This must be answered by a commercial pilot, FAA official, Air Force Pilot or Tower Employee.?

Question

I'm working on a scrapbook for my newly-born Goddaughter. There is a page featuring Maya buckled into her car seat and the family cocker spaniel buckled into her own car seat.

I know this might sound STUPID, but I want to use as the paragraph that I'll put below the photo THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE THAT A PILOT AND A CO-PILOT HAVE PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF.

This has to be accurate as her daddy is a commercial pilot - he'll spot errors quickly. [I would ask him, but the gift is a surprise to the parents]

THANKS!!

Barb

Answer 1

ATC-Air Traffic Controller

Capt- Captain ( Pilot flying )

F/O-First Officer ( Pilot Managing )

ATC-- Maya 1 cleared take off fly runway heading

F/O-- Maya 1 clear for take off runway heading

Capt-- Your tops, Set take off power,

F/O-- Take off power set, Airspeed Alive, Eighty knots cross checked, V1, Rotate, V2, Positive rate,

Capt, Gear up, set heading and IAS.

F/O Acceleration altitude,

Capt-- Flaps up, Climb power, Climb checks.

I am an Airline pilot also am blessed with a new born Goddaughter, Hope this helps.

Answer 2

I'm no pilot or tower employee but I have done enough sim time to know what they might say.  I'd say something like co-pilot"Okay V1 has been reached... rotate now."  Pilot-"We're climbing!"  John or aero lady would be able to help you best, they are the finest in representing the aviation on yahoo answers.  They should answer your question sometime soon.

Answer 3

How about "Where's that pilot's manual for this plane? I've never flown one like this before."  Sometimes I use that to see if my pax are watching.

How about "We're cleared for take-off.  Hang on to your hat."

Or "Cleared for take-off.  Climb, maintain 4 thousand, turn left to heading 140.  Departure is on 124.2."  Maybe not all at once.  Maybe so.  Take what you need.

Answer 4

Sorry Barbara we're all  a bunch of clowns. Tough to answer you question. IM me if you like and maybe we can come up with something. Until then how bout this from the captain to the copilot.

GEAR UP, FLAPS UP, SHUT UP.

Answer 5

I got this from an accident transcript, so it should be very, very authentic. The # means a "non-pertinent word or phrase" which I think is a polite way to say an expletive:

Pilot Not Flying: Okay, you're lookin' fine. Eighty knots, you got 'er. ... Not very # far off the runway.

Pilot Flying: Sure as # isn't. .. Good God I hit him.

Pilot Not Flying: Oh #.

Pilot Flying: Sorry.

Answer 6

Pilot to Co-pilot............ "you got it"

Answer 7

When you say you want what they say- do you want what they say during the roll for takeoff, or a before-takeoff checklist. Checklists vary between airlines, but the takeoff roll is generally identical;

*Advance to 60%*...*Stable*(this is when the engines are stable, and are then advanced to takeoff power)....Power set *check*.....80 knots *check*..... V1..... Rotate....Positive rate *Gear Up*

Text with * around it is said by the pilot flying, the normal text is said by the pilot not flying.

Check might be replaced by confirmed, depending upon the pilot's preference.

You could go for something along the lines of this for a before-takeoff checklist;

Flight Controlls......Checked

Trim.......................Set

Flaps.....................Set

Cabin Clearence..Recieved

Transponder..........TA/RA

Strobes..................On

That should apply to most aircraft- hope it looks good!

Answer 8

I'm sure you know that every airline and corporate flight department, and the Air Force have different procedures, and even different sayings for each aircraft they operate.  So, what you get may be accurate, but different from what daddy the commercial pilot may use.  The above answers are pretty good, but I just wanted to let you know that.  Also, most FAA officials or tower employees would have no idea what a captain and first officer say to each other.  You have to be in the aircraft to hear that, unless you are just talking about radio calls.  Hope that helps you a bit.

Answer 9

John B...How about "do it yourself, Do it yourself, and Lets talk to the Chief pilot" you old f**t!

Answer 10

Well Pilots And Co-Pilots speak English as the language. Do you Want to know what they say to each other before they (checklists) before they takeoff?

"Strobes on."

-"on"

" TURN 'N BURN!!!"