On initial contact with ATC use the callsign Student GABCD, all subsequent transmissions with that unit you can drop the student bit....a good idea and makes us ATC folk aware that you maybe a wee bit nervous and to slow things down and maybe not give you too much info in the one transmission.
I know a lot of the students flying out of Cumbernauld indeed use it whilst talking to myself at Scottish Info and it does indeed make me more aware and I therefore try to make life as easy as possible for the student involved
