The Pilot's Radio Communications Handbook Overview:

Guide to Radio Communications for Pilots

Fully revised in 2012 to cover the most current protocols, this practical resource provides everything you need to communicate with confidence from the cockpit. The Pilot's Radio Communications Handbook, Sixth Edition, discusses the full spectrum of radio facilities and communication responsibilities. Designed primarily, but not exclusively, for VFR pilots, this book spells out what to say to contact a facility, what you should expect to hear, and how to properly respond. A new chapter on communications and emergencies and new coverage of the International Phonetic Alphabet are included. Expand your flight horizons beyond the local controlled or uncontrolled airport with help from this must-have pilot's companion.

Book Details:
Author:  Paul E. Illman and Gene Gailey
Paperback; 384 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 6th edition (August 14, 2012)
ISBN: 9780071790482

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. A Case for Communication Skills
Chapter 3. Accident Reports and Communication Failures
Chapter 4. Breaking the Communications Barriers
Chapter 5. Airspace Classification: A Summary
Chapter 6. Multicom Airport Radio Communications
Chapter 7. Unicom Airport Radio Communications
Chapter 8. Flight Service Stations and Radio Communications
Chapter 9. Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)
Chapter 10. Ground Control: The Airport Surface Traffic Director
Chapter 11. Transponders
Chapter 12. Operating and Communicating in Class D and E airspaces
Chapter 13. Operating and Communicating in Class B, C, and TRSA
Chapter 14. Using Approach and Departure Control in the Controlled Airport Environment
Chapter 15. Working with Air Route Traffic Control Centers on VFR Flights
Chapter 16. In the Event of Radio Failure
Chapter 17. A Cross-Country Flight: Putting It All Together
Chapter 18. The Final Word