Thrust flight communicating with ATC and landing standards

communicating with ATC

First departure coms

“Addison ground, Thrust 555, at Romeo with information Quebec, ready to taxi”

coms format

who you’re talking to

who you are

where you are

what you want

(possibly bookend with who youre talking to)

always (begin/end) copybacks with your tail number

end

First departure copyback

“Taxi to runway via Alpha Thrust 555”

second departure com

“Addison tower thrust 555 holding short of 16 ready for VFR east departure”

second departure copyback

“16 cleared for takeoff thrust 555”

first arrival com

“approach thrust 555 at 2500 inbound to Addison with information Tango”

first arrival copyback

“Squawk 4757 Thrust 555”

Altitude for departure at Addison

2000 (bug it!)

Altitude for arrival at Addison

2500 (bug it!)

you should climb/descend at

2.5 degrees and 76 knots

cruise at what rpm and EGT?

2450 rpm, 1420 EGT

Addison landing altitude

FL 1600 (1000ft + Addison elevation)

Addison tower says “thrust 555 enter midfield left downwind.” What is your altitude upon entry—TPA or 2500?

2500!! Only descend to TPA if given “cleared to descend”

Mesquite tower call from 10 miles out

“Mesquite tower 10 to the east inbound for full stop taxi backs with information Juliette”

Terrel tower call 10nm out (they are untowered)

Terrel traffic thrust 555 10 to the east inbound left downwind 18

You are at Terrel (untowered) going into the upwind after a touch and go. What do you say?

Terrel traffic thrust 555 upwind 18 for left closed traffic Terrel

mesquite says “thrust 555 extended downwind to highway 80 I’ll call your base”

“Extending downwind, you’ll call my base thrust 555”

Addison tower says “Thrust 555 line up and wait” what do you do?

“Line up and wait thrust 555” Enter on to runway and line up on numbers, until they say you can take off

Addison tower says “thrust 555 be aware traffic about 3o clock 500 below you”

“Looking for traffic thrust 555”

Addison tower says “thrust 555 number 3 cleared for the option”

“Number 3 cleared for the option thrust 555”

Downwind speed

90

Downwind speed abeam points

85

Base speed

80

Final speed

70 (or 75 if you need it)

Mesquite tower says “right northeast downwind departure frequency change crossing 80.” What do you say and do?

“Right departure freq change crossing 80 Thrust 555” and only change frequencies once you cross the highway

You want to tell Mesquite tower that youre going back to KADS. What do you say?

“Mesquite tower thrust 555 holding short 18 we’d like to depart back to Addison”

Mesquite tower says “turn left at Charlie, taxi bravo via alpha.” What do you say and why are they saying that?

you requested full stop taxi backs. Say “left at Charlie, bravo via alpha”

bravo is the name of the intersection by the hold short lines, alpha is the name of the taxiway

Addison tower says “Thrust 555 turn left at Foxtrot taxi via alpha, contact ground alpha” What do you do?

turn, take entire aircraft across movement lines at the intersection, then PAUSE, do NOT enter taxiway, and contact ground

Addison tower tells you to contact ground upon landing. What’s the first thing you tell ground?

“Addison ground thrust 555 off at Foxtrot looking to taxi to Romeo”

What do you say if you didn’t hear ATC?

Say again TH555

What do you say if ATC is speaking too quickly?

Say slower TH555

How do you request a power off 180?

Tower TH555 we’d like to do a short approach"