Subchapter 10.2 – Complete Flight Sequence with Detailed Commentary

PHASE 2: ENGINE START AND GROUND OPERATIONS

Timeline: T-0:25 (25 minutes before departure)

You have completed your pre-flight checks. Engines are ready to start. You will now request engine start from Salzburg Ground.

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Engine Start Request

Salzburg Ground · OE-DMS

PILOT: Salzburg Ground, OE-DMS, Cessna one-seven-two, parking position Bravo Foxtrot one-four, request engine start information Delta.

GROUND: OE-DMS, Salzburg Ground, engine start approved, QNH one-zero-two-zero, transition altitude one-five-hundred feet, wind two-zero-five at six knots, runway zero-six active.

PILOT: Engine start APPROVED, QNH one-zero-two-zero, transition altitude one-five-hundred feet, runway zero-six, OE-DMS.

Analysis: You included the ATIS code (Delta) in your initial transmission so Salzburg Ground knows which ATIS you have. ATC confirmed your information and provided a readback. This is correct procedure.