Flight Scenarios

From your first radio call to checkride confidence

Scenarios give you realistic radio practice, from a first circuit at a quiet aerodrome to busier radio situations, applying real phraseology in context.

Built on real phraseology
Realistic situations
Type or speak

The learning path

Three levels. One clear progression.

Every scenario fits a level and a flight rule. Filter by VFR or IFR and progress from Beginner to Advanced.

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Beginner

Level 1 - Getting Comfortable

Unattended and AFIS aerodromes, quiet circuits, simple VFR departures

Your first flights. Nobody is rushing you. No ATC handing you instructions every 30 seconds. You learn to self-announce your position and intentions, and manage a complete flight in airspace where you are responsible for your own separation, traffic awareness and position reports.

Skills you practice

Self-announcing callsBasic position reportingTaxi intentions and ground movement callsCircuit joining and departure calls

Sample scenarios

VFRInitial Contact and Radio Check at an Unattended AerodromeVFRVFR Departure from an Unattended AerodromeVFRJoining the Circuit at an AFIS AerodromeIFRIFR Clearance and Structured Readback
After Level 1: You can handle a complete flight at an unattended aerodrome without hesitation.
Intermediate

Level 2 - Real Airspace

Controlled airspace, frequency changes, cross-country navigation

You are not alone anymore. ATC is talking to you, other traffic is around you, and frequency changes happen mid-flight. These scenarios build the muscle memory for controlled airspace before it matters for real.

Skills you practice

CTR entry and exitFrequency changesATC transfers between frequencies or sectorsVFR cross-country radio managementSquawk code readbacks

Sample scenarios

VFRVFR Entry into a Control ZoneVFRGround Operations: Taxi, Hold-Short and Conditional ClearancesVFRCross-Country with Frequency Changes and HandoffsIFRILS Approach (incl. Low Visibility)
After Level 2: Controlled airspace feels familiar. You stay ahead of the radio.
Advanced

Level 3 - High Pressure

Emergencies, abnormals and the hardest VFR and IFR situations under real pressure

The hardest situations in aviation. These scenarios gradually increase workload and time pressure. You practice IFR approaches, emergency declarations, missed approach communication and, where appropriate, TCAS RA reporting.

Skills you practice

ILS clearances and readbacksMAYDAY and PAN PAN callsTCAS RA reporting and recoverySID/STAR proceduresComplex readback discipline

Sample scenarios

VFREngine Failure - MAYDAY DeclarationVFRRadio Failure - Squawk 7600 and Blind TransmissionVFRMinimum Fuel and MAYDAY FUELIFRTCAS RA - Report and RecoveryIFRIFR Lost Comms
After Level 3: You have practised complex situations in a safe environment. Your exam or practical test feels far less surprising.

How it works

What happens inside a scenario

Not a quiz and not a video. An active radio session where you make the calls yourself.

1

You receive the briefing

Airport, weather, flight plan and your role, everything you would know before a real flight.

2

Active communication

ATC contacts you, or you initiate. You respond by typing or speaking, using standard phraseology. The scenario runs inside the simulator.

3

Live goal tracking

A conditions checklist tracks your progress in real time: completed, failed, or still pending.

4

Feedback

On completion you get a feedback panel on what went well and what to improve, and you can rate the scenario.

Most situations have more than one correct phrasing. The platform accepts different valid formulations, not just one right answer.

Leave mid-session and it resumes where you left off.

Why scenarios

Exam questions teach you what to know. Scenarios teach you when and how to use it.

Exam questions

  • Test what you know in theory
  • Multiple choice, the same each time
  • No flight context

Scenarios

  • Test how you apply it in context
  • You generate the radio call yourself
  • A realistic flight context, not isolated facts

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Scenarios are a Full Seat feature. Start free today with the simulator and exam questions, and add scenarios with Full Seat when you are ready.

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