Improving RT skills

[mad_jock]

I would say.

for your example

"D-KC, Runway 24, cleared to Land, wind 240 20knots, caution wake turbulence."

"roger, 24, cleared to land, D-KC"

roger to say I have received and understood the wake turb info.

24 because the runway in use is a mandatory readback.

the clearance which is again mandatory,

then the callsign so everyone knows I have stopped speaking.

But to be honest the best way of doing RT is get a big room and pretend to be an aircraft. Stick some bits of paper on the floor to pretend to be airports and then pretend to fly around and do the RT a bonus is someone at the side who can pretend to be ATS.


n Taxi instructions
n Level instructions
n Heading instructions
n Speed instructions
n Airways/route clearances
n Approach clearances
n Runway in use
n Any runway clearance
n SSR operating instructions
n Altimeter settings
n VDF information
n Frequency changes
n Type of radar service
n Transition level.

That's the only mandatory read back items.

Its up for debate if asked to "report passing 4000ft" comes under level instruction or can be replied with "wilco" Personally I just give it "wilco" and haven't had ATC say anything. But some pilots and examiners think you should. I have flown in Germany and didn't have any issues with not reading wind shear or wake turb warnings back.