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Old 24th Mar 2011, 19:19
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As said, the calls are predictable most of the time, so there's not a lot to remember, really.

As far as the ATIS is concerned, I try to set as many instruments as possible while I'm listening, so that when I read them back I've got the numbers already in front of me. Obviously this works for the QHN straight away.

But also, if possible, I set the VOR OBS ring to the runway in use. This not only serves as a reminder for runway direction, but also gives me instant visualization what the wind is doing.

Not very useful if you need the VOR for an IFR departure but for VFR flight it works just fine.

Furthermore, just spending a few hours listening to R/T at various fields helps a lot. Either get your own scanner, or use one of the numerous sites on the internet that forward ATC traffic.
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