ICAO Level 4 · 5 · 6 → English
Make your English official.
Book your ICAO English exam online in under ten minutes. Examiners who fly rate you, and your e-certificate arrives within five working days.
02The exam
This is the level.
A real tower–pilot exchange, played exactly as recorded. 1 min 42 s. Press play when you're ready.
Ready
On frequency 0:00 / 1:42You'll need this level.
See how the exam works03Every frequency
One language. Every sky.
Every frequency, every border: ICAO English is how you get through. Your level is how they know you can.
04What we rate
Your level is your weakest skill.
Six ICAO descriptors are rated. The lowest one sets your level, and we tell you exactly where you stand on each.
- PronunciationStress, rhythm and accent that a controller understands first time, on a noisy frequency.
- StructureGrammar that holds together when the situation stops being routine.
- VocabularyEnough words, and the right ones, for work-related topics beyond standard phraseology.
- FluencySpeaking at a working pace, without long pauses while you look for the word.
- ComprehensionUnderstanding unfamiliar accents and unexpected turns in the conversation.
- InteractionsResponding quickly, checking, confirming and clearing up a misunderstanding.
Your level is the lowest of the six, so a strong accent cannot be made up for by a big vocabulary.
05From aviators to aviators
Rated by people who fly.
Your examiners fly and control traffic. The test comes from real work: a go-around, a medical emergency on board, a runway incursion. No holidays. No hobbies.
Every exam is recorded and kept for at least five years, so each rating can be reviewed and audited as ICAO requires.
06Levels
Choose your level. Then own it.
Pick your session in minutes. Renew before your level lapses.
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Level 4 · Operational
Valid for 4 years
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Level 5 · Extended
Valid for 6 years
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Level 6 · Expert
Pilots never expires · Controllers 9 years
Under EASA rules · Part-FCL, FCL.055 · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · Your authority's records always prevail.
07Is your level still valid?
Check your expiry date.
Your language endorsement has an expiry date. Tell us what you hold and when you last sat the test.
EASA Part-FCL (FCL.055) for pilots · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 for controllers · Your authority's records always prevail.
Waiting for your details
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Level 4 lasts 4 years, Level 5 lasts 6. Level 6 never expires for pilots and lasts 9 years for controllers.
08Three small steps
Book it, sit it, fly with it.
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Booked
Choose a session online in under 10 minutes. Groups of five or more get a date of their own.
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Assessed
Listening and speaking on screen, then a recorded interview with a live examiner.
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Certified
Your e-certificate within 5 working days, and the paper copy by post a week later.
Built around shift work: several locations, several times a week, and a result before your next roster comes out.
09Who sits it
One small step to the right seat.
Anyone whose job runs in aviation English. The exam follows your role, not a generic syllabus.
Talk to us about teams10For companies
Keep your whole roster current.
Airlines, air navigation service providers, flight schools and authorities: keeping every endorsement on a roster current is a job in itself. We take it off your hands.
- Group sessions on your dates, from five people
- One contact for every renewal
- Results for the whole group in five working days
Or write directly · info@talkandfly.com · +34 655 396 421
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Your e-certificate arrives within five working days of the exam, usually sooner.
The paper certificate is posted to your home address about a week after the e-certificate.
Under EASA rules, Level 4 must be re-assessed every 4 years and Level 5 every 6. Level 6 does not expire for pilots and lasts 9 years for air traffic controllers.
Use the expiry check to work out your own date.
Yes. Any organised group of five or more can have a session on its own dates. Write to us and we will set it up.
Keeping a whole roster's language endorsements current is hard work. We run group sessions and track renewals for you. See Companies.
We keep the full record of your exam, including the recorded interview, for at least five years, as ICAO requires.
You can appeal within one calendar week of receiving your e-certificate by writing to info@talkandfly.com.
You receive a full report from the examiners with clear advice on what to work on.
You can book the exam again as many times as you need.
Something else? Ask us directly. We answer within one working day.
Talk first. Then fly.
Radio doesn't wait. Neither should you. Sessions every week, online booking, results in five working days.
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