Lesson #4 VFR Phraseology

I haven’t updated in a week as you might’ve noticed. We didn’t have any lessons last week because of the winter break (sportlov) in all of Sweden. This meant self studies once again. I think I’m getting quite good in airplane general knowledge.

Anyway, today was our first lesson in VFR phraseology which I’ve dreaded for some time. It all had seemed as such a blur in the beginning but it got so very clear when we got past the basics of using frequencies and procedures, and started some practical training, simulating communication with the control tower. We learned most of the basics this time, requesting clearance to taxi…and such. Just need to really spend some time trying to understand the communication, rather than just memorizing phrases.

Below is the swedish ATC alphabet and here’s the english if you need to refresh your memory.

A = Adam B = Bertil
C = Cesar D = David
E = Erik F = Filip
G = Gustav H = Helge
I = Ivar J = Johan
K = Kalle L = Ludvig
M = Martin N = Niklas
O = Olof P = Petter
Q = Quintus   R = Rudolf
S = Sigurd T = Tore
U = Urban V = Viktor
W = Wilhelm X = Xerxes
Y = Yngve Z = Zäta
Å = Åke Ä = Ärlig
Ö = Östen

Note that ÅÄÖ is rarely used.

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