Frequency Action Pilot ATC
Delivery Flight Plan [The Airport you are at] [Airplane Callsign], [The
Delivery, good day, [Airplane Airport you are at] Delivery,
Callsign] at stand [Your good day, clearance is to
Gate], with information [Atis [Your Destination],
Information Letter], [Departure Route] departure,
requesting clearance to [Your runway [Active Runway],
Destination] squawk [Squawk Code]
Flight Plan ATC Replies:
[Airplane Callsign],
Readback is correct, report
ready for startup
Startup [Airplane Callsign], is ready [Airplane Callsign], roger,
Clearance for startup. startup is approved, for the
pushback contact ground on
[Ground Frequency]
Ground Pushback [The Airport you are at] [Airplane Callsign], [The
Ground, good day, [Airplane Airport you are at] Ground,
Callsign] at stand [Your good day, pushback is
Gate], requesting pushback approved.
Taxiing [Airplane Callsign], request [Airplane Callsign], taxi to
Taxi [Holding point and/or active
runway], via [Taxi Route]
Give way [Airplane Callsign], give way
to airplane to the [Airline and Plane
Type] from the [Right or left]
Handoff to [Airplane Callsign], at
Tower [Holding point or Active
runway] hold short and
contact Tower on [Tower
Frequency], bye bye
Tower Lineup [The Airport you are at] [Airplane Callsign], [The
and Wait Tower, good day, [Airplane Airport you are at] Tower
Callsign] at [Holding Point], good day, line up and wait
ready for departure runway [Active Runway]
Takeoff [Airplane Callsign], wind
Clearance [wind information and speed
in knots], runway [Active
Runway], cleared for takeoff.
Handoff to [Airplane Callsign], contact
departure [The Airport you are at]
departure on [Departure
Frequency], bye bye
Pilot Response
Cleared to [Your Destination],
[Departure Route] departure,
runway [Active Runway],
squawk [Squawk Code],
[Airplane Callsign]
wilco, [Airplane Callsign]
startup approved and ground
on [Ground Frequency] for the
pushback, [Airplane Callsign],
bye bye
Pushback approved, [Airplane
Callsign]
Taxi to [Holding point and/or
active runway], via [Taxi
Route], [Airplane Callsign]
Give way to the [Airline and
Plane Type] from the [Right or
left], [Airplane Callsign]
at [Holding point or Active
runway] hold short and
contact Tower on [Tower
Frequency], [Airplane
Callsign]
Line up and wait runway
[Active Runway], [Airplane
Callsign]
Cleared for takeoff runway
[Active Runway],[Airplane
Callsign]
Contact [The Airport you are
at] Departure on [Departure
Frequency], [Airplane
Callsign], bye bye
Departure Contacting [The Airport you are at]
Departure departure, good day,
[Airplane Callsign], passing
[The altitude you are
passing], [departure route or
heading]
[Airplane Callsign], [The climb [A specific flight level],
Airport you are at] departure, [Airplane Callsign]
identified, climb [A specific
flight level]

Direct [Airplane Callsign], direct to direct [A specific VOR],

Route [A specific VOR] [Airplane Callsign]

Handoff to [Airplane Callsign], contact contact [Nearest Center] on

Nearest [Nearest Center] on [Center [Center Frequency], [Airplane
Center Frequency], bye bye Callsign], bye bye

Center Contacting [Nearest Center], good day, [Airplane Callsign], good day, climb [A specific flight level],
Center [Airplane Callsign], passing [Nearest Center], identified, [Airplane Callsign]
[The altitude you are climb [A specific flight level]
passing], (innbound to [A
specific VOR] or heading
[Your current heading])

Request [Airplane Callsign], request [Airplane Callsign], descend descending to [A specific

Decent descent to [A specific flight level] flight level], [Airplane Callsign]

Handoff to [Airplane Callsign], contact [A contact [A Specific Center] on

another Specific Center] on [Center [Center Frequency], [Airplane
center Frequency], bye bye Callsign], Bye bye

Contacting [A Specific Center], good
Another day, [Airplane Callsign],
Center passing [The altitude you are
and passing] for [A specific flight
getting an level], (innbound to [A
approach specific VOR] or heading
[Your current heading])
[Airplane Callsign], good day,
radar contact, [standard
terminal arrival route], expect
[type of approach and active
runway], descend [A specific
flight level]
[standard terminal arrival
route], [type of approach and
active runway] and descend
[A specific flight level],
[Airplane Callsign]

Handoff to [Airplane Callsign], contact Contact [the airport you are

Approach [the airport you are landing landing on] Approach on
on] Approach on [Approach [Approach Frequency],
Frequency], bye bye [Airplane Callsign], bye be

Approach Contacting [the airport you are landing
Approach on] Approach, good day,
[Airplane Callsign], [Your
flight level], [standard
terminal arrival route]
[Airplane Callsign], [the continue approach, [Airplane
airport you are landing on] Callsign]
Approach, good day continu
approach

Vectoring [Airplane Callsign], descend Descend [A specific flight

[A specific flight level] and level] and after [a specific
after [a specific VOR] fly VOR] fly heading [a specific
heading [a specific heading] heading], [Airplane Callsign]
 Vectoring [Airplane Callsign], fly
2 heading [a specific heading],
descend [A specific flight
level], QNH [The Local QNH]
fly heading [a specific
heading], descend [A specific
flight level] on QNH [The
Local QNH], [Airplane
Callsign]

Vectoring [Airplane Callsign], turn left left heading [a specific

3 heading [a specific heading], heading] and speed [A
speed [A specific speed] specific speed], [Airplane
Callsign]

Cleared [Airplane Callsign], turn left turn left heading [a specific

Approach heading [a specific heading], heading], cleared [type of
cleared [type of approach approach and active runway],
and active runway] [Airplane Callsign]

Handoff to [Airplane Callsign], contact contact [the airport you are

Tower [the airport you are landing landing on] Tower on [Tower
on] Tower on [Tower Frequency], [Airplane
Frequency], bye bye Callsign], bye bye

Tower Contacting [the airport you are landing [Airplane Callsign], good day,
Tower on] Tower, [Airplane
Callsign], [type of approach ([ATC may say a number that
and active runway] indicates if there are people
landing on that runway])

Landing [Airplane Callsign], wind cleared to land [Active

Clearance [wind information and speed runway], [Airplane Callsign]
in knots], [Active runway]
cleared to land

Ground Taxiing [Airplane Callsign], [your Taxi to stand [Gate number]

current airport] ground, taxi via [Taxi Route], [Airplane
to stand [Gate number] via Callsign]
[Taxi Route]

This Chart shows how to communicate with ATC on vatsim. To understand this chart fully i
recommend to watch these two videos first:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D_J4GUNI_c&t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXJgjMNwhX0&t

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D_J4GUNI_c&t,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXJgjMNwhX0&t
©Victor Jacobsen, 2016
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D_J4GUNI_c&t,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXJgjMNwhX0&t
©Victor Jacobsen, 2016