Exercise F · RT practice for UK pilots
Circuits
The radio calls for flying a standard circuit.
5 prompts, worked here at Norwich (EGSH). In the app the same prompts use your own home aerodrome and callsign.
The calls in this exercise
Prompt 1 of 5
You are G-ABCD, overhead Norwich at 2000 feet for a standard overhead join, runway 09 left hand. Make your joining call to Norwich Tower.
The point to get right: Say where you are and how you are joining: 'Norwich Tower, G-ABCD, overhead at 2000 feet, joining overhead for runway 09 left hand'. From the overhead you descend on the DEAD side — the opposite side to the circuit — then cross the upwind end to join crosswind. Read back any joining instructions.Prompt 2 of 5
You are established downwind in the circuit for runway 09 left hand. Make your downwind call.
The point to get right: 'G-ABCD, downwind' — the key circuit report. At a Tower you'll be given your landing sequence/number; read it back.Prompt 3 of 5
You are turning final for runway 09. Make your final call.
The point to get right: 'G-ABCD, final'. At an Air/Ground field add your intention ('to land' / 'touch and go'). Read back a landing clearance from a Tower.Prompt 4 of 5
You have landed and are clear of the runway. Make the appropriate call.
The point to get right: 'G-ABCD, runway vacated'.Prompt 5 of 5
You intend a touch-and-go. You are on final for runway 09. Make the call.
The point to get right: 'G-ABCD, final, touch and go'. Read back any clearance you're given.
Now say them to a controller
Push-to-talk, at your own aerodrome. The AI controller answers and the grader tells you what CAP 413 says about each call.
Prompts and notes are written in our own words against CAP 413 (Edition 24) and the UK AIP. Frequencies are for training only. Practice aid only — not the official FRTOL test and not a guaranteed pass. Always defer to CAP 413, your instructor or examiner and the CAA; check the current UK AIP before flying.