0 / FLIGHT BRIEFING 

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1. Conduct a VFR flight at L52 (non-towered airport) with a TGL

2. Join the downwind leg at L52, and right after exit the pattern southwest bound

3. After leaving the traffic, return and make a standard traffic with a 45 degrees entry at L52

4. Perform the proper calls on the CTAF frequency

5. Proceed for a TGL (Touch-and-Go)

6. Right after the TGL exit the pattern heading KSBP

7. While enroute, monitor the emergency frequency and listen to the ATIS for San Luis

8. Establish communications with the tower, and execute a full stop landing

9. Taxi and park near the tower at the Class D airport (KSBP)

 

1 / CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency)

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​Obtain CTAF frequency (122.70 for L52) from official publications

Use standard CTAF phraseology structure to start taxiing:

• [Airport Name] Traffic, [Callsign], [Position], [Intentions], [Airport Name]

Taxi call:

• "Oceano Traffic, N234A, transient parking near the gas station, taxiing Runway 11, Oceano"

Holding short call:

• "Oceano Traffic, N234A, holding short Runway 11, for left traffic pattern, Oceano"

Departure call:

• "Oceano Traffic, N234A, left crosswind, Oceano"

• "Oceano Traffic, N234A, left downwind, Oceano"

• ​"Oceano Traffic, N234A, leaving the traffic to the southwest, Oceano"

Re-entering the traffic:

• "Oceano Traffic, N234A, 10NM to the southwest, touch and go, RWY 11, Oceano"

• "Oceano Traffic, N234A, 5NM left downwind entry, Oceano"

• "Oceano Traffic, N234A, left downwind, RWY 11, touch and go, Oceano"

• "Oceano Traffic, N234A, left base, RWY 11, touch and go, Oceano"

• "Oceano Traffic, N234A, Final, RWY 11, touch and go, Oceano"

• ​"Oceano Traffic, N234A, leaving the traffic to the southwest, Oceano"

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2 / TOWER

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Enroute procedures: Switch from CTAF to guard frequency 121.5 MHz; monitor guard frequency while enroute to KSBP

15-20 NM out: obtain ATIS weather information from KSBP (current ATIS code)

10-15 NM out: Initial contact with Tower (no initial call required)

• "[Tower Name], [Callsign], [Distance], [Direction], [Intentions], [ATIS]"

• "San Luis Tower, N234A, 10 miles southwest, full-stop landing, Information Mike"

Possible Tower response:

• "N234A, San Luis Tower, Runway 29, straight-in approach, report 4-mile final"

Pilot readback:

• "Runway 29, straight-in approach, will report 4-mile final, N234A"

4-mile final report:

• "San Luis Tower, N234A, Runway 29, 4-mile final"*

Landing clearance:

• "N234A, Runway 29, cleared to land, wind 190 at 4"

• "Runway 29, cleared to land, N234A"

 

3 / POST-LANDING

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Clear runway at preferred intersection, after the hold-short line maintain tower frequency and if no further instructions are received initiate the contact:

• "Tower, N234A, Runway vacated at A5, request taxi to transient parking"

Tower may instruct:

• "N234A, taxi to parking via Alpha, monitor Ground 121.9"

Readback:

• "Taxi to parking via Alpha, monitor Ground 121.9, N234A"

When instructed to monitor Ground, switch frequency but don't call, ground will initiate contact if needed

Additional requests may be initiated by pilot as needed as well; after parking: pilots may leave frequency at their discretion, there is no need to notify tower about it. 

Communication orientation

1. Pilot-initiated calls begin with callsign

2. ATC instruction readbacks begin with clearance/instruction, end with callsign

3. This prioritizes critical information and prevents omissions