company operating the aircraft should inform the
terminal ATC facility on first contact the name of the
operating company and trip number, followed by the
company name as displayed on the aircraft, and
aircraft type.
EXAMPLE-
Air Cal Three Eleven, United (interchange/lease),
Boeing Seven Two Seven.

4-2-6. Ground Station Call Signs

TBL 4-2-2

Phonetic Alphabet/Morse Code
Character

Morse Code

Telephony

Phonic
(Pronunciation)

 

Alfa

(AL-FAH)

Bravo

(BRAH-VOH)

Charlie

(CHAR-LEE) or
(SHAR-LEE)

Delta

(DELL-TAH)

Echo

(ECK-OH)

Foxtrot

(FOKS-TROT)

  

Golf

(GOLF)

Hotel

(HOH-TEL)

India

(IN-DEE-AH)

Juliett

(JEW-LEE-ETT)

Kilo

(KEY-LOH)

TBL 4-2-1

   

Lima

(LEE-MAH)

Calling a Ground Station

 

Mike

(MIKE)

 

November

(NO-VEM-BER)

Pilots, when calling a ground station, should begin
with the name of the facility being called followed by
the type of the facility being called as indicated in
TBL 4-2-1.

Facility
Airport UNICOM
FAA Flight Service Station
Airport Traffic Control
Tower
Clearance Delivery Position
(IFR)
Ground Control Position in
Tower
Radar or Nonradar
Approach Control Position
Radar Departure Control
Position
FAA Air Route Traffic
Control Center

Call Sign
"Shannon UNICOM"
"Chicago Radio"
"Augusta Tower"
"Dallas Clearance
Delivery"
"Miami Ground"
"Oklahoma City
Approach"
"St. Louis Departure"
"Washington Center"

4-2-7. Phonetic Alphabet
The International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) phonetic alphabet is used by FAA personnel
when communications conditions are such that the
information cannot be readily received without their
use. ATC facilities may also request pilots to use
phonetic letter equivalents when aircraft with similar
sounding identifications are receiving communica
tions on the same frequency. Pilots should use the
phonetic alphabet when identifying their aircraft
during initial contact with air traffic control facilities.
Additionally, use the phonetic equivalents for single
letters and to spell out groups of letters or difficult
words during adverse communications conditions.
(See TBL 4-2-2.)

Radio Communications Phraseology

Oscar

(OSS-CAH)

   

Papa

(PAH-PAH)

   

Quebec

(KEH-BECK)

Romeo

(ROW-ME-OH)

Sierra

(SEE-AIR-RAH)

Tango

(TANG-GO)

Uniform

(YOU-NEE-FORM) or
(OO-NEE-FORM)
(VIK-TAH)

Victor

Whiskey

(WISS-KEY)

Xray

(ECKS-RAY)

Yankee

(YANG-KEY)

Zulu

(ZOO-LOO)

    

One

(WUN)

    

Two

(TOO)

    

Three

(TREE)

    

Four

(FOW-ER)

    

Five

(FIFE)

    

Six

(SIX)

    

Seven

(SEV-EN)

    

Eight

(AIT)

    

Nine

(NIN-ER)

     Zero

(ZEE-RO)

4-2-8. Figures
a. Figures indicating hundreds and thousands in
round number, as for ceiling heights, and upper wind
levels up to 9,900 must be spoken in accordance with
the following.
EXAMPLE-
1. 500 five hundred
2. 4,500 four thousand five hundred

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