A free collection of everything a VFR pilot needs to know about radio, airspace, emergencies, and Swiss procedures. Written by a Skyguide controller, with real examples from the airfields you fly.
The 30 entries are organized following flight phases, from the basics to emergency scenarios, through airspace and Swiss procedures.
The basics of radiotelephony: alphabet, numbers, Q codes, speech technique.
What to say — and what not to — when things go wrong.
Who controls what: tower, ground, approach, FIS, ACC.
From CTR to TMA, from classes A-G to RMZ/TMZ zones.
From taxi to landing: what to say and when.
Bulletins, ATIS, METAR, TAF, SIGMET alerts.
The video VFR phraseology course for people who actually fly: real Swiss airfield scenarios, real ATC audio, and the perspective of someone on the other side of the microphone.
Discover VFR EssentialsIn alphabetical order. Click to read — free, no registration.