Self-Announce Procedures at Unattended Aerodromes

For arrival and landing at an unattended field:

Self-Announce Arrival and Landing at Unattended Field

OE-CMV

LOCATION: Feldkirchen
SITUATION: Arriving unattended field [15 miles from the field]
PILOT: Feldkirchen Traffic, OE-CMV, 15 miles south, inbound for landing, Feldkirchen. [This alerts anyone on frequency that an aircraft is coming.] [5 miles on approach]
PILOT: Feldkirchen Traffic, OE-CMV, 5 miles south, planning runway 09, Feldkirchen. [More specific now; the pilot has chosen a runway.] [On downwind leg]
PILOT: Feldkirchen Traffic, OE-CMV, downwind runway 09, Feldkirchen. [On base leg]
PILOT: Feldkirchen Traffic, OE-CMV, base runway 09, Feldkirchen. [On final approach]
PILOT: Feldkirchen Traffic, OE-CMV, final runway 09, Feldkirchen. [After landing and clearing the runway]
PILOT: Feldkirchen Traffic, OE-CMV, on the ground, vacating via taxiway B, Feldkirchen.

Unattended field self-announce key moments:

Unattended field self-announce key moments:

  • On apron or before engine start
  • At holding point /li>
  • Departing the runway
  • On climb-out
  • 15 miles inbound
  • On each circuit leg (downwind, base, final)
  • After landing and clear