The classroom
Everything you need before you plug in a headset. Each lesson takes a few minutes and ends with a couple of check questions.
1What air traffic control actually doesThe three kinds of control service in the UK, and where the tower fits in.5 min2CallsignsAirline callsigns, aircraft registrations, and when you may abbreviate.6 min3Speaking on the radioThe phonetic alphabet, numbers, and the standard words that carry meaning.7 min4Building a transmissionThe order of a call, and what must be read back.6 min5The circuit and the runwayDownwind, base and final — and what a landing clearance means.7 min6Getting an aircraft awayStart, taxi, holding point, and take-off clearance.5 min7Heights, altitudes and QNHWhy controllers pass a pressure setting with almost every clearance.6 min