No time on the runway at Oshawa Executive (CYOO)
Practises the immediate takeoff: answering Tower's 'are you able an immediate departure?' and reading back the clearance (NAV CANADA VFR Phraseology guide, Immediate Takeoff p. 27).
The situation
You are the pilot of C-GABC, a Cessna 172, holding short at Oshawa Executive (CYOO). Run-up and pre-takeoff checks are done, and you are staying in the circuit. Call Oshawa Tower when ready.
Practise this call →Sources
- NAV CANADA VFR Phraseology (v3, April 2022), 'Immediate Takeoff' (p. 27): Tower 'are you able an immediate departure?', pilot 'Affirmative', Tower '(call sign), cleared for immediate takeoff runway (number)', pilot 'Cleared immediate takeoff runway (number), (call sign)'; 'If you are unable to do this, say "unable", remain holding short, and ATC will issue you a standard take-off clearance when able.'
- NAV CANADA VFR Phraseology, 'Readback/Hearback' (p. 17) and 'Takeoff' (p. 26): a takeoff clearance is read back with the runway
- Canada Flight Supplement: runway 30
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