Subchapter 10.6 – Procedure Word Review and Summary

Word	Meaning	Used In Our Flight	Context
WILCO	Will comply	"Engine start approved... roger, wilco"	Acknowledging instructions to execute
ROGER	Message received	"Roger, OE-DMS"	General acknowledgment
AFFIRM	Yes / Affirmative	Not used in this flight, but used in radio checks	Formal "yes"
NEGATIVE	No / Refusal	Not used in this flight	Formal "no"
CLEARED	Authorization granted (with restrictions)	"Cleared to Munich... cleared approach... cleared to land"	All clearance issuances
APPROVED	Authorization granted (routine)	"Engine start approved"	Non-critical authorizations
CONTACT	Switch frequency to another station	"Contact Salzburg Tower"	Frequency changes
REPORT	Inform ATC of a specific event	"Report leaving flight level zero-nine-zero"	Mandatory position reports
REQUEST	Pilot asks for something	"Request engine start, request IFR clearance, request landing"	Pilot-initiated
STAND BY	Wait briefly	"Standby for clearance"	Temporary hold
SAY AGAIN	Repeat your transmission	Not used in this flight	Used when transmission is unclear
CORRECTION	I made an error, the correct info follows	Not used in this flight	Used to correct previous error
DISREGARD	Ignore my previous transmission	Not used in this flight	Used to cancel a message
GO AHEAD	Proceed with your transmission	Not used in this flight (implied by ATC responses)	Inviting a pilot to transmit
SQUAWK	Set transponder code	"Squawk two-zero-four-three"	Transponder instructions
IDENT	Press transponder IDENT button	Not used in this flight	Used for radar identification