Writing down ATC instructions - Pilot's Shorthand 

When I started getting into instrument flying, I started watching youtube videos and wrote down the clearances along with the videos. It really helped be able to replay things, In a non stressful environment. It one of the reason I enjoy your videos, you keep a large amount of the ATC instruction in your videos. Keep up the good content.

I get stressed when I get approach clearance. Controllers seem to talk faster and I’m busy setting up.

I'm an airline pilot who retired 8 years ago. I've started flying my X-Plane 11 simulator to get back into "flying" and appreciate this comms revision. Very good tutorial.

Just passed my checkride and wanted to come here and say thank you for all the great videos. They really helped me along the way and kept me motivated. Keep up the great work.

One of the best helpful videos I think I've seen on this channel cause if there is 2 things that new students don't like touching while flying it's the mixture (oops killed the engine) And the push to talk for the radio

This is really useful stuff for any IFR pilot. I went through all my instrument training at a really expensive top of the range flying school (think of a university town starting with Ox) and nobody ever bother to even suggest any method apart from “good pilots memorise everything instantly” kind of approach.

If they clear your Skyhawks to 27000 feet, I’m jumping out...

This is good info as a controller as well! And I like that PTAC is used on the pilot side as well. Exactly what is used for atc training

Thanks for posting this video and others. I'm well along into IFR training here in Texas in mostly actual conditions for every lesson (by choice). Working on really establishing consistent safe and efficient IFR techniques as a lifestyle and not just to pass the checkride. Your videos are an inspiration and confidence builder. Bought all items from your e-store. Will be a frequent customer of the note pads especially.

Appreciate the time you took to show your method of recording what you hear on the radio. Thanks so much!

Josh, Thank you for this video! I've been flying sims for years but never have wanted to learn the ATC side, but this video is a great start for me! I've also recently learned the phanetic alphabet, so there's hope yet! 😀👍🏻

I love this channel because im not a pilot! I learn so much just watching it! Thank you for your time and hope you you have a great holiday!

Josh... Flew to Houston from Abilene on Saturday and used your method. Six ATC’s in 300 miles and not a single repeat request. Thanks for a great video.

Josh, great idea to write things down for flight as it is a lot of information to remember. Helps keep everything straight.

I feel like I can give you a hug Bro... You helped me on my instruments. Thank you so much for this... I salute you ✋

I haven’t even started my lessons yet for my PPL, but I can hardly wait to implement this! Great job!

I'm an aspiring pilot and have always found the radio side of things worrying. However this really helps, thanks sm dude

I’m prepping for my ifr, this is very helpful. Thank you very much!

Thanks, Pal, we all need continual help that's ongoing, day by day. Again, many thanks!!!!!

Just gave my wife her notepad (late Cmas present) and we watched the vid again. This will be so helpful when she flies again and starts making radio calls. Thanks for this awesome flying tool.

Your emphasis on vertical and horizontal instructions is excellent. I always think of my IFR is just a series of altitudes and headings that eventually get you to the destination.

nice one josh, been watching your vids since day 1 all your training and every flight you do, keep up the good work, over and out!

Thank you, sir. Happy flight!

Really like this.. just started ifr training. Thank you!

As a fellow pilot, and a CFI, this video rocks I learned a lot of new things here too, thank you so much The video, the cadence, the editing, the quality, and usefulness of everything on here, well done man, this is one of the best videos I've ever seen!!!

Great video. Even though I'm a VFR pilot, the shorthand is very handy when receiving clearances from ATC in controlled airspace.

Thanks for posting this video! I am preparing a long VFR XC flight from Toronto to Florida and this type of info will help me even as an VFR pilot. I fly with ForeFlight but prefer to write ATC clearances and ATIS info on paper. I like the layout of your notepad with the enroute section having lots of room to write. I plan on picking up a couple pads from your site if you will ship to Canada. Keep up the good work!

I have watched a few of your vids and enjoyed them. This IS ONE I am very glad you did. Thanks

Totally instructional and helpful. Insight is always useful and this was informative. Thank you.

Very helpful video. I am trying to go back to flying after a long time and this video is helping me refresh a lot of things.

congrats my friend, a very good lesson for pilots, thank you, have a nice flight!

This video is awesome and I bought the IFR notepad ( the updated version). Thanks for all you do for the aviation community.

Outstanding video Josh! I would love to see more flight training videos like this in the future.

I’ll tell you what this was a great video. I’m a citation pilot and even though I’m a professional this was a very helpful video for me. Doesn’t matter the skill level we all have our weaknesses. Thanks Aviation 101

Very informative. I’m a glider pilot so I never get to fly IFR but this is still right up my alley of interest!

Good job I love the flight note pad. Awesome idea mate. Definitely an integral part of the six P's

Already ordered your pads! Enjoyed your shorthand. Very helpful.

Awesome awesome video!!!! I can't tell you how helpful this was. I will be implementing some of your shorthand tips. It enables you to create good cockpit habits. Thanks Josh

Excellent Video! When I took flying lessons that was one of the things that I loved to do unlike most people, when I was a kid I would listen to ATC on my radio shack scanner for hours so I got very familiar with the lingo, so when I was ready to take lessons I was eager to try it out...Its a matter of familiarity

Very informative! Thank you for sharing this. It seems as though there isn’t a lot of this kind of content out there right now to help new pilots build their own system.

