4.6 Establishing ils

Exercise 4.6.1 Read and translate the text.

At 4.29 UTC, Speedbird 25 turns to 330˚ to join an extended right base leg and receives clearance first to 3,000 ft, then to 2,000 ft. The flight has 24 nm to go. Passing through 6,000 ft, small islands are seen below.

The radio frequency is busy as the controller issues heading and altitude clearances to marshal the arriving aircraft into sequence for the approach.

Hong Kong Radar:’China Eastern five three seven descend to four thousand feet … Speedbird two five, descend to one thousand five hundred… Dragon four three five, speed not above two one zero knots, descend to three thousand feet… Speedbird four three five right heading two eight zero… China Eastern five three seven, right heading two six five.’

The crew of Speedbird 25 are kept busy complying with a quick series of instructions to slow to 180 kt, descend to 1,500 ft and then turn to 360˚. The jet is southwest of Lantau Island and the controller has put the jet in position to join the final approach course in about 8nm. Harry requests Flap 10 and slows the jet to comply with the controller’s instructions. The flaps can be set to 1, 5, 10, 20, 25 and 30 and for each new setting, the speed can be reduced by 20kt. The Captain watches the flap indicator on the upper EICAS and when the flaps have moved to the new setting, he calls ‘Flap ten green’.

Since the ILS will be joined low and close to the airport, Harry elects to ‘dirty up’ the jet early. At his call, the Captain reaches across to the forward instrument panel and moves the wheels lever down to lower the landing gear. The gear indication appears on the upper EICAS, first as a box with white-hatched lines indicating the wheel bogies and in transit and then green once the wheels are down and locked. Flap 20 is selected and the Captain runs through the Landing checklist: speedbrakes are checked that they are armed to deploy on touchdown; the landing gear is confirmed down; and the CSD (Cabin Service Director) has just reported that the cabin is ready for landing.

Hong Kong Radar:’ Speedbird two five, three miles for the localizer, turn right heading zero four zero, cleared ILS/DME zero seven left, report established.’

Captain R/T: ‘Roger, heading zero four zero to pick up the ILS zero seven left, Speedbird two five.’

On the PFDs, the localizer needles move off the stops, indicating the jet is nearing the extended centerline of the runway. Harry turns the control column to the right to intercept the ILS localizer signal.

Captain R/T: ‘Speedbird two five established zero seven left.’

Hong Kong Radar:’ Speedbird two five, contact the tower north one one eight decimal two, good day.’

Exercise 4.6.2 Answer the questions.

1. What does Speedbird 25 do at 4.29 UTC and what clearance does it receive?

2. What altitude and heading instructions are given to China Eastern 537? Speedbird 25? Dragon 435?

3. What is the direction of the jet in relation to Landau Island?

4. What position does the controller put the jet in?

5. What flaps settings can be set?

6. What flaps settings does Harry request?

7. What lever does the Captain move to lower the landing gear?

8. Where does the gear indication appear? What forms and colours do they have?

9. What is there in the Landing checklist?

10. What runway is Speedbird 25 cleared to make an ILS/DME approach?

11. What is the Tower frequency?

Exercise 4.6.3 Are the following statements true (√) or false (×)? Correct the false ones.

1. At 4.29 UTC Speedbird 25 turns to 330º to join an extended left base leg.

2. Passing through 3,000 ft, small island are seen below.

3. The controller has put the jet in position to join the final approach course in about 8 nm

4. The flaps can be set to 1, 5, 10, 20, 25 and for each new setting, the speed can be reduced by 20 kt.

5. Harry elects to “dirty up” the jet early.

6. Flap 10 is selected and the Captain runs through the Landing checklist.

7. On the PFDs, the localizer needles move off the stops, indicating the jet is nearing the extended centreline of the runway.

8. The Tower frequency is 119.2.

Exercise 4.6.4 Give English equivalents for the following words and word combinations.

Участок между третьим и четвертым разворотами правого круга полетов; радиочастота; разрешение на изменения курса и высоты; очередность захода на посадку; быстрая серия инструкций; курс конечного этапа захода на посадку; указания диспетчера; указатель закрылков; передняя приборная панель / доска; рычаг выпуска и уборки колес шасси; белые штрихованные линии; колесная тележка; контрольный перечень посадочных операций; старший бортпроводник; стрелка курсового посадочного прибора; продолжение оси ВПП.

Exercise 4.6.5 What do the following abbreviations stand for?

PFD ILS EICAS CSD DME

Exercise 4.6.6 Find in the text synonyms for the following words and expressions.

