Description

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THE MOST COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE GUIDE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR PILOTS

Fully revised to cover the most current protocols, this practical resource provides everything you need to communicate with confidence from the cockpit. The Pilot's Radio Communications Handbook, Sixth Edition discusses the full spectrum of radio facilities and communication responsibilities. Designed primarily, but not exclusively, for VFR pilots, this book spells out what to say to contact a facility, what you should expect to hear, and how to properly respond. A new chapter on communications and emergencies and new coverage of the International Phonetic Alphabet are included. Expand your flight horizons beyond the local controlled or uncontrolled airport with help from this must-have pilot's companion.

Coverage includes:
* Mastering aviation radio communications * Aviation accidents involving communication failure * Breaking through communication barriers * Airspace classifications * MULTICOM airport radio communications * UNICOM airport radio communications * Flight service stations * ATIS: automatic terminal information service * Ground control: the airport surface traffi c director * Transponder: the silent communicator * Operating and communicating in Class D and E airspaces * Operating and communicating in Class B, Class C, and TRSA airspaces * Communicating with approach/departure control * Communicating with air route traffic control centers * Handling radio failures * Communications and emergencies * A cross-country flight to bring it all together

About the Author

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Paul (Pete) Illman wrote The Pilot's Air Traffic Control Handbook, Third Edition, as well as The Pilot's Communications Handbook, Fifth Edition. An active pilot for more than 50 years, he was certified to fly single and multiple commercial engine aircraft. Employed by TWA for more than 30 years in various management capacities, Pete was a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, The United States Pilots Association, and The Kansas Pilots Association. Gene Gailey has been a private pilot for more than 43 years, including serving his local sheriff's department Aero Squadron for the past 26 years in positions of volunteer member, commander, and search-and-rescue pilot. He is also a long-time member of AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association).