Great video. Very helpful. Thanks a lot.. He went full Eminem at 11:15 though... haha...

Good topic and good video Josh. I seem to have no standardized system in my head so I’ve watched this twice already(and took notes ) and I’m going to give it a shot your way. Thanks for the insight! Keep up the good work

Great vid. In the middle of my ppl training and tips like this really help.

Loved your Shortcuts. Super helpful video. Thank you!

A very enlightening and valuable tutorial! Thank you.

I'm a paper guy type too. Just bring extra pens & batteries because they do fail at the worst time. I also suggest for learning radio communications, buy a handheld radio and listen to approach, tower, ground and other frequencies to learn and visualize the clearance. Back in the day we had King radios without dual flip frequencies we had to copy new frequency in case of no reply. Great video and good instructions.

I was just about to ask about this very thing. Thank you for all the great content!

Great video, keep up the great work. The majors will want you soon.

I really appreciate your teaching. Excellent job!

Excellent video, sir. Very clean and extremely informative.

Nice video Josh, heading down to Florida tomorrow to start my EASA IR (R) . Been a PPL for 2 years and wish someone had shown me such simple notation a long time ago. A line above a height to signify 'not above' simple genius. Thanks buddy.

Very interesting, I have not even started flying yet but the more I watch of different video's the more I learn. I understand the need for some shorthand when trying to get things done fast and will probably do something similar when I get started and tailor it to fit me. Thanks for the vids though.

Thank you for making this video this help a lot especially like the notepad format

Super helpful, I’m looking to do flying lessons next year, thank you for the help!

Always love your videos

Really great video love the channel man I’m currently a high school student about to begin my career in aviation. One of my biggest concerns are radio comms and this helped ease the nerves a little

It a great way to wright in down and so easy to grasp. and great way to learn radio

Top quality instructions and so nice to review. Thank you!

Great videos! I commend your effort on being thorough.

Excellent information Captain.

Really nice explanation. Thanks for sharing.

Great job explaining something that all student pilots seem to struggle with... THANK YOU!

Excellent video and effort. Thanks!

This is pure gold! Thank so much.

I wish I would’ve had this kind of information way back in the early 80s when I was trying to learn to fly. I hated getting on the radio most of the time.

Just bought a couple pads to show appreciation for a really helpful video.

A lot of good advice. My approach was similar. I always wrote down the entire expected clearance in the standard format on a simple small yellow pad, with the entire as-filed route . I would also draw a box around each part of the expected clearance. The actual clearance instructions from ATC where written outside of the boxes. This really helped me understand exactly what to do when I got to the "then as filed" part. Another thing I found helpful, especially in the beginning, was to rehearse the entire expected clearance using my best ATC voice. This is best done in private.

This video is nothing less than awsome. Thx.

Well done ...a very helpful way to handle !!!

Nice work. Would like to see a video like this (and notepad) for VFR flying. ATIS/Clearance Delivery/Ground/Tower/Departure/Enroute/ATIS/Approach/Tower/Ground. :)

so incredibly helpful dude. thanks

Made my ifr checkride easy! Thank you!

I've never written down a single flight note in my life but found this very informative and interesting to watch. :)

@Aviation101 Thanks for another super helpful video! This is the stuff that should be included in the training packages! As usual, I love your video work and appreciate your willingness to teach us n00bs.

The best video guidance, thanks.

Well explained, great information.

Thanks a ton for a wonderful lesson on a difficult subject for a beginner.

Great video, very informative and helpful, thanks a lot for making it

I make my Z's like you do. Great video. You have excellent teaching skills.

Great video Josh, very helpful. Lee

Great video and super informative. Way better than anything Brandon ever taught me. ;) Keep up the good work and great content, buddy!

Very Helpful and simple Thanks

Well done, sir. Your snappy editing kept me on my toes. I have shared the video with my primary and instrument students. Thanks a heap, Philip Mandel CFI-I (Portland OR area).

Josh please do more instructional videos. This video improved my class C radio communications greatly!

Good stuff. I don’t think I have seem anyone do something like. Very helpful

Great vid. Great organization.

Great video could really use more video's like this really useful advise that I didn't get from my instructors, really simple explanation, this will help so many learner pilots I have always struggled with trying to follow and write stuff down being dyslexic doesn't help. If you could do a video at some point on radio's how to set them up for com 1 and com 2 and how navigation radios work this could be a great series that you can help student pilots with all over the world, I think what would be a great video would be seeing everything from you planning a flight from using flight computer and charts down to landing and shutting down filling in log book's. one thing I struggle with is listening out for the call sign on the aircraft when people are talking is this something that you get better picking up over time?.

Just ordered some, thank you sir ✈️

Great video and info. Appreciate it mate!

This was really educative. I appreciate it, thanks!

Nice and helpful video!

Great Video. Thanks

Excellent very informative video

Great video, very informative. Thanks!

This is definitely helpful, thank you sir

This is just fantastic. Thank you

Trust me ....as for me an students of aviation these tips help a lot 💯

More videos like this please! Helpful!!

This is really helpful - thank you so much!

Appreciate the video, very helpful. Also cool to see a fellow Bobcat who’s very successful flying out of the same airports I fly out of.