What do pilots say right before landing?

Right before a pilot lands, they will typically make an announcement to the passengers informing them that the plane is beginning its descent and to prepare for landing. They may also give instructions on how to fasten seatbelts or stow away any items that are not allowed during takeoff and landing.



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Right before a pilot lands, they will typically make an announcement to the passengers informing them that the plane is beginning its descent and to prepare for landing. They may also give instructions on how to fasten seatbelts or stow away any items that are not allowed during takeoff and landing.

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What do pilots say when approaching an airport? If an IFR pilot is checking on and destined for an airport within 50 to 100 miles, then an initial call should include altitude, ATIS code they're going to a towered airport, and they're going to a non-towered airport, the weather, NOTAMs, and type of approach requesting.

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Ladies and gentlemen, good morning / afternoon / evening. Welcome on board (flight reference). This is Captain / Co-pilot (your name) speaking and I have some information about our flight. Our flight time today will be (flight duration) and our estimated time of arrival in (destination) is (ETA)local time.

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If distress, MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAY-DAY; if urgency, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN.

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lights. :) ...

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Moreover, there is a list of words with special meaning on flights. For example, “Roger” meaning “received”; “affirm” meaning “yes”; “approach” meaning “coming to land”, etc. The language of aviation is changing and nowadays following the current spelling alphabet pilots use “Romeo” instead of “Roger”.

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How does a pilot request to land? Normally, a pilot will request to enter the controlled airspace immediately surrounding the airport. The tower will issue instructions regarding approaching the airport and joining the landing circuit (the standard route to fly on approach to any runway).

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Pilots often refer to hard landings using terminology usually associated with carrier landings, such as welcome aboard or caught the 3-wire or something similar.

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Air Traffic Controller - This person works in the control tower and talks to pilots by radio. An Air Traffic Controller tells the pilots when and where they can land their planes at the airport.

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The word heavy means a larger aircraft type, with a Maximum Takeoff Weight of 160 tonnes or more. These aircraft create wake turbulence from their wings and require extra separation between following aircraft, and the use of heavy reminds other pilots of that fact.

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But if you're looking to make your sentiment feel more meaningful, here are some alternative phrases to try:
  1. 1) Stay safe up there ...
  2. 2) Safe travels ...
  3. 3) Bon voyage ...
  4. 4) Fly safe! ...
  5. 5) Have a wonderful trip ...
  6. 6) Happy travels! ...
  7. 7) See you soon ...
  8. 8) Cheerio!


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Pilots mostly pronounce numbers as in regular English but with a few exceptions. Zero (0) is always “zero,” not “oh.” Three (3) becomes “tree.” Five (5) becomes “fife.” Nine (9) becomes “niner.”

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Roger simply means you have received the transmission. In other words, Roger is an acknowledgement of a transmission. Wilco is rarely used, but it means you have received the message and will comply, some old pilots combine the two in the redundant Roger wilco.

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Pan-Pan, short for “possible assistance needed,” is used to communicate an urgent, but not emergency, situation over VHF radio, in the case of aviation, to air traffic control. Examples could include a recreational pilot getting lost, or perhaps needing to climb to a higher altitude to sort a problem out.

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