FREE · 17 ITEMS · AUDIO + ANSWERS
Train your ear for fast ATC speech with the same exchange at three speeds. Then catch missing words in short transmissions and check five aviation scenes.
Fast ATC speech becomes easier to follow when you listen for meaningful groups: who is called, the action or request, its limit and any report required. The same fictional exchange is played at three progressively faster speeds so you can track the same information as the pace changes.
First listen for meaning; then replay for the direction, distance and response. If a real message is unclear, ask for it to be repeated or clarified instead of guessing. The faster versions are speed-adjusted practice, not recordings of live controllers.
TEMPO · 1.0
Listen for the reason and direction before looking at the transcript.
Control, Skyline tree six fife. Request deviation up to one fife miles left of track to avoid heavy showers ahead.
Skyline tree six fife, deviation up to one fife miles left of track approved. Report clear of weather.
Up to one fife miles left of track approved, will report clear of weather, Skyline tree six fife.
TEMPO · 1.2
The same exchange is replayed faster. Listen for the clearance and its limit.
Control, Skyline tree six fife. Request deviation up to one fife miles left of track to avoid heavy showers ahead.
Skyline tree six fife, deviation up to one fife miles left of track approved. Report clear of weather.
Up to one fife miles left of track approved, will report clear of weather, Skyline tree six fife.
TEMPO · 1.35
The words remain the same. Listen for the reporting requirement and readback.
Control, Skyline tree six fife. Request deviation up to one fife miles left of track to avoid heavy showers ahead.
Skyline tree six fife, deviation up to one fife miles left of track approved. Report clear of weather.
Up to one fife miles left of track approved, will report clear of weather, Skyline tree six fife.
PRACTICE 04
Each new transmission is played at the speed shown. Type only the missing words or number.
PRACTICE 05
Choose the phrase that matches each picture.
Check your answers and compare your speaking with the model, then see your practice debrief.
DEBRIEF
Listen for the call sign, the action, any limit and the response. Practise first at a comfortable speed, then replay the same message faster and check the transcript.
No. The exchange and short transmissions are original practice. The exchange is presented at three playback speeds.
Ask the controller to repeat or clarify the part you did not understand. Do not rely on a guess about an operational instruction.
Yes. The speed drill, gap fills, picture questions, audio and answer explanations on this page are free.
The three main exchange clips contain the same words at different speeds. The six gap-fill transmissions are separate messages.
