How do i communicate on the radio with various airspace?

Question

Could you give me a summary of what i have to say when i approach/ enter various airspaces. Such as Class C,D,G,E,B, airspace?

Answer 1

Okay, let's see. First the easy one, class E and G. Nothing special is needed. You don't need to communicate at all.

Class D would be a small towered airport. You would normally just tell them where you are and your intentions. For example, from my last flight: "Reid-Hillview tower, Cessna 23841, [at] Calaveras [Reservoir] with [information] Echo, inbound for landing." He replied, "Cessna 23841, Reid tower, make right traffic [for] runway 31 right, report 3 [miles] on the 45."

For class C, it's the same as class B, you just don't need an explicit clearance to enter. Also, for class C, you may talk with a tower directly or you may talk with an approach controller. For class B, you almost always talk to an approach controller (unless you enter class B by taking off, of course).

You would say something like "Nor[thern] Cal[ifornia] approach, Cessna 23841, 10 [miles] West of Livermore at 5,500 [feet], request transition, destination Oakland". That would be to enter the San Jose / Oakland / San Francisco class B. You would have to hear back something including the words, "cleared to enter class Bravo".

For class C, it might be, "San Jose tower, Cessna 23841, 10 [miles] South [of the airport], [level] at 6,500 [feet], inbound for landing".

You won't get an explicit clearance to enter class C. They'll just tell you what to do. You can enter the class C as soon as they read back your call sign. Even if they just say "standby". But not if they say "remain clear".

If you're already talking to approach controllers, this will typically all happen automatically. It is, however, your responsibility to ensure you have specific clearance to enter class Bravo before doing so. For everything else, you can assume that they wouldn't send you someplace you weren't supposed to go since you really have no way to know who is authorized to control what airspace anyway. (Though you should definitely *ask* if you have any reason to think something is wrong, of course!)

Answer 2

it goes like this:

Atlanta Approach, good evening with u at 5000. and he tells u radar contact 5000 feet 20nm east of MCN VOR, turn right heading 250, expect vectors for ILS27L.

You just do what he says, turn to those headings that he tells, and u'll be on the ground :)

Answer 3

go watch STAR TREK movies. You'd learn a lot.