How to Talk on the Radio {Private Pilot Basics}

Get better at Radio Communication now! This video explains basic VFR radio communications and how to talk on the radio as a Private Pilot. Basic aviation radio communications is one of the hardest parts of getting your private pilots license, but I walk you through the basic building blocks of making good radio communications. I explain what you need to include in your radio calls to make good read backs as well as how to contact the different ATC agencies. I discuss communicating with clearance delivery, ground control, tower, approach, departure, and center controllers. These basic radio calls are vital to your success if you want to become a private Pilot. Don’t watch ATC live audio videos, watch this instead! For more details, check out section 4 of the AIM! Buy your copy in the link below!
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[@timhoke2]

ATC communication was by far the most intimidating part of getting my PPL. I do so wish I'd had this video!!!! Rest assured that I'll be watching ALL your aviation videos. Excellent stuff! BTW, I LOVED the text writing.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much Tim! I really appreciate that! I’m hoping to have another video very soon!

[@raccoonair]

Very well done; if I may: at 8:21 never say ¨Ready for takeoff¨, but ¨Ready for DEPARTURE¨. ¨Takeoff¨ is only used when cleared by ATC, or by you when you are cleared by ATC.

[@mansourzanaty691]

This is an excellent production. Thank you very much for taking the time to help new pilots like myself. ATC comms are by far the hardest for me. This made so much sense.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Glad this video is helpful!

[@davidmorton6115]

One of the best videos on ATC communications that I’ve seen. Thank you.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you David! I appreciate that

[@mkgunter]

I agree!

[@FreePilotTraining]

@@mkgunter thanks!

[@sethmcgowan7339]

Very Clear

[@cmdrspidermonk4n377]

You are such an underrated channel and your accents crack me up!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you! I was hoping that would make it a little more fun!

[@johnpaulthessen9402]

Yes! I need a whole episode to practice radio calls!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Check this one out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4enXq13na2EjZI

[@KPOPCLiP7]

this makes me nervous, especially where i'm living in Quebec Canada. Guys are bilingual but with accent when speaking in English. So communicating with them will be a bit of a challenge. Doing my Solo in few weeks. WISH ME LUCK. LOVE THE VIDEOS

[@FreePilotTraining]

It gets easier! Thank you!

[@douglaspacheco3881]

Ditto. Excellent video for ATC communication! As a rusty pilot I just started training in the LAX area after coming from an non-towered upstate NY airport. I have struggled with ATC comms for months until I came across your video. You are a life saver! Thanks for all your help. Keep it up.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you! I appreciate that!

[@stewartsstewart1089]

By far a video on practicing radio calls is very important. Anytime you have to speak and others are listening to your response it is very intimidating!!! I am a PIT and I hear radio calls when I am out and hope I don't make the same mistake I hear others do. I know I will but I want to be able to adjust as quickly as I can and feel confident adjusting!! YES PLEASE would love to see a radio practice video!!!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Awesome! Here you go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4enXq13na2EjZI

[@vijayanthruphail7904]

Cherokee 5123Y, You're The Best Crystal Clear Instructor. Thank you.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@rezaesfahani6573]

Best ATC radio education seen so far,just brillinant

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you!

[@bobdobalina838]

I like the silly ATC voice. :-) Thank you for the video!

[@FreePilotTraining]

😆 good! It was fun to make

[@nancylivingstone7777]

Yes, would love an episode of just radio calls.

[@FreePilotTraining]

No problem! Here you go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4enXq13na2EjZI

[@Queenlene0710]

This is sooo helpful i got a long way to go but it’s starting to make sense 😅 thank you 🙏🏾

[@FreePilotTraining]

No problem! Thanks for watching!

[@sandybarker8450]

I haven't flown for quite some time. This video has a great refresher as well as a great trainer. Outstanding job making this video. This helped me refresh my memory.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Awesome! Thank you so much for the comment!

