Clearance Delivery - Talk before moving
- Pilot: Long Beach Clearance, Skyhawk ________, at Millionare North, Departing 26R, with information ________
- Clearance: Skyhawk________, over to ground for taxi
- Pilot: Over to ground for taxi, Skyhawk_________
Ground - Talk before entering the movement area
- Pilot: Long Beach Ground, Skyhawk_______, at Millionare North, Taxi 26R with Run-up
- Ground: Skyhawk_______, Taxi 26R via Kilo, run-up approved (sometimes they will tell you to watch out or wait for traffic just repeat what they say)
- Pilot: Taxi 26R via Kilo, Skyhawk ________ (add we will watch out for that traffic if necessary)
Tower - Talk before entering the runway
Pattern Work/TOLS
- Pilot: Long Beach Tower, Skyhawk________, holding short 26R, requesting right closed traffic
- Optional Response A
- Tower: Skyhawk________, Standby (No Pilot response necessary)
- Optional Response B
- Tower: Skyhawk________, Hold Short 26R, Traffic on Final
- Pilot: Hold Short 26R, Skyhawk________
- Optional Response C
- Tower: Skyhawk________, Line-Up and Wait on Runway 26R
- Pilot: Line-Up and Wait on Runway 26R (Enter Runway but can’t takeoff)
- Optional Response D
- Tower: Skyhawk________,Cleared for Takeoff, Right Closed Traffic Approved
- Pilot: Cleared for Takeoff 26R, Skyhawk_______
While Flying the Pattern
- Optional Request A
- Tower: Skyhawk_______, extend your upwind
- Pilot: Extend Upwind, Skyhawk________ (Maintain Traffic Pattern Altitude (TPA) and runway heading until told otherwise)
- Optional Request B
- Tower: Skyhawk_______, turn early crosswind
- Pilot: Early Crosswind, Skyhawk ________ (Turn on to crosswind before reaching 700’)
- Optional Request C
- Tower: Skyhawk_______, extend downwind
- Pilot: Extend downwind, Skyhawk________ (fly downwind until told otherwise)
- Optional Request D
- Tower: Skyhawk________, I will call your base
- Pilot: You will call my base, Skyhawk_______ (Same as extend downwind, you keep flying downwind until tower tells you to turn)
Landing Clearance (At Towered Airport you must always be cleared to land)
- Tower: Skyhawk________, Cleared to land runway 26R
- Pilot: Cleared to land runway 26R. Skyhawk_______
When there is traffic landing ahead of you tower might clear you differently
- Tower: Skyhawk________, Traffic ahead is on a 1 mile final, number 2 cleared to land 26R
- Pilot: Number 2 cleared to land 26R Skyhawk________ (Pilots job is to find traffic ahead)
If on extended downwind or “tower will call your base”
- Optional Clearance A
- Tower: Skyhawk_______Turn Base Now, 26R cleared to land
- Pilot: Turning Base, 26R cleared to land, Skyhawk________
- Optional Clearance B
- Tower: Skyhawk_______Turn Base at the , 26R cleared to land
- Pilot: Base at the “605, 26R cleared to land, Skyhawk_______
If not cleared to land and on final approach
- Pilot: Long Beach Tower, Skyhawk_______, requesting clearance to land 26R
- Tower: Skyhawk_______, 26R cleared to land
- Pilot: 26R cleared to land, Skyhawk_______
IMPORTANT LANDING CLEARANCE NOTES
- You can always GO-AROUND. A clearance to land is a clearance to go-around.
- If you are cleared to land you must come to a full stop and exit the runway as quickly as possible.
- If you are cleared for the option the PIC can perform a touch and go or a full stop landing.
- Listen and understand your clearance.
Ground - After Full Stop Landing
- Pilot: Long Beach Ground, Skyhawk_______, Clear of 26R on Kilo 2 (Or Kilo 3), Request Taxi Millionaire North
- Ground: Skyhawk_______Taxi Millionaire North Via Kilo
- Pilot: Taxi Millionaire North Via Kilo
NOTE - Switch Millionaire North with 26R if you want to take off again.