Overcoming Fear Of Communicating With ATC

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Overcoming Fear Of Communicating With ATC | Student Pilot

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8 ай бұрын

It's a fact of flying that you're going to have to deal with ATC. That can raise some anxiety in a student pilots because at first it seems so complicated to do. There's the initial call-up where you have to state a load of things that you may have never even heard before, then you have to listen to ATC response and instructions and figure out what in the world they mean. Then on top of that, you have to talk to them again to show them you understood what they said! It seems like a lot, but when you break it down and have a plan in place for how and what you're going to communicate, it makes things a heck of a lot easier.
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@mattfgln 8 ай бұрын

I had this fear at the start. Fear of not being able to read back or not hearing correctly and having to ask for a repeat. Feeling a stupid. It was like a barrier. I kept listening to others in frequency to grasp the basic then tried it myself: wrote instructions down, it went all fine and basically I understood I was fearing something I should not fear. There’s nothing wrong in being a student learning. It’s only a matter of experience 😅

@Entroper 8 ай бұрын

That was excellent instruction! You let the student take his time, think through it as many times as he needed to be ready, and he nailed it on the first try as a result. That's how you keep someone excited about flying and not feeling like they're dumb or struggling.

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! It’s about the student, not me. As long as it takes for them to get it is the amount of time we’ll spend working on it together!

@brennenfitzgerald 8 ай бұрын

There were two times that my CFIs let me know I was ready to talk to ATC… 1) “How long have you been waiting to make that call?” 2) When I held my hand up to answer before the CFI could prompt me, and he said “the rest is yours”, and just sat back with a smile. That moment it clicks, in each stage of this journey we call aviation, is something we never forget.

@alk672 8 ай бұрын

This dude will be rewatching this on KZfaq a year from now and all he'll be able to think about is how he was paying for both the engine time and the CFI time as ATIS was looping through... Precious.

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

Yea man. It’s good to look back on how far you’ve come. From knowing nothing to being well versed. He’ll come back and see his start here… Priceless

@stuartmiddleton5414 3 ай бұрын

That’s what I was thinking 🤣

@healerf18 8 ай бұрын

I'm an instrument rated private pilot and I still write out the script for my initial taxi clearance so I don't forget an item. It helps me get into the rhythm of ATC comm's, and getting off to a good start builds confidence for the rest of the flight.

@NoFlyZone11 8 ай бұрын

Bring your students to the tower to visit. We like having visitors and it helps "humanize" the voices telling them what to do.😊

@64cheako86 8 ай бұрын

When I was learning radio calls, I would listen to your channel and every aviation channel I could find and pause the video, say what I thought was the correct call, then play the video to see if I was right. It was excellent practice because I could get immediate confirmation without being nervous about talking to ATC live

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea!

@jgnderitu 8 ай бұрын

Aha! I thought I am the only one who does that :) LiveATC also helped me a lot.

@sheldonnolt6426 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing this video. Before I went for flight training I would lissen to atc tower /ground at the airport where the flight school was and after awhile you got to know the controller and the airplanes that fly in and out. Very helpful.

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🙌🏻

@daft990 8 ай бұрын

Great topic! I'm only like 6 hours into flight training but I got the chance to talk last lesson and it was kinda' fun, ngl lol. Very simple things to start with so I never felt overwhelmed. And also, learning to fly might cost an arm and a leg, but holy **** is it ever fun! Ground school session tomorrow, then we head to the skies for another practical lesson! Best decision I have made in years.

@markor2476 8 ай бұрын

Man the patience and understanding you show it's just fantastic.

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

Thanks mate!

@NickSantos1218 2 ай бұрын

this was fun to watch as a student struggling with radios too. thanks to the both of you for giving me confidence :) practice practice practice for us students!

@deanmorrical2055 8 ай бұрын

When I started flying again after a 25 year absence, talking on the radio was the hardest part to “re-learn”….yup, talkoffs, landings, stalls etc all cam back pretty quick…took a while to talk comfortably again on the radio…kudos to patient and positive instruction from Lewdix

@christopherjschultz 3 ай бұрын

Great video these are great points. I really love the patients. My first instructor was not so patient. I struggled with my radio communications. My new instructor was amazing though he told me to imagine I am chatting with my buddy/friend and letting them know where I am and what I want to do. They will let you know where to go what what to do. I passed my PPL last month!

