Frequency Action Pilot ATC Pilot Response

Delivery Flight Plan [The Airport you are at] [Airplane Callsign], [The Cleared to [Your Destination],
Delivery, good day, [Airplane Airport you are at] Delivery, [Departure Route] departure,
Callsign] at stand [Your good day, clearance is to runway [Active Runway],
Gate], with information [Atis [Your Destination], squawk [Squawk Code],
Information Letter], [Departure Route] departure, [Airplane Callsign]
requesting clearance to [Your runway [Active Runway],
Destination] squawk [Squawk Code]

Flight Plan ATC Replies: wilco, [Airplane Callsign]

[Airplane Callsign],
Readback is correct, report
ready for startup

Startup [Airplane Callsign], is ready [Airplane Callsign], roger, startup approved and ground
Clearance for startup. startup is approved, for the on [Ground Frequency] for the
pushback contact ground on pushback, [Airplane Callsign],
[Ground Frequency] bye bye

Ground Pushback [The Airport you are at] [Airplane Callsign], [The Pushback approved, [Airplane
Ground, good day, [Airplane Airport you are at] Ground, Callsign]
Callsign] at stand [Your good day, pushback is
Gate], requesting pushback approved.

Taxiing [Airplane Callsign], request [Airplane Callsign], taxi to Taxi to [Holding point and/or
Taxi [Holding point and/or active active runway], via [Taxi
runway], via [Taxi Route] Route], [Airplane Callsign]

Give way [Airplane Callsign], give way Give way to the [Airline and
to airplane to the [Airline and Plane Plane Type] from the [Right or
Type] from the [Right or left] left], [Airplane Callsign]

Handoff to [Airplane Callsign], at at [Holding point or Active

Tower [Holding point or Active runway] hold short and
runway] hold short and contact Tower on [Tower
contact Tower on [Tower Frequency], [Airplane
Frequency], bye bye Callsign]

Tower Lineup [The Airport you are at] [Airplane Callsign], [The Line up and wait runway
and Wait Tower, good day, [Airplane Airport you are at] Tower [Active Runway], [Airplane
Callsign] at [Holding Point], good day, line up and wait Callsign]
ready for departure runway [Active Runway]

Takeoff [Airplane Callsign], wind Cleared for takeoff runway

Clearance [wind information and speed [Active Runway],[Airplane
in knots], runway [Active Callsign]
Runway], cleared for takeoff.

Handoff to [Airplane Callsign], contact Contact [The Airport you are

departure [The Airport you are at] at] Departure on [Departure
departure on [Departure Frequency], [Airplane
Frequency], bye bye Callsign], bye bye
Departure Contacting [The Airport you are at] [Airplane Callsign], [The climb [A specific flight level],
Departure departure, good day, Airport you are at] departure, [Airplane Callsign]
[Airplane Callsign], passing identified, climb [A specific
[The altitude you are flight level]
passing], [departure route or
heading]

Direct [Airplane Callsign], direct to direct [A specific VOR],

Route [A specific VOR] [Airplane Callsign]

Handoff to [Airplane Callsign], contact contact [Nearest Center] on

Nearest [Nearest Center] on [Center [Center Frequency], [Airplane
Center Frequency], bye bye Callsign], bye bye

Center Contacting [Nearest Center], good day, [Airplane Callsign], good day, climb [A specific flight level],
Center [Airplane Callsign], passing [Nearest Center], identified, [Airplane Callsign]
[The altitude you are climb [A specific flight level]
passing], (innbound to [A
specific VOR] or heading
[Your current heading])

Request [Airplane Callsign], request [Airplane Callsign], descend descending to [A specific

Decent descent to [A specific flight level] flight level], [Airplane Callsign]

Handoff to [Airplane Callsign], contact [A contact [A Specific Center] on

another Specific Center] on [Center [Center Frequency], [Airplane
center Frequency], bye bye Callsign], Bye bye

Contacting [A Specific Center], good [Airplane Callsign], good day, [standard terminal arrival
Another day, [Airplane Callsign], radar contact, [standard route], [type of approach and
Center passing [The altitude you are terminal arrival route], expect active runway] and descend
and passing] for [A specific flight [type of approach and active [A specific flight level],
getting an level], (innbound to [A runway], descend [A specific [Airplane Callsign]
approach specific VOR] or heading flight level]
[Your current heading])

Handoff to [Airplane Callsign], contact Contact [the airport you are

Approach [the airport you are landing landing on] Approach on
on] Approach on [Approach [Approach Frequency],
Frequency], bye bye [Airplane Callsign], bye be

Approach Contacting [the airport you are landing [Airplane Callsign], [the continue approach, [Airplane
Approach on] Approach, good day, airport you are landing on] Callsign]
[Airplane Callsign], [Your Approach, good day continu
flight level], [standard approach
terminal arrival route]

Vectoring [Airplane Callsign], descend Descend [A specific flight

[A specific flight level] and level] and after [a specific
after [a specific VOR] fly VOR] fly heading [a specific
heading [a specific heading] heading], [Airplane Callsign]
 Vectoring [Airplane Callsign], fly fly heading [a specific
2 heading [a specific heading], heading], descend [A specific
descend [A specific flight flight level] on QNH [The
level], QNH [The Local QNH] Local QNH], [Airplane
Callsign]

Vectoring [Airplane Callsign], turn left left heading [a specific

3 heading [a specific heading], heading] and speed [A
speed [A specific speed] specific speed], [Airplane
Callsign]

Cleared [Airplane Callsign], turn left turn left heading [a specific

Approach heading [a specific heading], heading], cleared [type of
cleared [type of approach approach and active runway],
and active runway] [Airplane Callsign]

Handoff to [Airplane Callsign], contact contact [the airport you are

Tower [the airport you are landing landing on] Tower on [Tower
on] Tower on [Tower Frequency], [Airplane
Frequency], bye bye Callsign], bye bye

Tower Contacting [the airport you are landing [Airplane Callsign], good day,
Tower on] Tower, [Airplane
Callsign], [type of approach ([ATC may say a number that
and active runway] indicates if there are people
landing on that runway])

Landing [Airplane Callsign], wind cleared to land [Active

Clearance [wind information and speed runway], [Airplane Callsign]
in knots], [Active runway]
cleared to land

Ground Taxiing [Airplane Callsign], [your Taxi to stand [Gate number]

current airport] ground, taxi via [Taxi Route], [Airplane
to stand [Gate number] via Callsign]
[Taxi Route]

This Chart shows how to communicate with ATC on vatsim. To understand this chart fully i
recommend to watch these two videos first:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D_J4GUNI_c&t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXJgjMNwhX0&t

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D_J4GUNI_c&t,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXJgjMNwhX0&t
©Victor Jacobsen, 2016
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D_J4GUNI_c&t,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXJgjMNwhX0&t
©Victor Jacobsen, 2016