Start up and Take-off

- Dialogue of a typical start up and take-

off procedure for circuit training.

- Expect emergency situation to occur e.g.

engine failure after take-off, blocked
runway, medical emergency on board,
sudden change in weather conditions.

- During this emergency you will move

from radiotelephony to plane English.
 (Left) Downwind

(Left )
Base

Cross
Left-Hand Circuit Wind

runway
Final
03

21
Short Upwind
Final
R Holding windsock

point

A
taxiway

apron

Air Traffic
Control Tower
 (Left) Downwind

(Left )
Base

Cross
Left-Hand Circuit Wind

runway
Final
03

21
Short Upwind
Final
1) CWY172
R holding windsock this is Rio
2) CWY start
Ground good approved, QNH
point morning, go
ahead. 1020, 03 in use.
A
3) RG, CWY has
taxiway
started up requesting 3) CWY taxi along
1) Rio Ground
apron Alpha until holding
taxi. this is CWY172 point Romeo for
good morning.
4) RG taxi along Air Traffic RWY 03.
Alpha until 2) RG I am Control Tower
holding point requesting
Romeo for 03, permission for start
CWY. for circuit training.
 (Left) Downwind

(Left )
Base

Cross
Left-Hand Circuit Wind

runway
Final
03

21
Short Upwind
Final
R holding windsock CWY contact Rio
CWY this is Rio Tower, good
Tower on 123,40.
point morning, cleared for to take-off on
RG CWY ready runway 03 and do circuit training.
for departure at A Climb to 5000ft and make a left
holding point turn. Report on the left-hand
taxiway
Romeo, 03. downwind next. Wind light and
Rio Tower this is variable
Contact Tower CWY at holding point apron
Romeo, good morning
on 123,40.
ready for departure. Air Traffic
Cleared take-off runway Control Tower
03, climb to 5000ft, make
a left turn and to report
on the left hand
downwind leg next.
 T CWY ready
to turn base

leg.
(Left) Downwind
Affirm, I have
the Piper Arrow

140 in sight.
T CWY left hand
Turning base leg, Contact T when downwind leg 03 for
number 2 for final ready for the base
(Left )
approach, call final a touch and go.
Base approach next,
leg, CWY
Cross
CWY.
Left-Hand Circuit Wind

runway
Final
03

21
Short Upwind
Final
R holding windsock
CWY contact T when
ready to turn the base
point leg.CWY do you have
Piper Arrow 140 in
A sight on final
taxiway approach?

apron
CWY turn base leg,
behind the Piper Arrow
Air Traffic 140, you are number 2
Control Tower for final approach, report

final approach 03 next.

 (Left) Downwind

(Left )
Base
Cross
Wind
CWY on final
approach for 03,
Left-Hand Circuit
number 2.
runway
Final
03

21
Short Upwind
Final
Continuing
R holding windsock
approach for CWY continue approach for
03, traffic on point 03, wind is light and variable,
the runway in traffic on the runway to

sight . A vacate.
taxiway

apron

Air Traffic
Control Tower
Fire on Board
(Left) Downwind

T we would like to declare an

emergency, we have a fire on
Thank you. We will be board, we request permission to
making a left turn now to land immediately.
(Left ) land, we might not land
directly on the runway, but
Base we will try. Cross
Wind
Left-Hand Circuit

runway
Final
03

21
Short Upwind
Final
R holding windsock CWY we are
noticing smoke
point from your aircraft,
is everything OK?
A
taxiway
CWY you are given permission to
land immediately, we have
apron cleared the runway and have
alerted the fire trucks and medical
staff.
Air Traffic
Control Tower

Notice how the language changes

from RT to plain English.
 (Left) Downwind

Engine Failure
(Left )
Base
after Take-off
Cross
Left-Hand Circuit Wind

runway
Final
03

21
Short Upwind
Final
R holding windsock Mayday mayday
mayday , we
declare an
point emergency, we
Could you give us
have lost our
your call sign please
A engine
taxiway
This is CWY, we will
apron Copy that CWY, we be making an
will send emergency landing
emergency in the field next to
Air Traffic services. How the airport.
Control Tower many passengers
do you have on
board? We are 2 on board,
Notice how the language changes we are now making

from RT to plain English. the landing .

 Medical emergency
on board (Left) Downwind

T this is CWY, we have a

medical emergency on board
and request permission to
land
(Left ) The other passenger on
Base board is having a heart
attack, he has a history of
heat conditions, so we need Cross
Left-Hand Circuit to land right away.
Wind

runway
Final
03

21
Short Upwind
Final
R Holding windsock
CWY what kind of
medical emergency
point do you have?

A
taxiway
CWY we have cleared the
runway, you are given
apron permission to land
immediately, we have alerted
the medical teams.
Air Traffic
Control Tower

Notice how the language changes

from RT to plain English.
 Exercise:
Construct a dialogue between an airplane
and the ATC Tower. Use an airfield that
you’re familiar with. Contact TWR asking
for taxi instructions and clearance for take-
off. Include any possible emergency
situation that could happen on take-off.