@nurastro.6703 6 ай бұрын

Man, when I started my PPL journey, my instructor forced me to talk to the ATC, I was flying for a week. Next week he really made me feel guilty whenever I'm flying. Then I had enough and changed my instructor from my school. The new one is always teaching, patient, always asks questions and most importantly wants me to do good. After flying with him for 3 weeks I significantly improved my comms. He is so proud of me, I love this dude. If your instructor makes these mistakes, I think you should consider changing to another one. Because you are already paying thousands on your training:)

@joeldeguzman2607 8 ай бұрын

How I wish I got an instructor like you Lewis during the early times of my training! Radio calls were really a struggle for me and you made it look so cool and exciting! KUDOS MEN KEEP IT GOING!

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@gregagee4328 8 ай бұрын

Oh man, that's hilarious in the beginning... I was having flashbacks for sure. Go get 'em Reggie, you did awesome! I am doing instrument training right now, and I'm a little spooked about what's to come with IFR coms!!

@authorized411 8 ай бұрын

It's great to see Reggie is back after his discovery flight. Good job Reggie! Good job Lewis!

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

He’s loving training so far 🙌🏻

@Shaneepe1 8 ай бұрын

Ahh I remember those days! Great job Reggie! Like you said Lew, he needs to live, eat, breathe LiveATC until he can say what’s next before the pilot on the radio can. I also did a whole lot of simming with Pilotedge ATC. Those folks are great and let you practice with real people in the comfort of your home. Have a great weekend!

@alastairnewman1233 7 ай бұрын

Lew. Another Mastertclass. Everything your student went through, I'm going through as well with my fliight training. The ATIS exercise and the noise cancelling headset issue opened my eyes.. You may have qualified this video as entertainment, but I found it wonderfully instructive. Many, many thanks

@LewDixAviation 7 ай бұрын

Ah thank you so much mate! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

@romenyrr 8 ай бұрын

that was awesome! Great job Reggie, keep on pushin!

@Glyrez 8 ай бұрын

Lewis, you are one hell of an instructor! Great job! Thanks for sharing!👏👏👏✈️

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

Thank you sir!

@immeandering 8 ай бұрын

I loved this video! Good to laugh along because I had my own first call with ATC this month and was equally terrified and confused 😂 Such a great feeling when you conquer it!

@Q1776Q 8 ай бұрын

Talking to ATC is literally my favorite part of lying

@alk672 3 ай бұрын

Don't lie when you're talking to ATC. Could be unsafe and definitely not nice.

@PilotDaveAviation 8 ай бұрын

Great job !!!

@garethmorgan1282 8 ай бұрын

Great video 🇬🇧

@ORC17 8 ай бұрын

I like his energy and awareness. Good to see in a student pilot

@codyjaybditw 8 ай бұрын

Excellent!

@meh_its_Jack 8 ай бұрын

I would love to see more Reggie content, he seems to have great situational awareness and your ability to make a student feel comfortable and confident is second to none! Great job Lew!

@SkylineAviator 8 ай бұрын

Man, you are such a good example for current & aspiring CFI’s to follow. Well done!

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

I very much appreciate you saying that! Thank you!

@cflight7 8 ай бұрын

I wish I could drop a picture here. My instructor gave me a really helpful sheet for atis/dep and it made all the difference. Love the video and the great atmosphere you provide while instructing keep it up!

@christopherefird1517 8 ай бұрын

I love it... Just remember, it's just another person on the other end of the radio! Just got my B,C,D endorsement so I'm fully aware how nerve racking talking to ATC can be

@commissionhunter 8 ай бұрын

a fear I now have I didn't know I was going to worry about lol.

@flysport_tedder 8 ай бұрын

fantastic. it's all so new, and sometimes CFIs don't realize how foreign of a concept it is!

@FlyingEyesWorld 8 ай бұрын

Ensuring headset clarity can make a world of difference! Excellent confidence building as always, Lewis 😎

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, guys!

@billfarnham1592 8 ай бұрын

Valuable stuff!

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

🙌🏻

@kerwinchiszle3945 8 ай бұрын

GREAT VIDEOS!

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@youpeppe124 8 ай бұрын

What a great instructor! And a lucky student to have you

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🙌🏻

@ADGHOU 8 ай бұрын

Honestly watching all of your videos has helped me so much with radios!!

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

That’s great to hear!

