Wilco (radio)
Wilco is a standard phrase in aeronautical radio . It is an abbreviation of 'I will comply' and means “ I understood your message and will comply with it ” ( “ I understood your last message and will act accordingly”). It is used to confirm instructions from air traffic control , provided they do not have to be read back verbatim. The latter is the case, among other things, with security-relevant clearances such as the start clearance . For wilco - unlike roger (= "understood"), for example - there is no translation into German, so the phrase wilco is also used in German-language aeronautical radio.
example
- Pilot: "N131SR, cross runway 16, report ready (for departure)"
- Pilot: "N131SR, crossing runway 16, wilco "
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b procedural speaking groups in aviation radio . Website of the University of Kiel. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ↑ ICAO : Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: Aeronaturical Telecommunications - Volume II: Communication Procedures including those with PANS status, 5.2.1.5 Transmitting technique. Sixth Edition, 2001
- ↑ ICAO : Air Traffic Management - Procedures for Air Navigation Services (Doc 4444), Section 4.5.7.5 READBACK OF CLEARANCES , 15th edition, 2007
- ↑ NfL I 2010/226
- ↑ Exemplary radio communication . Website of the University of Kiel. Retrieved September 26, 2013.