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Flight Communications

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

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Flight Communications is designed to provide students with simulated flight communication experiences in accordance with Federal Aviation Agency protocols and regulations. Topics include operation of equipment, use of instruments, and content of transmissions. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course.

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Identify and explain the operation of communication equipment in the aircraft cockpitIdentify notification boxes, latitude, longitude, VFR checkpointsUse appropriate etiquette and vocabulary including aircraft identification number in actual or simulated radio communicaUse the FAA-approved phonetic alphabet and number system in actual or simulated radio communication. 2023 Revised AlabamSet radio frequencies to the corresponding air traffic control airfield or other aircraftDemonstrate procedures for radio communications with towered and non-towered airportsExplain the difference between internal and external aircraft communications and how to transition between the twoSimulate radio transmissions with air traffic control
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