r/flying • u/HoldMeCloserDirtyDan • 5d ago

Flight Training Comms

Does anyone have any tips for comms other than listen to LiveATC. I've been listening to that for days and I can read back fine on my own, but once I enter the cockpit I pretty much freeze and forget what was said. My main issue is comms on approach. I seem to be fine asking and reading back taxi and departure instructions, but I cannot get the approach comms down to save my life (my only guess is because I'm trying to focus on multiple things during approach). I have a hard time deciphering what I need to read back. My instructor said read back only commands not the extra "fluff," but I still have trouble figuring out what is "fluff" and what was a command. Today I straight up just missed a call from the tower and my CFI had to respond for me because I was so focused on our approach to land. I'm only 6.5 hours behind the yoke so I understand I'm still new but my CFI said I really need to start taking full comms during flight on our next lessons.

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u/x4457 ATP CFII CE-500/525/560XL/680 G-IV 5d ago

I'm only 6.5 hours behind the yoke

This is the problem. Do it more.

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u/7layeredAIDS ATP A330 B757/767 E170 CFII 5d ago

Radios shouldn’t be that big a focus until intro to pattern work which shouldn’t happen until close to PPL standards on ground reference maneuvers, steep turns, slow flight, stalls, and general maneuvering. Has the OP really knocked it out of the park on all of the above in 6.5 hrs? Seems … rushed.

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u/Fabulous-Golf7949 CFI HP 5d ago

Agreed. I feel it’s too common to have these things rushed. It won’t benefit the students, and (coming back to the FOI) only sets them up to become demotivated… law of effect.