Hello all you Air Traffickers out there,
Please treat me kindly as I am a student pilot and I am sure cause much hilarity in our tower with my "interesting" use of R/T! (On one occasion I made up a new phrase by saying "lion Hold" on the end of my repeat back whilst being told to hold after taxiing...my instructor gave me rather a quizzical look...i haven't done that again!)
I was wondering whether you would be able to advise/help with (a few!) of my atc problems please...
- Is there an easy way of understanding which flights are seperated from others in which airspace
- Please would someone be kind enough to explain in Student pilot speak what the differences are between what advice/instructions we are given in which airspace. For instance, what info can an air/ground or Information such as "london Information" give.
- Am I right in understanding that only professional ATC approach and Tower and Ground give instructions which must be obeyed?
- And pilots therefore do not have to obey instructions given by anyone else?
- Am I correct in understanding that Class E-G airspace (the open FIR) is airspace which, in theory we don't have t0 talk to anyone?
- So Class D airspace, as a VFR pilot, I do have to communicate don't I?
Sorry, I know this is rather a lot, but in practising for my law exam, this is an area which I persistently get wrong. My mate who is an ATCO went out of area recently before we had a chance to have a session over a meal...i'm still holding him to it on his return, but thought someone out there may be kind enough to try and help PLEASE??!
Many many thanks