[@ginahan718]

This was SO helpful!! Thank you!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@jonb4020]

Super clear and useful! Many thanks!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@Mattys556]

Man, this was awesome... thank you. I was really nervous about this part. This gave me a template practice with.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@Cessna182Pilot]

Thank you for this video. Good job 👍

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@foodNtravel87]

Lovin country read backs!!!😅

[@FreePilotTraining]

Lol gotta have fun with it

[@foodNtravel87]

True dat!!!!😄

[@snsdb42]

This is such a helpful video! I would LOVE to see additional videos on radio communications. Thank you for bringing it down a notch. I feel like there is a lot to learn and the more basic and repetition is very helpful.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks Donna! I’ve got this video that may help you with practicing radio calls. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4enXq13na2EjZI I’m also toying with the idea of making a video on some different methods I use to practice radio calls

[@user-wo6zt1hf9q]

Fantastic presentation, thanks!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@victoriachapman5335]

You are so easy to follow- Thank you!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@njbpaul]

This is the best ATC lesson I have ever seen on KZbin. Thanks very much for your free lessons. You have a new subscriber.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Awesome! I love to hear that! And you’re very welcome!

[@maniadoc1]

Thank you so much for this video. This is very first of your videos I stumbled upon. And hoping to go through every single one of them.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! So glad to have you! See you in the next one!

[@kirkchestnut5045]

Prior to 9/11, student pilots could still visit Kansas City Center and listen in on the line. It made them more human. I don't know if they've opened that up again. The ATC training simulations were fun to watch as instructors threw in scenarios including spacing for Air Force One.

[@FreePilotTraining]

That’s super cool. I gad no idea you could do that

[@DoItAllGarage]

Excellent instruction. Definitely entertaining!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you! I was hoping to make it more fun!

[@adam-hd7kg]

Thanks for making this video!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@TalalSarwar]

Simply love your content

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@alexissuazo3122]

Thanks for your insightful information!

[@FreePilotTraining]

No problem!

[@user-cq4gg4vv1g]

Clear and beneficial, thanks a lot!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@TheRiseofSuperman]

Big big thank you for this topic!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@57ryanearl]

Great stuff! Love the channel

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks Ryan!

[@Cherfield-D-Blessedman]

Thanks again for this wonderful video.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@nevermind6267]

Great channel. Great content. Thank you for creating it!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you! Happy to do it!

[@Pangarebrasileiro]

Good job! Very important for us!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks you!

[@roddraym]

Greatly appreciate your videos! Easy to follow and understand. Thank you!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@user-hb7dj3id3b]

This training is amazing!! Wow.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you!

[@davoc5140]

You're great - I hope you make many more practice videos like this - just perfect

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! I’d like to make more pretty soon

[@braydenfoster5607]

Yes please make a video about just clearances. This video is helping so much. Thank you

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks for the feedback! I hope to make a few more videos on radio stuff

[@BS-oi3vx]

I loved this training and would love to see an additional episode dedicated to practicing radio communications.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you! Here’s the radio practice video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4enXq13na2EjZI I’m thinking about making a video on Radio Tips too. So you think that would be helpful?

[@Texas1FlyBoy]

Have you thought about flight sim (i.e. Microsoft Flight Simulator)? I fly the sim with virtual ATC and it can be helpful for practice. The people doing ATC are usually knowledgeable and very helpful.

[@BradCrowe374]

Great video. Learned so much. Also loved that you used KICT since I'm 2 miles from there.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you!

[@ItsCTwo]

I was watching this and recognized the airport immediately. So glad to see the airport .5 mile away while trying to learn about flying!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Awesome! It’s a small world!

[@hmabboud]

Smart way in presenting the comms/ Thank you for the effort.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@hmabboud]

@@FreePilotTraining Wishing you all the best!

[@jackbrouillette6975]

Wichita is my airport! That was super helpful

[@FreePilotTraining]

Nice! Great airport!

[@albertoskytwins3527]

The thought of having to do a radio communication course made me mad anxious but thanks to this video now I am really looking forward to do it! Thanks for this very helpful video! 😁

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@rickynaidoo2921]

Nice to learn

[@Lucass_.]

Thanks KZbin for a Really Usefull recomendation

[@romanrytov8886]

Very helpful!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Awesome!

