
Phraseology: Take-off Clearance at Frankfurt
Line up and go at Frankfurt: a B2 read-back drill on a hold, a conditional line-up and the take-off clearance itself — the four transmissions that put you on runway 18 and into the air.
Daily aviation English study material for pilots, controllers and crew — written from real flight decks, real directives, real radio calls.


Line up and go at Frankfurt: a B2 read-back drill on a hold, a conditional line-up and the take-off clearance itself — the four transmissions that put you on runway 18 and into the air.

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