Radio Mastery for VFR Pilots Paperback – February 25, 2021

This book has been great. Radio lingo is definitely something I’d like to be better at, and this book answers all of my questions thoroughly, provides a lot information I never knew, and suggests exercises to try while on the ground to help develop radio skills. The author keeps it light and entertaining, a rarity when it comes to books regarding flight training.What makes this book so unique is how accessible the author, Jeff Kanarish, is. Even though Jeff is flying around the world as a career pilot, he actually welcomes people contacting him with questions about radio communication. He has a website ([...]) with loads of information, and also has a podcast (called Radar Contact) available that people can subscribe to for free. If you’re a student pilot, or have questions about radios, I definitely recommend checking both of those resources out, as well as purchasing this book.

The author strikes a near perfect balance of useful content (the who, what, when, why and how of talking with ATC), overall organization (great flow), readability (serious but not dry) and depth (exactly what student pilots need). Quite funny at times too.Thank you for writing it.

A great book that takes the rather dry FAA practices and procedures for radio communication and puts it in the context of a series of hypothetical flights and illustrates the radio techniques. As a private pilot reentering flying after a long absence, I had many areas where I needed work - but talking to ATC was one of the more stressful and awkward aspects. This book demystifies, clarifies and helps to point out bad habits in radio work at pilot-controlled airports, ATC-controlled airports and enroute communications. The author's podcast "Radar Contact" is also worth a listen.

Era lo que esperaba

The book is a great, in-depth cover of radio communications in towered and untowered environments. I found that through my private pilot training I had received a lot of this guidance (maybe I had good CFIs). What I did not get though was a lot of in-depth, and two-sided discussion of the “why” and a chance to think about these scenarios “offline”.I found the book worth its cost in this regard. I’m a newly minted private pilot and I know right now I will go back and review specific techniques here prior to some upcoming flights.Though this is a dry subject, I was expecting the book to be a dry read. It was not. It is actually written with a very engaging and enjoyable style without being inane (e.g. Machado books). The author respects the intelligence of the reader.A couple of small beefs:The author repeatedly misdefines the term “CFR” as “Consolidated Flight Rules” or “Consolidated Flight Regulations”, both of which are wrong. CFR in our context stands for Code of Federal Regulations. These are the federal agency regulations promulgated and published by all federal agencies in the Federal Register. Flight rules happen to be 14 CFR. Water Quality Rules from EPA, for example are 40 CFR.The book additionally needs to be proofread to correct typographical errors.

Fantastic book to help students and long time pilots alike become more proficient and confident on the radio. It's a very easy read (though a little long-winded at times). Still, his approach puts one at ease and will accelerate that often terrifying radio learning curve. It puts folks on the right track from the get-go. His IFR book is even better. I love that his research includes significant consultation with experienced ATC personnel; it's very useful to know what those on other the other side of the push-to-talk button are thinking/expecting/wanting/needing. This book picks up where the AIM leaves off and fills in the blanks. It would be nice if something like this was required reading for pilots/instructors so we can stop hearing "with you," "any traffic please advise," and other silly radio jargon. Put this book to practice (along with the radio communication section in "Everything Explained for the Professional Pilot") and you'll become very polished and efficient when transmitting. I'm not saying this book is the gold standard of radio coms, but it comes closer than anything else I've read and I agree with 90% of what he teaches.

This book has been invaluable to this recently certificated private pilot. Clear explanations along with practice scenarios make this a hit. I have both digital and paper editions, so it is available to me wherever I go. That said, here are a couple suggestions for improvement:Beef up the information on airspace transition, e.g., conversing with ATC on whether or not a restricted area is ‘hot’ or inactive, and obtaining clearance to transition when it is inactive.Include a practice scenario like this, on negotiating overlapping airspace:You are flying from ESN Easton, MD to THV York, PA, at 4,500 feet. Your route takes you over the Class D MTN Martin State Airport, Maryland. What are your options as you near BWI Baltimore-Washington International Class B airspace and wish to continue on your direct route to THV? And who will you talk to for each?1) contact BWI approach and ask to transition through the Class B.2) descend below the BWI Class B shelf that begins at 2,500 feet. Knowing that this will have you overflying MTN within their Class D airspace, contact MTN tower and ask to transition through the Class D.

This is a helpful book that provides a lot of tips to help pilots communicate more clearly and efficiently on the radio. If you dread talking to controllers and you will fly 100 miles out of your way to avoid Class B/C/D airspace, then this could be the book for you. Whether you're a new student pilot or a rusty old sage, this is worthy of a quick read.

Probablemente el mejor libro sobre el tema.

I just got my license and the book was a good review of what I learned during training. Because we did limited work with ATC from the airport I trained at, (except for cross country) the book provided a lot of additional details to help increase the comfort factor with the radio and ATC.

El compromiso de Jeff Kanarish por enseñarle a los pilotos utilizar correctamente el radio se hace evidente no sólo en este libro sino en todos los productos que ha generado alrededor del tema: Su sitio Web, su podcast (RadarContact) y su simulador de comunicaciones. Su estilo es claro, directo y exigente; dándole a las comunicaciones aeronáuticas la importancia que merecen para crear un entorno de vuelo seguro.

I loved this book. I am not english native speaker and I can say the book is very easy to read. It contains some humor and an informal writting style. However the author seems to be very competent on the topic and he makes us think. The intention of the book is to help to non-professional pilots to use the ATC system as a service on our side instead of being affraid. Good book to bring to the bed! I would like to learn one day to fly an airplane in the US under the services and support of the Federal Aviation Administration. After reading the book I'm not yet sure if I can but I have some hope if I train myself. Thanks a lot to the author.

Me encanta leer esto libro, practico, capable de ayudarme en casos reales y en todas las situaciones. Lo recomiendo mucho !