Why is aviation radiotelephony so hard to master?

The Flying Reporter Podcast

Feb 6 2023 • 24 mins

Welcome to the Flying Reporter Podcast. I’m Jon Hunt, a private pilot and YouTuber from the UK, and these podcasts bring you interesting people, views and information, focussing on general aviation in the UK.

On this edition of the podcast we talk about radio telephony - that’s the strange language pilots use to communicate with controllers and vice versa.  We discuss why it’s so hard to learn and why sometimes it’s just best to speak in plain English..


Also on this episode… do you know your side slip from your forward slip?  Head of Training at Anglian Flight Centres joins us for our  ‘ask the instructor’ feature.


The Flying Reporter Podcast is a co-production with The Podcast Coach and brought to you in association with Aerops. The payment app for pilots, aerodromes and operators that makes it easy to pay landing fees, book PPR, settle parking and handling charges and even pay for fuel.  Download AEROPS now from the Android or Apple app stores.

To find out more, visit The Flying Reporter website.
Watch my YouTube episode with Helena as we cross Heathrow's airspace.
Watch my videos on YouTube
Follow me on Twitter
Follow me on Facebook

Support my channel, and this podcast on Patreon
Thanks for listening.


Support the Show.