1. Instructor: Mr. Armstrong
Radio 2
4.02 Terminology and Phraseology Part 2
References: FTGU pp RIC-21 Issue 2, January Radio Communications Act
Instructor: Mr. Armstrong
40 Minutes

2. 4.01 Radio - Terminology
Basic Radio Communications
Legal Considerations

3. 4.02 Radio – Words and Phrases
Review from 4.01
What time is midnight (24 hour clock)? 3pm?
00:00 hours, 15:00 hours
Decipher this:
12 day of the month at 14:30 hours (2:30pm)
To report field elevations you say:
Field elevation then the number
What does wilco mean?
Will comply

4. 4.02 Radio – Basic Radio Comms
Ground Station Identifiers:
Name of airport or its location + word indicating function of station if required
Terminal Control Center
With Arrival & Departure
Surface movement control
Ground Control
Flight Information Centre &
Flight Service Station
Wx information, & flight planning @ airports without Control towers – for flight advisory info

5. 4.02 Radio – Basic Radio Comms
Message Handling: It’s kinda’ like ordering Chinese food.
Plan what you want to say
Listen to make sure frequency not in use
Deliver message
Listen for reply
Acknowledge reply

6. 4.02 Radio – Basic Radio Comms
Parts of a radio conversation
Call-up – use call sign to identify yourself to ground station
Reply – wait for them to reply
Message – your plan or request and their response
Acknowledgment – acknowledge that you understand and will comply.

7. 4.02 Radio – Basic Radio Comms
Example Radio Call:
aircraft: “Saskatoon tower this is Cessna 172 C-GHTA.”
Saskatoon tower: “HTA, Saskatoon Tower, go ahead.”
HTA: “Saskatoon Tower, HTA is inbound for landing on runway 15.”
Saskatoon Tower: “HTA, Saskatoon Tower, roger, cleared to land runway 15.”
HTA: “HTA.”
Notes: The aircraft’s registration is often shortened to the last three letters, and is pronounced using the phonetic alphabet (Hotel Tango Alpha). Also, although we learn about using words like “over” or “out” in practice they are not used all of the time.

8. 4.02 Radio – Basic Radio Comms
Your turn!
The instructor will select one student to be the pilot and another to be the tower.
The aircraft is a Cessna 152, with the registration C-FRGS. The tower is Saskatoon Tower.
aircraft: “_________ tower this is Cessna __________________.”
tower: “_________, _____________ Tower, go ahead.”
aircraft: “___________ Tower, ________ is inbound for landing on runway 09.”
tower: “_________, __________ Tower, roger, cleared to land on runway 09.”
aircraft: “________.”
**C-FRGS = Charlie Foxtrot Romeo Golf Sierra

9. 4.02 Radio – Basic Radio Comms
Your turn again!
The instructor will select one student to be the pilot and another to be the tower.
The aircraft is Piper Cherokee 140, with the registration C-GCBA. **C-GCBA = Golf Charlie Bravo Alpha
The tower is Regina Tower.
aircraft: “_________ tower this is Piper Cherokee __________________.”
tower: “_________, _____________ Tower, go ahead.”
aircraft: “___________ Tower, ________ is 5 miles out to the northwest at elevation 3,500 feet, inbound for landing on runway 33.”
tower: “_________, __________ Tower, roger, cleared to land on runway 33.”
aircraft: “________.”

10. 4.02 Radio – Basic Radio Comms
Replying to Calls:
If a call is directed to you reply as soon as possible
Reply using words “go ahead” or “standby”
If unsure if you are being called, wait until message is repeated
If unsure who is calling respond with “station calling say again”
To terminate conversation say your 3 letter registration

11. 4.02 Radio – Basic Radio Comms
Another Example : from in the circuit
The aircraft is a Cessna, with the registration C-GYBI. The tower is Saskatoon Tower.
tower: “Cessna GYBI, Saskatoon Tower.”
aircraft: “Saskatoon Tower, YBI”
tower: “YBI, Saskatoon Tower, be advised that there is a
Cessna 152, on a 1 mile final, at your 1 O’clock at 2000 feet.”
aircraft: “Saskatoon Tower, YBI, roger.” Will look for traffic” (When you have spotted him… )
aircraft: “Saskatoon Tower, YBI has traffic”

12. 4.02 Radio – Basic Radio Comms
Your turn again!
The instructor will select one student to be the pilot and another to be the tower.
The aircraft is a Citabria, with the registration C-FOYD. The tower is Winnipeg Tower.
tower: “Citabria _________, ____________ Tower.”
aircraft: “___________ Tower, __________.”
tower: “__________, _________ Tower,
be advised that another aircraft will be
flying in your area at 1000 feet.”
aircraft: “_________ Tower, _________, roger.”

13. Signal Strength Checks:
4.02 Radio – Basic Radio Comms
Signal Strength Checks:
Call on frequency that will not interfere with working of others
Request signal check
Read you 3 by 4 = strength fair/ readability readable with difficulty
Number
Strength Scale
Readability Scale 1
Bad
Unreadable 2
Poor
Readable now and then 3
Fair
Readable but with difficulty 4
Good
Readable 5
Excellent
Perfectly Readable
Note that most air traffic control services (towers) have switched to just using one number and saying, “read you five” instead of “five by five”.

14. 4.02 Radio – Basic Radio Comms
What are the four parts of a radio conversation?
Call up, reply, message, acknowledge
Two people demonstrate a single station radio call
In a signal check what does 4x5 mean?
Strength good, perfectly readable

15. 4.02 Radio – Priority of Comms

16. 4.02 Radio – Priority of Comms
Priority of communication:
Emergency Communications
Flight Safety Communications
Scheduled broadcasts
Unscheduled broadcasts
Other air to ground communications

17. 4.02 Radio – Priority of Comms
Superfluous Communication: (excessive, unnecessary, or needless)
Restricted to those relating to safety and flight regularity.
superfluous communication, as well as profane and obscene language, is strictly prohibited.
Violations:
unauthorized communications, profane or obscene language
Liability
individuals to a fine not exceeding $5000 or imprisonment for a up to one year, or to both, or,
Corporation to a fine not exceeding $

18. 4.02 Radio – Priority of Comms
Privacy and confidentiality of received transmissions
no person shall divulge the contents, or the existence, of communications transmitted, received or intercepted by a radio station, except as permitted by the addressee of the message or his/her accredited agent, or to authorized officials of the Government of Canada, officers of the court or an operator of a telecommunications system as is necessary to forward or deliver the communication. These restrictions do not apply to a message of distress, urgency, safety or to messages addressed to "ALL STATIONS" (i.e. weather reports, storm warnings, etc.).
Liability:
individual, to a fine not exceeding $ or to imprisonment up to one year or to both
person other than an individual a fine not exceeding $75 000

19. 4.02 Radio – Priority of Comms
False Distress Signals:
no person shall knowingly send, transmit, or cause to be sent or transmitted any false or fraudulent distress signal, message, call or radiogram of any kind.
Penalties :
Individual fine not exceeding $5000 or imprisonment for up to one year, or to both
corporation, to a fine not exceeding $25 000

20. 4.02 Radio – Priority of Comms
List priority of communication from highest to lowest:
Emergency, Flight Safety, scheduled broadcasts, unscheduled broadcasts, other communications
On the radio you do not:
Swear, chatter aimlessly, interfere with other transmissions, disclose private transmissions.