Tripping up on the radio

[epic!]

it simply just takes practice, im sure just about everyone had trouble with the radio at first. it can be very intimidating. ask your instructor to phyically write out what to say and review it.

 

[JimG]

Don't sweat it.

hangar flying while you drive your car. On the way to a lesson or to the local coffee shop, pretend you are flying and practice the radio procedures from start to finish. Picture yourself riding in the airplane...... It's a bit freaky but it helped me back in the day (i was terrified of talking on the radio, but now I can't seem to stop talking)
It especially helps when you try to form an airfoil out of your left hand and try to fly your arm while driving. (everybody here has done it!)

I learned to fly in 1982.

I still do this....well, not the hand thing anyway.

My former bonanza was "niner niner Romeo".

Say that over and over really fast....

I used to practice imaginary communications when driving, and STILL got tongue tied and twisted it up in high traffic environments when controllers were busy and barking orders.

If I did it more than twice during an approach...I'd switch to "nine Romeo" and found the controllers would do it too (they always had trouble also).