Example Communications
UNICOM

When operating general aviation aircraft away from controlled airspace, all aircraft use a shared "Unicom" channel - frequency 122.80 in VATSIM and IVAO - although in the real world it varies from location to location and is stated on flight charts. In the VirtualFlight.Online Discord server, this is the 122.80 UNICOM voice channel.

When transmitting on "Unicom", pilots announce their intentions for the benefit of nearby traffic - which provides a great excuse to practice radio telephony phraseology - even if you're alone on the channel. In turn, you can listen to the intentions of nearby traffic, and react appropriately.

General conversation should not be transmitted on the UNICOM channel.

Departure

• Pilot: Booker traffic, Cessna G-ABCD engine start from parking 12, facing east

• Pilot: Booker traffic, Cessna G-ABCD line up and take-off runway 24

• Pilot: Booker traffic, Cessna G-ABCD airborne, climbing 1,500ft, departing to the west

Approach

• Pilot: Booker traffic, Cessna G-ABCD inbound from the south west, heading 060, descending 1,500ft, entering left traffic runway 24 for full stop

• Pilot: Booker traffic, Cessna G-ABCD entering downwind, runway 24

• Pilot: Booker traffic, Cessna G-ABCD final approach, runway 24

• Pilot: Booker traffic, Cessna G-ABCD clear of runway 24

• Pilot: Booker traffic, Cessna G-ABCD taxi to parking

Touch and Go

• Pilot: Booker traffic, Cessna G-ABCD inbound from the south west, heading 060, descending 1,500ft, entering left traffic runway 25 for touch-and-go

• Pilot: Booker traffic, Cessna G-ABCD entering downwind, runway 24

• Pilot: Booker traffic, Cessna G-ABCD final approach, runway 24

• Pilot: Booker traffic, Cessna G-ABCD airborne, climbing 1,500ft, departing to the south west / entering left traffic for runway 24