EAA Sport Aviation - November 2010

20+ miles out: Call MKE Approach 126. 5 Pilot: “Milwaukee Approach, Remos inbound with Papa”

448RA, 20 miles to the north, 3500 feet ,

APP: “Remos 448RA, squawk 1732”

Pilot: Readback instructions

APP: “Remos 448RA fly heading 160, expect 13, maintain 3500”

Pilot: Readback

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How can anyone make sense of that, espe-
cially while flying?”
After listening for a few hours, I could
understand most of it. I decided to make a
script for what I could expect to hear along
my flight, because if I knew what to listen
for, I was more likely to hear what was
being said. Brian O’Lena, EAA’s youth pro-
grams manager, came along on the flight.
It’s always good to have an extra set of eyes
and, in this case, ears. Familiar with flying

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APP: “Remos 448RA, contact tower 119. 1”

Pilot: Readback Switch to MKE Tower 119. 1

Pilot: “Milwaukee Tower, Remos 448RA is with you heading 160, 3500” Tower: “448RA, enter left base for 13” Pilot: Readback

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Tower: “448RA, cleared to land 13” Pilot: Readback Exit runway, stop.

Contact Ground 121. 8 to taxi to north ramp

in the Greater Milwaukee area, Brian wasn’t intimidated by Class C airspace, which was an added bonus.

About 25 miles out from Mitchell, I called Milwaukee Approach. It went just as I had planned, except for when the controller asked how many engines my little REMOS had. He was poking fun at my 90-mph groundspeed, and I was glad he had a sense of humor about it.

Flying over the tall buildings in Milwaukee and seeing Miller Park’s open stadium dome from above made me glad I finally built up the courage to do this. The approach controller instructed me to contact the tower, who cleared me to land on Runway 13. The big birds were landing just south of me on 7R.