[@naalhevia]

Excellent. Thank you

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@xyz-ob6bs]

Wow amazing video helped a lot. Thank you bro 😎

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@7579mc]

Very informative. Clear and easy to understand. Loved the voices. Hilarious.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you!

[@petercorpus4477]

Hey !!! Thanks very Much I’m actually going for my private and I Appreciate you !!!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks Peter!

[@DynamicEnergyExchange]

Thank you for the tips on how to write down what the ATC says. I find listening to LiveATC very helpful for both practice and familiarization with specific towers. Some ATCs are easier to understand than others.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Yes, live ATC is a great way to get used to good radio terminology

[@mauricioperez5982]

Hi, This is by far the best video training on ATC comms that I have seen so far. I have the link saved so I can watch and rewatch long enough to make it 2nd nature. ATC communications is the most difficult. It is not rocket science, but, you want to do it right and look ( be heard) like a profesional. Thank you so much for the time dedicated to produce it. It helps A LOT!!, specially now for me that I am starting planning and navigation to controlled airports here in Texas. Thank you indeed.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much! That is awesome to hear! Comms are probably the most challenging part of flying when you get started. You’re welcome and I’ll see you in the next video! I think you’ll like it!

[@oscarcg]

From my ATC point of view, EXCELLENT video. Gazillion thumbs up.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much! That means a lot! I’d like to get into an ATC facility and interview you guys at some point. I think that’s make a good video

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

Thanks great channel

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you!

[@AACW_77]

Thank you man.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@ohokcool]

I'm just a drone pilot but this was super helpful as I like to listen to ATC when operating near an airport just to have that extra level of awareness

[@FreePilotTraining]

Nice! Im so glad this video helped you!

[@Liamthepilot]

this is as great video! Thank you so much

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching

[@PghGameFix]

I've been out of flying for +25 years.... it's good to just hear some radio calls again, and get my brain in the right place. Thanks.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@johnrheiner3234]

Great stuff.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you!

[@aztecwarrior7678]

Good stuff! Thanks

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome

[@jameshennighan8193]

OUTSTANDING Yet another lesson with clarity ad easy to follow actions. Stands watching more than once........not just for education but just because it is so go.... Well done... James Hennighan Yorkshire, England

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks James!

[@nasra8578]

This is brilliant

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you!

[@dorukmermer1]

Thanks a lot pal you doing great job out there

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you!

[@jaung3490]

This youtube channel is the best. I take my discovery flight next month. This will help me understand whats going on.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! That means a lot!

[@thomasfreiesleben]

Nice class of instruction re: ATC radio communications.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you!

[@gregoryhill7960]

Thanks for your very insightful video 👍 👌

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@gregoryhill7960]

Thanks for the tutorial video appreciate the information 👍 😀

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@airmanparker]

Pilot to ATC: 10-4 good buddy. Whooooaaa hoooo

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 I luv it, I luv it, I luv it…. -Rosco P. Coletrain

[@mirazizismoilov258]

Your private pilot videos are brilliant, I send them to my students all the time on top of what I teach, very easy to understand. One thing I noted that your hood short line missed one more solid line of I’m correct.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much! I plane to replace these comm videos eventually. They do the job, but I think I could make them better

[@willfrye22]

Thanks!

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thank you for the Super Thanks!

[@michaelbraeckleinsr6475]

Just a suggestion, if you are having trouble with Radio Calls, you and your instructor can call each other cell phone and practice that way.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Love that. Great tip

[@johnstgermain8879]

This is great

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@ruger337]

I just completed my BFR after not flying for almost 20 years. I’m a little rusty on my radio communications, this video has helped a bunch. I hope to see more! I love your videos, I’ve been going through them as part of my refresh.

[@FreePilotTraining]

That’s awesome! Thank you so much!

[@kevinong8005]

Hello Sir, thank you for your very informative and excellent training videos. I'm just starting my ppl training. May I ask what does "... With Yankee (ATIS)" mean? Thank you very much.

[@FreePilotTraining]

@@kevinong8005 you’re welcome! I explain that more in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Znu1h4eiga9qns0

[@ttiroam7743]

BRILLIANT THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@AbateAway]

Yes Sir!! This Video Bad to-the-bone 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@awake144k]

Whew! Communications were always my hang-up and even after watching your video I think I need to move to Alaska!! Very little radio!! 🥴

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! It’s a great place to fly!

