UK CAA phraseology · aerodrome control
Learn to run a tower, one aircraft at a time.
A guided journey through UK air traffic control: short lessons on callsigns, radio procedure and the circuit, then a live airfield where you sequence real traffic. Level one is a single Cessna. It gets busier.
Your journey
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- What air traffic control actually doesLesson 1 · 5 min
The three kinds of control service in the UK, and where the tower fits in.
- CallsignsLesson 2 · 6 min
Airline callsigns, aircraft registrations, and when you may abbreviate.
- Speaking on the radioLesson 3 · 7 min
The phonetic alphabet, numbers, and the standard words that carry meaning.
- Building a transmissionLesson 4 · 6 min
The order of a call, and what must be read back.
- One in the circuitLevel 1 · simulator
A single light aircraft, joining and landing
- The circuit and the runwayLesson 5 · 7 min
Downwind, base and final — and what a landing clearance means.
- One out, one inLevel 2 · simulator
A departure and an arrival sharing your runway
- Getting an aircraft awayLesson 6 · 5 min
Start, taxi, holding point, and take-off clearance.
- Heights, altitudes and QNHLesson 7 · 6 min
Why controllers pass a pressure setting with almost every clearance.
- Mixed trafficLevel 3 · simulator
Three aircraft, and you speak for yourself
Steps unlock in order, but nothing is truly locked — click ahead if you already know the material. Progress is stored on this device only.
Choose your airspace
Simple training airfield for beginners, or real UK airports with real runways, frequencies and restrictions.
The classroom
Seven short lessons with worked examples and quick checks.