1 Watch the video again in parts. Answer the questions after each part:

Part 1

1. What do the maintenance hangars serve for?

2. What reason was XG sent into the dock for?

3. What is the weight of unloaded Jumbo?

4. How much time do the engineers need to start work?

Part 2

1. Where was the first flight of XE after its overhaul completed?

2. What are the two ways of keeping an airplane safe in airline operations?

Part 3

1. How many passengers and how much cargo were on board XE when it crossed the Mediterranean?

2. What ground operations were performed at Nairobi?

3. What problems did the crew report to the ground staff?

4. What does the routine check consist of?

Part 4

1. Where did the signal and details about repairs go to?

2. How do the engineers of MCC process the income information?

3. What was the speed of XE when it was cruising home from Johannesburg?

4. How much time does XE spend every day and how many miles does it fly every year?

Part 5

1. What do engineers need to maintain high safety standards?

2. What devices do engineers use to search for small metal signs?

3. What purposes do the magnetic devices settled in the oil lines serve for?

4. What are the airplane vital functions?

Part 6

1. How can the low temperature influence the wing?

2. What is necessary to make before departure in condition of low temperature?

3. What is the vital part of any aircraft?

Part 7

1. What is the purpose of special tape cassette in the flight deck?

2. What data does this magnetic tape contain?

3. What helps the crew to keep the safe heading?

4. What happened to XE on landing in New Zealand?

Part 8

1. What was the reason for the warning light on XE?

2. What were the crew actions?

3. How much time do the engineers need to complete the overhaul on XG?

4. Why does the author believe that an airliner is a unique form of transport?

2 Role play. Make a dialogue between three units.

ACC controller Pilot

You are an ACC controller on duty. The pilot from transit aircraft asked you to have a contact with his company representative in your country and retransmit his message because he has no radio communication with him.

You are a pilot on a long distance flight. You’ve got some minor technical problems. Ex: flaps, slats or ailerons. You have no contact with the company representative in the country you fly over. You request ACC controller to establish communication with your company representative and asks to relay your message to him.

You are a company representative and you received a message from the Boeing 747 of your company via ACC controller. The pilot asked you to consult him with his problem. You should relay your advices to the pilot via ACC controller.

Company representative

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1 Compare these types of aircraft. What are their main differences?

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