Flight Deck Blends Worksheet
Aviation Phonics Unit Doc Ref: ATC-BLND-01
Flight Deck Blends Worksheet
Pilot Name:
Call Sign / Date:
Pilot Briefing & Highlighting Mission
Target: 2-Letter & 3-Letter Consonant Clusters
Read each pilot transmission to Air Traffic Control (ATC). Spot and highlight consonant blends across all word positions using the radar color code below:
Initial: (cl-, tr-, fl-)
Medial: (-st-, -nd-, -mp-)
Final: (-st, -ft, -ct, -nk)
3-Letter: (str-, spr-, scr-)
Transmission 01 • Clearance Delivery Freq: 121.70 MHz
“Tower, Flight three-six requests clearance to climb straight past the coastal clouds.”
Find: 1 three-letter blend (str-) • 4 initial blends • 1 medial blend • 1 final blend [ Read • Decode • Highlight ]
Transmission 02 • Ground Control Freq: 121.90 MHz
“Ground Control, Clipper four-nine is holding short of the runway near the blast fence.”
Find: 2 initial blends • 1 medial blend (-tr-) • 2 final blends (-ld, -st) [ Read • Decode • Highlight ]
Transmission 03 • Approach Control Freq: 124.35 MHz
“Approach, we are tracking strong gusts and drifting sleet west of the mountain crest.”
Find: 3 initial blends • 1 three-letter blend (str-) • 1 medial blend (-ft-) • 3 final blends [ Read • Decode • Highlight ]
Transmission 04 • Terminal Radar Freq: 128.55 MHz
“Radar, Skyhawk eight-five must bank left to skirt around the splattering storm.”
Find: 1 three-letter blend (spl-) • 2 initial (sk-, st-) • 3 final blends (-st, -nk, -ft) [ Read • Decode • Highlight ]
Transmission 05 • Enroute Center Freq: 133.20 MHz
“Center, Springfield Air spotted a bright flash and promptly steered past the storm front.”
Find: 1 three-letter blend (spr-) • 4 initial blends • 2 medial blends • 2 final blends (-st, -nt) [ Read • Decode • Highlight ]
Page 1 Check: Have you read aloud all 5 transmissions with clear pilot enunciation?
Pilot Read Blends Marked
Section 2: Transmissions 06 – 10 & Blend Analysis
Flight Deck Log Page 2
Transmission 06 • Runway Control Freq: 118.10 MHz
“Tower, Bravonet two landed flat and is braking with firm grip on the damp asphalt.”
Transmission 07 • Emergency Vector Freq: 121.50 MHz (Guard)
“Mayday, Scramble six has a drop in fuel flow and requests a direct glideway vector.”
Transmission 08 • Departure Climb Freq: 120.40 MHz
“Departure, Bluebird three-eight is climbing swiftly through the dense mist over the coast.”
Transmission 09 • Radar Advisory Freq: 132.80 MHz
“Approach, we glanced at the radar screen and found plenty of traffic drifting north.”
Transmission 10 • Takeoff Authorization Freq: 119.30 MHz
“Clearance, Starjet nine is equipped with spare thrust and stands ready to blast.”
Radar Station: Blend Position Sort
Write words from the 10 sentences into the matching column
| ● Initial Blends
e.g., flight, climb, swift | ● Medial Blends
e.g., coastal, control, plenty | ● Final Blends
e.g., past, blast, found |
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3-Letter Cluster Radar
List 4 words from the transmissions that start with a 3-letter consonant blend (str-, spr-, scr-, spl-, thr-):
Pilot Readback Practice
Choose your favorite transmission (1–10) and write the complete readback message neatly:
Flight Inspection: Initial, Medial, Final & 3-Letter Blends Mastered
Instructor Sign-Off:
