TowerTalkLesson 1 of 2 — Module 1: Getting started
How the course is organized — 26 lessons in seven modules, each one read, practice with the AI controller, then test — and what TowerTalk is: a training aid alongside the AIM, your instructor and your examiner, not a replacement for them.
The course puts the TowerTalk material in order so each skill builds on the one before: getting started, the language of aviation radio (the alphabet, numbers, call signs, the standard words and readbacks), building a radio call, airport communications, airspace, services and transponders, abnormal and emergency calls, and finally a whole flight from start to finish.
Every lesson works the same way. Read the notes and the study cards, then practice the calls with the AI controller — spoken or typed, graded against the FAA AIM — and take the lesson's test where it has one. Mark the lesson complete when you are done.
Everything follows the Aeronautical Information Manual and the Pilot/Controller Glossary. The AIM is plain about the standard: jargon, chatter and CB slang have no place in ATC communications, and good phraseology as defined in the glossary is the standard.
TowerTalk is a study aid. Always defer to the AIM, the Pilot/Controller Glossary and current official publications, and to your instructor and examiner.
[AIM Chg 3 §4-2-1 c]
How the course works — read, practice with the AI controller, then test — and a reminder that TowerTalk is a training aid, not a replacement for the AIM, your instructor or your examiner.
Every lesson works the same way: listen to the narration, read the study cards, then put it into practice with the AI controller and mark the lesson complete. You can also browse everything in one place in the revision library.
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Study aid only — always defer to the FAA AIM and Pilot/Controller Glossary and current official publications, and to your instructor and examiner.