vacated.
G-CD, taxi to the apron.
Nearby airfields
Frequencies and procedures on this page are for training. Always check the current UK AIP and NOTAMs before flight. TowerTalk is a training aid and is not approved or endorsed by the CAA.