@ADGHOU 8 ай бұрын

@@LewDixAviation yes sir, and its paid off. I just got my PPL last week!

@camsmeltzer9388 8 ай бұрын

Practice, practice, practice. Find one of those Live ATC channels to listen to. Like Teterboro ATC!

@steve9173 8 ай бұрын

Mic fright is definitely a real thing. Great job !

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

Definitely!

@ejnixon 8 ай бұрын

Legend @LewDix Aviation. I still want a lesson when I come to Florida in March if able haha!!

@lorenzeeeee 8 ай бұрын

I wish you were my instructor when i started flying!

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

🙌🏻

@patrickhurley8693 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@LewDixAviation 7 ай бұрын

Thank you man!

@d3e3dz77 8 ай бұрын

Crazy to think how long I've been watching you and you just so happen to operate out of the same airport I'm doing my ppl training at

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

Haha nice! Aviation is a small world.

@PilotFlo 8 ай бұрын

In Germany we have a separate madatory radio licence. And so we practice radio calls for ten hours or so. But nonetheless the first calls to atc are frightening

@truthhurts1339 8 ай бұрын

Working at my local fbo and hearing the commas I’ve always wondered why pilots speak so fast. Slow down remember who,where,what,who

@DitsMerzthalBravo 8 ай бұрын

I remember watching your vlogs when you upgraded to capt. I wanted to rewatch them but I cannot find them unfortunately 😢

@That_Guy_In_The_Sky 8 ай бұрын

Great video. Did you happen to delete a previous podcast video per chance Lew?

@jacbob5824 8 ай бұрын

My first flight, my instructor wanted me to call for clearance. When I went through my cheat sheet, my legs were shaking uncontrollably on the brakes. I couldn't do it. Took me the longest of all things flying to get the hang of

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

It’s certainly intimidating at first!

@zz3709 16 күн бұрын

Instructors keep discussing the fear of talking to ATC, but no one's addressing the difficulty in understanding ATC because they speed talk well outside the recommended 100WPM.

@blake.gordon 8 ай бұрын

Boy am I glad I wasn’t the one who cut the ATIS that day 😂

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

😂 a lot of air time on that one

@freakfly23 8 ай бұрын

Bring them up to the tower. Some of us enjoy giving tours and showing that we are just human. I'm at ocf.

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

I'd love to!

@Vondoodle 11 күн бұрын

Boy - do I have this problem - landing a plane is easy compared to ATC ( for me at least )

@jmizzonini 8 ай бұрын

What is your base airport? I'm in Central Florida and starting to poke around for CFI's or even schools to start my private certificate. Love your vids! edit - just saw the diagram of KORL. Right down the road!

@spelldaddy5386 8 ай бұрын

This may as well be learning to talk on a radio from a golf cart lol

@alk672 8 ай бұрын

Yeah radio work is a problem when you have a stutter and you're doing it in a foreign language. So if I could do it - so can you :)

@clayton4115 8 ай бұрын

I'm scared of small planes like Cessna's ok in big jumbo jets, can you a video on overcoming fears of flying in small planes like Cessna's?

@chuckmastrarrigo1176 8 ай бұрын

Cool sunglasses, what are they

@getpermbanned2692 8 ай бұрын

happy window

@Acc0rd79 7 ай бұрын

Maybe you two can practice it without having to use engine time to save him money. He will get it though!

@Entroper 8 ай бұрын

I can make out most of the ATIS, but I can't understand for the life of me what she's saying after "visual approach rwy 7 in use". I can't quite hear the bit about NOTAMs either; something something runways and taxiways, use caution for birds something something hold short instructions.

@mikebailey9998 8 ай бұрын

Greetings tower,

@jucava00 8 ай бұрын

Soon enough he will learn to speak conteoller 😂😅😂

@Chiefliner 8 ай бұрын

So, a funny thing happened the other day. I decided to re- watch the Agents of SHIELD and it dawned on me that LewDix is the voice of the saucy yet oddly brilliant Fitz. I've been through most of the episodes and Fitz has yet to say the thing. You know, "Remain clear of my propeller!" Damn these media conglomerates and their cancel culture hippie nonsense. I'm done with SHIELD until Fitz says the thing.

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

I’ll see if I can get the script changed

@davidkoogler5266 8 ай бұрын

What in hell are you wearing?

@LewDixAviation 8 ай бұрын

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@Jenerena 8 ай бұрын

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