Gets; obtains; track; permission; decreased; underneath; selects; inbound aircraft; to have the landing gear down; fast; chosen.

Exercise 4.6.7 Match the word combinations and expressions in column A with those in column B.

A	B
1. Cabin Service Director	a. приземляться
2. ‘dirty-up’	b. колесная тележка
3. extended centerline	c. старший бортпроводник
4. forward instrument panel	d. очередность
5. wheels bogies	e. перехватить луч ИЛС
6. wheels lever	f. индикация положения (опора) шасси
7. sequence	g. продолжение оси ВПП
8. pick up the ILS	h. передняя приборная доска
9. gear indication	i. контрольный перечень операций при посадке
10. landing checklist	j. рычаг выпуска и уборки (колес) шасси

Exercise 4.6.8 Fill in the gaps with the words from the text choosing from the ones given in brackets.

1. At 4.29 UTC, Speedbird 25 turns to 330° to join an _________ (extended, expected, estimated) right base leg.

2. The controller ______________ (selects, issues, sequences) heading and altitude clearances.

3. The crew of Speedbird 25 are kept busy _________ (complying, confirming, conducting) with a quick series of instructions.

4. The controller has put the jet in position to join the final approach _______ (path, track, course) in about 8 nm.

5. The flaps can be _______ (establishes, set, positioned) to 1, 5, 10, 20, 25 and 30.

6. Harry ____________ (selects, elects, chooses) to ‘dirty up’ the jet early.

7. The Captain runs through the __________ (approach, descent, landing) checklist.

8. On the PFDS, the localizer needles more off the stops, ___________ (indicating, showing, setting) the jet is nearing the extended centerline of the runway.

9. Harry turns the __________ (control yoke, control stick, control column) to the right to intercept the ILS localizer signal.

10. Speedbird 25, ______________ (contact, change to, monitor) the Tower North 118.2.

Exercise 4.6.9 Fill in the gaps with the necessary form of the words given in brackets.

1. The radio __________ is busy. (FREQUENT)

2. Harry slows the jet to comply with the controller’s ___________. (INSTRUCT)

3. The Captain watches the flap _____________ on the upper EICAS. (INDICATE)

4. When the flaps have moved to a new _________, the Captain calls ‘Flap ten green’. (SET)

5. The landing gear is __________ down. (CONFIRM)

6. Speedbrackes are ______ . (CHECK)

Exercise 4.6.10 In the list below the box find a definition for the given words.

Extended Issue Marshal Level Sequence Cabin Service Director Final approach

1. chief flight attendant

2. made longer or larger

3. set of actions with each following the one in a particular order

4. send sth out, make sth known

5. arrange sth in proper order

6. the part of an instrument approach procedure which commences at the specified final approach fix or point and ends at a point of the vicinity of an aerodrome

7. handle used to operate or control machinery

Exercise 4.6.11 Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Чайна 737, снижайтесь до высоты 4.000 футов.

2. Спидберд 25, снижайтесь до высоты 1.500 футов.

3. Дрэгон 435, скорость не выше 210 узлов, снижайтесь до высоты 3.000 футов.

4. Спидберд 435, вправо, курс 280.

5. Чайна Истерн 537, вправо, курс 265.

6. Спидберд 25, три мили от курсового маяка ИЛС, развернитесь вправо курс 040, разрешен заход по ИЛС/ДМЕ ВПП 07 левая, доложите вход.

7. Спидберд 25, работайте с Северной вышкой, 188,2.

8. Спидберд 25 получает разрешение на снижение сначала до 3.000 футов, затем до 2.000 футов.

9. Диспетчер выдает разрешение на изменение курса и высоты, чтобы расположить прибывающие ВС в определенной очередности для захода на посадку.

10. Гарри просит “Закрылки 10” и уменьшает скорость ВС, чтобы выполнить указания диспетчера.

11. Капитан двигает рычаг выпуска и уборки колес вниз, чтобы выпустить шасси.

12. Капитан просматривает Контрольный перечень посадочных операций.

13. Понял, курс 040, чтобы перехватить луч ILS ВПП 07 левой.

14. Спидберд 25, вошел в ИЛС ВПП 07 левой.

Exercise 4.6.12 Make up your own sentences using the following words and word combinations.

Right base leg; radio frequency; heading and altitude clearances; sequence for approach; a quick series of instructions; final approach course; comply with controller’s instructions; flap indicator; forward instrument panel; wheel bogies; upper EICAS.

Exercise 4.6.13 Retell the text.