Practise radio calls in a real glass cockpit. Listen to the controller, set your heading, altitude, squawk and frequency, then read the clearance back and get scored on your phraseology.
This simulator is a training aid for learning standard radio phraseology. It is not connected to any live air traffic service and must never be used for real-world communications, flight planning or navigation. Always train with a qualified instructor and treat official publications and your ATO as authoritative.
How it worksWhat you do in each scenario and how the scoring works.+
Listen and read back
The controller issues a clearance. Either set what changed on the PFD and key the push-to-talk, or switch to Type readback and write the call out in full like a real pilot.
A real glass cockpit
A canvas-drawn PFD with attitude, airspeed and altitude tapes, an HSI compass, a COM and transponder radio stack, and a geographic enroute map that places your departure airport among the real airports around it.
Graded like an exam
Per-item scoring on every mandatory readback, with notes on what you missed and where the phraseology was non-standard.
Frequently asked questionsTap to read the full background and answers.+
What is the ATC communications simulator?
It is a free, browser-based radio communications trainer. You fly scripted ATC scenarios from a glass cockpit: listen to the controller, set your heading, altitude, squawk and frequency on the PFD, then key the transmit button to read the clearance back. Each readback is graded against ICAO phraseology.
How is my readback scored?
Every transmission is classified into the mandatory items a pilot must read back: level (climb, descend or maintain), heading, speed, QNH, squawk, frequency, runway, taxi route and crossing restriction. You earn credit per item, with examiner-style notes on anything you missed or any non-standard phrasing, and the debrief shows the ICAO model readback alongside your own.
Do I need to speak out loud?
You choose. In Set instruments mode you read back by setting the cockpit instruments and pressing push-to-talk. In Type readback mode you write the call out in full and it is graded word by word against ICAO phraseology, including non-standard phrasing. A live spoken-voice mode is planned as a later upgrade.
Is it free?
Yes. All 100 scenarios are free to fly with no sign-up. It is a study aid, not a substitute for training with a flight instructor or for real-world radio operation.
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