What do you say for the Letters (ABCD etc..) when your flying a plane?

Question

I have been taking flying lessons for about 4 months now and I still don't know what I say for all of the letters when talking to the tower. I know some of the easy ones like A,B, and C but I was wondering if anybody knew anymore of them. (I would especially like to know for N)

Answer 1

Oh man you should really know that lol. You should go to ground school where they teach this and many other things you need to know in flight school. They letters are part of the Phonetic Alphabet and they are used so ATC can identify who you are when you are in flight. I see answerers above have answered what they stand for.

Answer 2

The number are also slightly different

Zee-Ro, Wun, Too, Tree, Fow-Er, Fife, Six, Sev-En, Ait, Nin-Er

Answer 3

The phonetic alphabet:

A - alpha

B - bravo

C - charlie

D - delta

E - Echo

F - Foxtrot

G- Golf

H- Hotel

I  - India

J - Juliet

K - Kilo

L - Lima

M - Mike

N - November

O - Oscar

P - Papa (you'll occasionally hear old guys pronouncing it PaPA.  No longer necessary to do so.)

Q- Quebec (as above, you'll hear "Kay-BEK".  Again not necessary to do so.)

R- Romeo

S- Sierra

T- Tango

U- Uniform

V- Victor

W- Whiskey

X - Xray

Y - Yankee

Z - Zulu

Have fun with your lessons.

Answer 4

A - Alfa

B - Bravo

C- Charlie

D - Delta

E - Echo

F - Foxtrot

G - Golf

H - Hotel

I - India

J - Juliet

K - Kilo

L - Lima

M - Mike

N - November

O - Oscar

P - Papa

Q - Quebec

R - Romeo

S - Sierra

T - Tango

U - Uniform

V - Victor

W - Whiskey

X - Xray

Y - Yankee

Z - Zulu

Answer 5

it goes like this... ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. For N, it sounds something like 'end'.

Answer 6

The answers providing you with the phonetic alphabet are right on.

If you're four months into flying lessons, and assuming you are training in the US, you should have been introduced to the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) by now.  It is usually published in the same book as the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), which you should also have been exposed to.  If not, you might want to pick up a copy and start thumbing through it.  Just skip past the instrument procedure sections for now and focus on things like traffic patterns and safety of flight.  If you already have a copy, look at Chapter 4, Section 2.  All of the radio phraseology and phonetic alphabet information is there.

If you don't have a copy and you want to start browsing, look here: http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/a...