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Common requests
The requests you'll make most — radio check, taxi, a service, MATZ penetration, zone transit, joining, QDM and frequency change.
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Common requests — narrated, hands-free
Common requests & what they mean
- Request radio checkConfirm your transmissions are readable (you'll get a readability 1–5).
- Request taxi / taxi informationTo taxi for departure — “taxi” at an ATC field, “taxi information” at an Air/Ground field.
- Request Basic / Traffic / Deconfliction ServiceTo receive that air traffic service (see above).
- Request MATZ penetrationTo cross a Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone (see below).
- Request zone transitTo cross a control zone / CTR.
- Request Special VFRA clearance to fly VFR in a control zone when conditions are below the normal VFR minima.
- Request joining instructionsHow to join the circuit at your destination.
- Request change to <station> <freq>To change to another frequency (a mandatory readback).
- Request climb / descent to <level>A level change (read back the level instruction).
Study aid only — always defer to CAP 413 and current official publications, and to your instructor and examiner.
