Radio check at St. Andrews (CYAV)
Practises the standard radio check: calling the ground station, giving your full callsign, and acknowledging the readability report on the 1-to-5 scale (NAV CANADA VFR Phraseology guide, Radio Check p. 19; TC AIM COM 5.9).
The situation
You are the pilot of C-GABC, a Cessna 172 at St. Andrews (CYAV), avionics just powered up. Before doing anything else you want to confirm your radio is transmitting and receiving properly. Call Saint Andrews Ground for a radio check.
Practise this call →Sources
- NAV CANADA VFR Phraseology (v3, April 2022), 'Radio Check' (p. 19): aircraft '(ATS unit identification) (aircraft call sign) RADIO CHECK (frequency)/HOW DO YOU READ?'; ATS '(aircraft call sign) READ YOU (readability number)', readability 1 to 5 (5: perfectly readable); the worked example ends with the pilot acknowledging with the call sign only
- TC AIM COM 5.9 / RAC (readability scale and radio check procedure)
- ICAO Doc 9432 Manual of Radiotelephony, ch. 3 (test procedures)
- Canada Flight Supplement: Ground 121.8, runway 18
Related practice
Radio check at Langley Regional (CYNJ)
the same call at Langley Regional
Radio check at Springbank (CYBW)
the same call at Springbank
Radio check at Oshawa Executive (CYOO)
the same call at Oshawa Executive
Radio check at Waterloo (CYKF)
the same call at Waterloo
Radio check at Villeneuve (CZVL)
the same call at Villeneuve
Takeoff clearance at St. Andrews (CYAV)
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