Subchapter 10.3 – En-Route Operations and Frequency Changes

PHASE 8: FREQUENCY CHANGE TO CENTRE

Timeline: T+0:25 (25 minutes after takeoff)

You are now approaching the boundary between Salzburg Departure and Innsbruck Centre. You will contact Innsbruck Centre on 132.0.

Initial Contact with Innsbruck Centre

Innsbruck Centre · OE-DMS

PILOT: Innsbruck Centre, OE-DMS, Cessna one-seven-two, flight level one-one-zero, direct Munich.

CENTRE: OE-DMS, Innsbruck Centre, good afternoon, radar contact, continue direct Munich, flight level one-one-zero.

PILOT: ROGER, continue direct Munich, flight level one-one-zero, OE-DMS. --- [Wait 10 minutes into the Innsbruck Centre segment] ---

PILOT: OE-DMS, changing frequency to Innsbruck Centre, one-three-two decimal zero.

CENTRE: OE-DMS, ROGER.

Analysis: When you switched from Salzburg Departure to Innsbruck Centre, you made an initial contact identifying yourself, your altitude, and your routing. ATC confirmed radar contact and the clearance. Later, you reported the frequency change as required. This provides ATC a record of the handoff.

Note: In this case, you used 132.0 MHz, which is the Innsbruck Centre frequency. Some sectors use different frequencies, so always use the frequency ATC gives you.