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company operating the aircraft should inform the
terminal ATC facility on first contact the name of the
operating company and trip number, followed by the
company name as displayed on the aircraft, and
aircraft type.
EXAMPLE
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Air Cal Three Eleven, United (interchange/lease),
Boeing Seven Two Seven.
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6. Ground Station Call Signs
Pilots, when calling a ground station, should begin
with the name of the facility being called followed by
the type of the facility being called as indicated in
TBL 4
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2
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1.
TBL 4
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2
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1
Calling a Ground Station
Facility
Call Sign
Airport UNICOM
“Shannon UNICOM”
FAA Flight Service Station
“Chicago Radio”
Airport Traffic Control
Tower
“Augusta Tower”
Clearance Delivery Position
(IFR)
“Dallas Clearance
Delivery”
Ground Control Position in
Tower
“Miami Ground”
Radar or Nonradar
Approach Control Position
“Oklahoma City
Approach”
Radar Departure Control
Position
“St. Louis Departure”
FAA Air Route Traffic
Control Center
“Washington Center”
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2
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7. Phonetic Alphabet
The International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) phonetic alphabet is used by FAA personnel
when communications conditions are such that the
information cannot be readily received without their
use. ATC facilities may also request pilots to use
phonetic letter equivalents when aircraft with similar
sounding identifications are receiving communica-
tions on the same frequency. Pilots should use the
phonetic alphabet when identifying their aircraft
during initial contact with air traffic control facilities.
Additionally, use the phonetic equivalents for single
letters and to spell out groups of letters or difficult
words during adverse communications conditions.
(See TBL 4
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2.)
TBL 4
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2
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2
Phonetic Alphabet/Morse Code
Character
Morse Code
Telephony
Phonic
(Pronunciation)
A
Alfa
(AL
−
FAH)
B
Bravo
(BRAH
−
VOH)
C
Charlie
(CHAR
−
LEE) or
(SHAR
−
LEE)
D
Delta
(DELL
−
TAH)
E
Echo
(ECK
−
OH)
F
Foxtrot
(FOKS
−
TROT)
G
Golf
(GOLF)
H
Hotel
(HOH
−
TEL)
I
India
(IN
−
DEE
−
AH)
J
Juliett
(JEW
−
LEE
−
ETT)
K
Kilo
(KEY
−
LOH)
L
Lima
(LEE
−
MAH)
M
Mike
(MIKE)
N
November
(NO
−
VEM
−
BER)
O
Oscar
(OSS
−
CAH)
P
Papa
(PAH
−
PAH)
Q
Quebec
(KEH
−
BECK)
R
Romeo
(ROW
−
ME
−
OH)
S
Sierra
(SEE
−
AIR
−
RAH)
T
Tango
(TANG
−
GO)
U
Uniform
(YOU
−
NEE
−
FORM) or
(OO
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NEE
−
FORM)
V
Victor
(VIK
−
TAH)
W
Whiskey
(WISS
−
KEY)
X
Xray
(ECKS
−
RAY)
Y
Yankee
(YANG
−
KEY)
Z
Zulu
(ZOO
−
LOO)
1
One
(WUN)
2
Two
(TOO)
3
Three
(TREE)
4
Four
(FOW
−
ER)
5
Five
(FIFE)
6
Six
(SIX)
7
Seven
(SEV
−
EN)
8
Eight
(AIT)
9
Nine
(NIN
−
ER)
0
Zero
(ZEE
−
RO)
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8. Figures
a.
Figures indicating hundreds and thousands in
round number, as for ceiling heights, and upper wind
levels up to 9,900 must be spoken in accordance with
the following.
EXAMPLE
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1.
500 . . . . . . . . five hundred
2.
4,500 . . . . . . four thousand five hundred
Radio Communications Phraseology
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