Long Beach Radio Communications

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

1. You can always GO-AROUND. A clearance to land is a clearance to go-around.
2. If you are cleared to land you must come to a full stop and exit the runway as quickly as possible.
3. If you are cleared for the option the PIC can perform a touch and go or a full stop landing. 
4. 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.