LIBRARY 005 · SPOKEN CHAPTER 127 · 1:19
Your first call: the radio check
Get comfortable calling the right facility and checking your radio.
Your scenario
You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. You are at the east ramp. You are tuned to Paine Ground.
Practice goals
- Address the station using full identification.
- Receive an intelligibility report from that station.
- End without unrelated instructions.
Respond aloud during each ten-second practice window, then compare with the example. Replay any exchange you want to practice.
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- 0:00 NARRATOR: Chapter 127. Here is the scenario: You're parked at Paine Field and want to
- 0:08 check your radio. Practice calling Ground and responding to the radio check.
- 0:16 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. You are
- 0:21 at the east ramp. You are tuned to Paine Ground.
- 0:27 NARRATOR: Play the pilot. At each prompt, use the ten-second pause to respond aloud or
- 0:33 decide whether to transmit. Then compare with the example. This is simulated radio
- 0:38 practice.
- 0:40 NARRATOR: Your task: You are parked, the frequency is quiet, and you need a radio
- 0:45 check. Make a brief request.
- 0:56 PILOT: Paine Ground, Evektor 827EV, radio check
- 1:03 GROUND: Evektor 827EV, Paine Ground, loud and clear
- 1:09 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: Communication recovery complete; no unacknowledged
- 1:13 instruction remains.
- 1:16 NARRATOR: If you enjoyed this video like and subscribe
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