Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Livingston County/Spencer j Hardy (KOZW) radio calls
Howell, MIICAO KOZW · FAA OZW
Livingston County/Spencer j Hardy is a non-towered airport in Howell, MI. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.0, as Livingston County/Spencer j Hardy Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Detroit Approach on 132.35, which is who you call for VFR flight following.
No Class B, C, D or E surface area is designated for this airport in the FAA data, so the airspace at the surface is Class G.
Frequencies
| Clearance Delivery | 121.725 |
|---|---|
| CTAFLivingston County/Spencer j Hardy Traffic | 123.0 |
| Approach / DepartureDetroit Approach | 132.35 |
Airport
- Runways
- 13 · 31
- Elevation
- 962 ft
- Pattern altitude
- 1,039 ft MSL (published TPA)
- Position
- 42.629, -83.982
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KOZW
Livingston County/Spencer j Hardy has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 123.0, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 13; use whichever runway the wind and the traffic dictate on the day.
The aircraft is the AIM’s own example, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot; the squawk codes, altitudes and headings are illustrative. Frequencies, station names and runway numbers are this airport’s, from the FAA data.
- Tune 123.0. Nobody clears you; you announce and you listen. The airport name goes at the start and the end of every call, and the runway is always a number, never "the active" (AIM 4-1-9 g 8).
- YouLivingston County/Spencer j Hardy traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one three, Livingston County/Spencer j Hardy.
- YouLivingston County/Spencer j Hardy traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one three, departing the pattern to the north, Livingston County/Spencer j Hardy.
- Announce until you are about 10 miles out; on the way back, start announcing at 10 miles (AIM 4-1-9 c 1, TBL 4-1-1).
- YouLivingston County/Spencer j Hardy traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Livingston County/Spencer j Hardy, Livingston County/Spencer j Hardy.
- YouLivingston County/Spencer j Hardy UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Livingston County/Spencer j Hardy.
- A UNICOM operator, if one is on, answers with the wind and the runway in use (AIM 4-1-9 h). If nobody answers, choose the runway from the wind and the pattern traffic you can hear.
- YouLivingston County/Spencer j Hardy traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one three, full stop, Livingston County/Spencer j Hardy.
- YouLivingston County/Spencer j Hardy traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one three, Livingston County/Spencer j Hardy.
- YouLivingston County/Spencer j Hardy traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one three, full stop, Livingston County/Spencer j Hardy.
- YouLivingston County/Spencer j Hardy traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one three, Livingston County/Spencer j Hardy.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Detroit Approach on 132.35 once clear of the pattern: identification, type, position, altitude, destination, "request VFR flight following" (AIM 4-1-18 a 3). Do not use "any traffic in the area, please advise"; the AIM says it is not to be used under any condition (AIM 4-1-9 g 1).
Phraseology from AIM 4-1-9 c 1, g 1, g 8, h; TBL 4-1-1; 4-3-3. What TowerTalk grades against →
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