[@dillboticus9563]

2 years later still helping new pilots make sense of radio calls! The atc at my local airport talk so much faster and muffled, but only 2 runways so not crazy complicated.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! It’s crazy that it’s been 2 years!

[@samsoares7763]

Deff want to see more vids on everything please 🙏

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! I’ll do what I can!

[@JR-ig4wm]

Really good video

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks JR

[@SkillCollectors]

Man, you made this easy to understand, thank you so much. I got the read back at 7:10 but had to listen to it twice haha

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching

[@cyberwip]

Incredible! I don't especially like the text writing but it gets the point across. Diagrams of what you are describing are always more effective than the spelling. I ignored the video and just listened to the audio and can fully understand what you are saying. It's good stuff, and I am a radio operator so I know. Good lesson, thanks

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you! Yeah, this video was more meant to listen to, but I wanted to include some graphics just in case someone wanted a reference

[@jackcarter8333]

@@FreePilotTraining This video made me realize how confusing air traffic conversations are

[@michaelyoung4979]

Yes would like to see the video on practicing radio calls

[@FreePilotTraining]

Here you go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4enXq13na2EjZIsi=rWclAO4Kb88NZaX8

[@codyrojas7260]

nailed.

[@survivalhealthandhealingtv5651]

AMAZING! GREAT TEACHING...I AM A NEW STUDENT PILOT IN TRAINING...A BIT FAST BUT I CAN REPLY TO GET MORE...THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you! And thanks for the feedback! I appreciate that

[@peteduncan-um4kx]

practice makes perfect and im going to neeed alot

[@FreePilotTraining]

😆

[@kaine2416]

My biggest issue with radio traffic is juggling multiple radio disciplines. I'm a ham radio operator (informal), LEO (a little more formal), and learning to fly (very formal). Last thing I need is to drop a 10-code in flight or request a tower clearance when responding to a fight lol!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Yes, habit patterns can be hard to break!

[@bliaxiong8380]

exactly what i was looking for...

[@FreePilotTraining]

Glad to hear it!

[@desmit6]

Wait. Wait. Wait… not a single “see YA”? 😂. Enjoying going over these and reminiscing. Haven’t flown in years. You didn’t cover shortening the call sign to last three, but that’s probably good to not make it even more confusing for new pilots worried about comms. Fun stuff!

[@FreePilotTraining]

😂 I should’ve mentioned that. I have plans to remake this video at some point

[@skoobysnaks6067]

great vid bro

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@WolfSniper72008]

helpful thanks

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@sameeralazawee7524]

Thank you

[@FreePilotTraining]

You’re welcome!

[@JamieHigdon]

Great video and very informative, Thanks! i just wish all ATC controllers spoke like this 🙂

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks!

[@andrewmandrivnyk]

What a simple explanation and clear for the new or student pilot 😍👏 just the ATC guy sounds taking a last breath 😁 Subscribed 👍

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thank you so much! Lol, I thought that would make it more fun

[@andrewmandrivnyk]

@@FreePilotTraining It does. Thank you 🙏

[@alfredlevy8049]

Love too have more on communications

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! I’ll see what I can do

[@soartheskiesaviation501]

Probably one of the hardest things about aviation. Recently got my private I feel sometimes my radio calls are too wordy. Thanks for these videos!!

[@FreePilotTraining]

Yes, it definitely can be! You’re welcome!

[@blackfish4147]

I would love a video on practicing radio calls. Great idea jotting down notes, it gets scrambled in my head very quickly in a busy airport.

[@FreePilotTraining]

Thanks! Here you go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4enXq13na2EjZI

[@DarkStarDireWolf]

Please make an episode just practicing radio calls! This is where I feel like I'm sturggling the most! I understand the initial calls to ground and tower, but everything that comes after that is where I'm stalling.

[@FreePilotTraining]

I’ve got this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4enXq13na2EjZI Eventually I’m going to remake these videos