What to Say: Quick Reference
Each of these also exists as a button. Saying the full phrase skips the button sub-menu.
| You want | Say |
|---|---|
| Taxi for pattern work | "Request taxi for closed traffic" (US) / "…for circuits" (UK/AU) |
| Taxi for a departure | "Request taxi for VFR departure" |
| Flight following (US/AU) | "Request flight following to {destination}" |
| Basic / Traffic Service (UK) | "Request basic service" / "Request traffic service" |
| Class B/C departure clearance (US) | "{Clearance}, {callsign}, {type}, with information {ATIS}, VFR to {destination}" |
| Airspace transition (US) | "Request transition through the Class {Bravo/Charlie/Delta}" |
| Zone transit (UK/AU) | "Request zone transit" → details on "pass your message" |
| Airways clearance (AU Class C) | "Request airways clearance" |
| Join the circuit | "Report inbound" (US) / "Request join" (UK/AU) |
| Circuit report | "Downwind runway 27, touch and go" (US) / "Downwind" (UK/AU) |
| Traffic response | "Traffic in sight" or "visual" / "Looking for traffic" (radar services also accept "negative contact") |
| Go around | "Going around" |
| Cancel a service | "Cancel flight following" / "Service no longer required" |
| Leave a frequency | "Request frequency change" / "Changing to {station}" |
| Uncontrolled field | Announce in the blind, "{Field} traffic, {callsign}, …, {field}" |