London Oxford (EGTK) radio calls

Frequencies

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

Radio calls at London Oxford

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

1. Taxi

   London Oxford Ground 121.955

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

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

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

2. Readback

   121.955

   Taxi to holding point Alpha runway zero one, 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

   London Oxford Tower 133.430

   G-CD, ready for departure.

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

4. Downwind

   London Oxford Tower 133.430

   G-CD, downwind.

   G-CD, report final.

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

5. Final and landing

   London Oxford Tower 133.430

   G-CD, final.

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

   A landing clearance is read back in full.

6. Vacating

   London Oxford Tower 133.430

   G-CD, runway vacated.

   G-CD, contact Ground 121.955.

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