Hooked on Phonetics

As long as we’re covering the basics, even though this should be easy to find now it’ll be just that much easier. Here is your aviation alphabet.

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Phonetic Alphabet:

Alfa

Bravo

Charlie

Delta

Echo

Foxtrot

Golf

Hotel

India

Juliet

Kilo

Lima

Mike

November

Oscar

Papa

Quebec

Romeo

Sierra

Tango

Uniform

Victor

Whiskey

X-ray

Yankee

Zulu

0 Zero

1 Wun

2 Too

3 Tree

4 Fow-er

5 Fife

6 Six

7 Sev-en

8 Ait

9 Niner

Now practice all that with a West Virginia accent and you’ll be Chuck Yeager.

V Speeds

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, but I’ll keep updating this post as new aircraft V speeds come to my attention. Don’t expect to see V1 or other speeds associated with large turbine aircraft. If you’re flying one of those, you’ve either memorized all you need or have access to all relevant speeds. This collection is for pilots of light general-aviation aircraft. You know, those of us who need a BFR every couple of years

Va Design Maneuvering speed
Vc/Vno Structural cruise speed. Orange/Green lines meet. (35kt vertical gust)
Vf Design flap speed
Vfe Flap extension (top of white)
Vg Best Glide
Vle Max gear extension speed
Vlo Max gear operating speed
Vlof Lift-off
Vmc Minimun control speed
Vne Redline
Vr Rotation
Vref Ref to Vso. Short final = Vso * 1.3 + 1/2 wind gust speed
Vs1 Clean stall (bottom of green)
Vso Stall, landing configuration
Vx Best angle of climb
Vy Best rate of climb