International civil aviation organization

CONTENTS:

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INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………..

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HINTS TO INSTRUCTORS……………………….………………………………………...

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Lesson 1:

Flight BA 624 from Mirabel International Airport, Montreal to Heathrow International Airport, London……………....................

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Vocabulary:

Flight attendant, aboard, to fasten, to observe, emergency procedures, unaware of what is going on, to tune in to, clearance, ramp, over, roger, to relay, go ahead, to maintain, flight level, holding position\ point, clear of runway, heading, to contact.

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Lesson 2:

Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) …………………………..

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Vocabulary:

Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP), Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS), Flight Plan, airway, facilities, elevations of aerodrome, briefing officer, alternate aerodrome, cruising speed, IFR, VFR, reporting points, to stray, centre line. …………………………..........

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Lesson 3:

The Effects of the Weather on Aviation…………………………...

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Vocabulary:

Weather forecast, meteorologist, current weather conditions, synoptic chart, area of low pressure (low pressure area), area of high pressure, (high pressure area), precipitation, headwind, tailwind, ground speed, front, cold front, warm front, ceiling, overcast, advice, to advise, effect, to affect. …………………………............................

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Lesson 4:

The Control Tower……….…………………………………………

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Vocabulary:

Restricted area, tower cab, to manoeuvre, runway in use, traffic circuit, downwind leg, landing sequence, final approach, base leg, signalling lamp, microphone, loudspeaker, headset, wind speed indicator, wind direction indicator, console, altimeter setting indicator, Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)…………

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Lesson 5:

Approach Control……….…………………………………………..

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Vocabulary:

To co-ordinate, VHF, UHF, VMC, IMC, to stack, Expected Approach Time (EAT), supersonic aircraft. ……….………………...

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Lesson 6:

A Conversation between a Flight Dispatcher and a Pilot……..….

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Vocabulary:

Type of aircraft, international airport, domestic flights, holding point, subsonic, to revert back. ……….……………………………...

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Lesson 7:

Area Control Service……….……………………………………….

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Vocabulary:

Computer, routine, functions, workload, sector, flight progress board, flight progress strips, current flight data, aircraft identification , filed true airspeed, manually, lateral separation, longitudinal separation, to specify, vertical separation…………………………….

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Lesson 8:

Navigational Aids VOR/DME…………………………..…………..

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Vocabulary:

Bearing, radio navigation aids, VOR/DME, static, nautical miles, radials, interrogator, transponder and reading………………………..

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Lesson 9:

Radio Navigation Aids ILS……….………………………………...

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Vocabulary:

Precise, ILS, ICAO, localizer, beam, glide path equipment, ILS indicator, to overshoot, fan marker, outer marker, threshold, middle marker, inner marker.……….………………………………………...

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Lesson 10:

Conversations……….……………………………………………….

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Vocabulary:

ETA, full-load, knots, barometer, to spread, dew point, hectic, vector, wake turbulence, local flights, procedure turn, holding pattern, to intercept, inbound, fix, to home-on……………………….

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Lesson 11:

A Reading Exercise (Approach and Landing)…………………….

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Vocabulary:

Practice of some previously studied vocabulary……………………..

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Lesson 12:

Visual Aids to Navigation - Markings and Lighting………………

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Vocabulary:

Intensity, aerodrome beacon, to rotate, flashes, identification beacon, Morse code, runway edge, to align, VASIS, marshaller, to illuminate, wand, to cut engines.……….…………………………….

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Lesson 13:

A Short History of Radar…………………………………………...

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Vocabulary:

Echo, to reflect, bearing, pulse, primary radar, Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR), rpm, to scan, scanner, target, Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), Terminal Area Surveillance Radar (TAR), to track, En-route Surveillance Radar (RSR), Precision Approach Radar (PAR), Ground Control Approach (GCA)……………………………

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Lesson 14:

Some Problems Associated with Radar……………………………

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Vocabulary:

Clutter, Moving Target Indicator (MTI), Circular Polarization, hazardous, automatic data processing, flexibility, slashes, overlap, deficiencies.……….………………………………………………….

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Lesson 15:

Other Radio Navigation Aids……………………………………….

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Vocabulary:

Direction Finding, device, ADF, airborne, counterpart, compass locators, NDB, backup, high-density area, Decca, Loran……………

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Vocabulary

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