ATC Radio Calls

Departure
On ACD
 [AIRFIELD] Delivery, [CALLSIGN], [Intentions], Request
Clearance
On SMC
 [AIRFIELD] Ground, [CALLSIGN], Request Taxy.
On Tower (At the holding point and ready for takeoff)
 [AIRFIELD] Tower, [CALLSIGN], Ready
On Approach (When instructed to contact Approach)
 [AIRFIELD] Approach, [CALLSIGN] {Left/Right turn/Heading XXX}
Passing XX on climb to XX

Arrival
On Approach
 [AIRFIELD] Approach, [CALLSIGN], [ POSITION], Request
[INTENTIONS]
On Tower (When instructed to contact Tower)
 [AIRFIELD] Tower, [CALLSIGN], [POSITION]
On Ground (When Vacated the Runway)
 [AIRFIELD] Ground, [CALLSIGN]
ATC - Readback Requirements
 an ATC route clearance in its entirety, and any amendments;

Note: “Rest of clearance unchanged” is not required to be read

back.

 en route holding instructions;

 any route and runway-holding position specified in a taxi clearance;

 any clearances, conditional clearances or instructions to hold short of,

enter, land on, line-up on, wait, take-off from, cross, taxi or backtrack on,
any runway or HLS;

 any approach clearance;

 assigned runway or HLS;

 altimeter settings directed to specific aircraft, radio and radio navigation aid
frequency instructions;

Note: An “expectation” of the runway to be used is not to be read

back.

 SSR codes

 level instructions (including ‘VIA SID/STAR TO’ when this is part of the
instruction), direction of turn, heading and speed instructions.

or…. EASY MODE: Readback everything the controller says.