PPGS Lesson 8.7 | Airspace: ATC Communications

Welcome back to Epic Flight Academy’s Private Pilot Ground School! In this Airspace lesson, Certified Flight Instructor Mike Thompson teaches pilots how to communicate effectively with Air Traffic Control (ATC) using proper radio phraseology and aviation language. You’ll learn how to sound professional on the radio, how to use the 4 Ws when transmitting, and how to apply phonetics and standard aviation communication procedures in real flight scenarios. Mike also covers headset use, VHF frequencies, and how Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) plays a role in aviation communication. This lesson helps student pilots build confidence and clarity in every transmission. #PrivatePilotGroundSchool #EpicFlightAcademy #PilotTraining #AviationEducation #ATC #LearnToFly 📘 Video Chapters 0:00 – Introduction with Instructor Mike Thompson 0:42 – Radio Communications 1:25 – How to Sound Professional on the Radio for ATC 2:39 – Proper Phrasing on the Radio 3:19 – The 4 Ws: What Are the 4 Ws? 6:00 – Listen and Repeat Your Flight Instructor 6:40 – Example Communication 6:51 – The 4 Ws in Action 11:00 – How to Wear and Speak Into the Headset 14:21 – Example Transmission 15:01 – What Type of Signal Does Air Traffic Control Broadcast On? 15:17 – What Are Very High Frequencies (VHF)? 17:05 – Summary of AIM Chapter 4, Section 2 17:56 – What Is the Phonetic Alphabet? 19:25 – What Time Format Do Pilots Use? 20:03 – Breaking Down Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) 🎓 Start Your Pilot Training Journey: https://epicflightacademy.com/prequal... Learn more about Epic Flight Academy’s Private Pilot Ground School Course: https://epicflightacademy.com/private... This course is taught by Epic Flight Academy's own Mike Thompson. Mike Thompson is the author of "Telling Is Not Teaching", which promotes the idea that the “new school” of teaching that embraces electronic technology cannot sacrifice the “old school” of human relationships because the human brain stills learns in largely the same way that it has for millennia. "Telling Is Not Teaching": https://www.amazon.com/Telling-Not-Te... To begin YOUR pilot training, visit our website: https://epicflightacademy.com/pilot-t... Enjoying our content? Like this video and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel so we can continue to produce more Epic content! Follow us on social media to stay up to date on EVERYTHING happening at Epic Flight Academy! Facebook:   / epicflightacademy   Twitter:   / epicfltacademy   Instagram:   / epicflightacademy   LinkedIn:   / epic-flight-academy   Website: https://epicflightacademy.com/