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What is the correct order of information in a standard initial callup to ATC?
Choices
Who you are, whom you are calling, your request, your position
The facility being called should come first, not the aircraft.
✓ Whom you are calling, who you are, where you are, what you wantcorrect
Naming the facility first, then yourself, position, and request is the standard order.
Your request, your position, who you are, whom you are calling
This reverses the standard order.
Where you are, what you want, who you are, whom you are calling
The facility name must lead so it knows the call is for them.
Why
A standard callup names whom you are calling, who you are, where you are, and what you want, in that order, so the controller can immediately process the request.
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