Plane’s mayday call missed due to pilot’s poor English

1. Listen to the tape and complete the summary.

The incident happened at …………………… airport

The aircraft belonged to ………………………..

Airliner was carrying …………….. people.

Airliner flew from ………………….

Air traffic controller did not initiate usual procedures because ……………………

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Usual procedures include …………………………………………………………..

Air traffic controllers did not understand an emergency message until ……………

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The pilot had to …………………………………………………………………….

He main reason of this incident (according to the report) …………………………

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 Exercise 8.

1. Listen to the recommendations. As you hear match the beginning of the sentence with the ending:

Communications shall be concise and unambiguous	shall PLAIN language be used.
Only when standard phraseology can not serve an intended transmission	when the cockpit workload is often at its highest.
Concise and unambiguous phraseology	using standard phraseology
Messages will not be transmitted to an aircraft	assists pilots in maintaining an awareness of other traffic

2. Now close your book. Try to repeat the recommendations. (You may listen to the tape again).

Part V. Video clips

Ability tested

This section tests your ability to understand the main idea of the films, answer the questions, express your ideas and opinions, make comparisons, give reasons, and make suggestions and recommendations.

Basic skills necessary

It is necessary to have a good “ear” for English. You must be able to comprehend entire sentences, not just single words or phrases.

How to prepare for the video clips comprehension

Besides the methods mentioned in Part III. Listening you should also know the well-known incidents and accidents happened in aviation industry, their reasons and consequences. Pay particular attention to the incidents that occurred due to pilot-controller misunderstanding.

Useful tips

- Always spend some time looking carefully at the instructions and questions before you watch.

- If you are not sure, guess. You may have understood more than think.

- Do not listen for single words, but for the general meaning.

- Don’t worry about words that you don’t know.

 Exercise 1.

Video film 1 an approach and landing accident (ala):

It could happen to you

Watch the film and answer the following questions:

1.The risks associated with an approach and landing accident include:

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2. What are the causal factors of ALA?

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3. What must a pilot do to avoid ALA?

1. First…………………………………….

2. then…………………………………….

4. Who must recognize that it is OK for a pilot to make a decision to go around?

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5. What per cent of crews chose not to go around (when it was appropriate and might prevent accidents)?

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6. What are the key factors to make a go around decision?

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7. What are the elements of a Stabilized Approach?

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8. What weather conditions can have a significant impact on a go around decision? Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.

1. loss ………. …………………………

2. presence of ………………………….	………… wind
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	wind………… coming to a plane..

9. What are the Approach and Landing SOPs:

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10. What are the main Standard Briefing Items of the approach briefing?

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11.What additional Approach Briefing Items should be briefed during the approach briefing?

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12. What are the possible risks associated with approach?

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13. The need to pull up or go around may occur for reasons other then terrain such as:

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or other factors.

14.GPWS is designed to assist you to……………………………….

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15. When warnings do sound, the pilot non-flying must……………. ……………………..and……………………………………………..

16. What are the basic determinations of Approach and Landing Safety?

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17. What are you doing to prevent ALA?

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18.Have you reviewed the Operational Procedures recently?

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19. Are you properly trained?

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20. Will you make a go around decision?

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 Exercise 2.