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Aviation Phonetic Alphabet

ICAO Phonetic Alphabet - T is for Tango

ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization

T is for Tango!
As a student pilot, you will need to learn how to talk like a pilot.

“Pilotspeak” includes a Phonetic Alphabet. This is based on the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) standardized phonetic alphabet. This may also be referred to as the NATO Phonetic Alphabet.

International Language 
English is the International Language of Aviation.

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November 30th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Air Law, Ground School | Leave a comment

Aviation Light Gun Signals

Traffic Light Signal

ATC Light Signals from the Tower

Traffic Light Signal
Even before you learned to drive, you knew about the Traffic Light Signal. Red for Stop. Yellow for Caution. Green for Go. Traffic on the streets would be chaos if drivers and pedestrians did not understand and obey these simple and well known traffic signals.

Quick Joke
If you know

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November 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Air Law, Ground School | 3 comments