EXERCISE 1 Check that you remember all the standard phrases in this list.
Caution! | Осторожно! |
Construction work in progress on runway 21, right left side. | Ведутся строительные работы на ВПП 21 на правой и левой стороне. |
Building work in progress next to taxiway 6. | Ведутся строительные работы рядом с рулежной дорожкой 6. |
Broken surface at end of runway 14 right. | Разбитая поверхность в конце ВПП 14 правой. |
Ice on runway 21 right, braking action poor. | Лед на ВПП 21 правой, сцепление плохое. |
Water patches on runway 21 right. | Вода местами на ВПП 21 правой. |
Vehicle broken down on taxiway 6. | Поломанное транспортное средство на рулежной дорожке 6. |
Taxiway partly covered with shingle. | Рулежная дорожка частично покрыта галькой. |
Work in progress ahead north side of taxiway A. | Ведутся работы впереди северной стороны рулежной дорожки А. |
Centerline taxiway lighting unserviceable. | Не работает освещение центральной линии рулежной дорожки. |
VASIS runway 27 unserviceable. | Не работает система визуальной индикации глиссады ВПП 27. |
Large flock of birds north of runway 27 near central taxiway. | Большая стая птиц севернее ВПП 27 возле центральной рулежной дорожки. |
ILS unserviceable. | ИЛС не работает. |
Runway 09 condition: available width 32 metres, covered with thin patches of ice, braking action poor, snow up to 30cm along edges. | Условия на ВПП 09: располагаемая ширина 32 метра, покрыта тонкими участками льда, сцепление плохое, снег до 30 см вдоль краев. |
Marked trench right side of taxiway at holding position. | Маркированная канава с правой стороны дорожки у предварительного старта. |
Cable digging in progress both sides of the runway. | Ведутся работы по прокладке кабеля по обеим сторонам ВПП. |
Left gear appears down. | Шасси, по-видимому, выпущено. |
Right / left / nose wheel appears up / down. | Правое / левое / переднее колесо, по-видимому, убрано / выпущено. |
EXERCISE 2 Сheck that you understand all the words and phrases in this list. Look up any new words in an aviation dictionary or ask your teacher.
to produce a strip | loose snow |
to anticipate | compacted snow |
on-time departure | firm snow |
It is subject to regulations. | frozen slush |
red side-bars | high intensity lights |
to brighten up | sequence flashers |
dim (adj) / to dim the lights | cross-bar lights |
maximum setting | hydraulic problem |
slippery | electrical failure |
frozen ruts and ridges | oil leaking / leak |
snow drifts | take-off configuration |
to skid off | abnormal ETG indication |
stuck in the mud | representative |
paving | loading operations |
passenger stairs | port engine |
flock of birds | starboard engine |
Threshold runway 31 displaced 150m. | outboard engine |
unreliable | to set engine to idle |
boarding | noise abatement |
catering delay | snow plough |
replacement | junction |
brakes | flat tyre |
nose wheel steering | reserve thrust |
to bog down | passenger coach |
ground handling | to disembark |
ground maintenance | customs |
flooded runway | to search |
damp runway | to be jammed |
dry snow |
²EXERCISE 3 Listen to two recorded dialogues.
Dialogue 1 | |
P: | Hong Kong Delivery CSN 309 stand 28 we are bound for Beijing, five minutes before start. |
C: | CSN 309 Hong Kong Delivery I have not got your flight plan, stand by while I check. |
P: | Delivery CSN 309 as far as we are concerned it was filed an hour ago. |
C: | CSN 309 the computer has failed to produce a strip for you, call you back? |
C: | CSN 309 have you got information D? |
P: | Affirm, we anticipate an on-time departure. |
C: | CSN 309 delays are building up on your route. Traffic going the same way has been delayed 20 minutes, so there is likely to be a delay of 30 minutes for you. |
P: | It would save us the delay to make a level change, we can accept any alternate levels. |
C: | CSN 309 negative. It is subject to regulations, your slot time will be 55, call you then. |
P: | CSN 309. |
Dialogue 2 | |
C: | CCA 982 continue approach, runway is wet, previous landing Airbus reported standing water on the runway, braking action poor. |
P: | Roger, request ILS category II approach, CCA 982. |
C: | CCA 982 ILS category II is unserviceable due to red side-bars of the approach lighting inoperative, ILS category I minimums is affective. |
P: | Roger, ILS category I CCA 982. |
P: | CCA 982 please brighten up the approach lights, they look dim. |
C: | CCA 982 they are already on maximum setting, cleared to land. |
P: | Cleared to land CCA 982. |
C: | CCA 982 landing time 45, vacate by the end of runway, contact 121.7, good-bye. |
P: | 121.7 CCA 982. |
P: | Beijing Ground CCA 982 runway vacated. |
C: | CCA 982 taxi to the terminal via taxiway A and J. Be advised the taxiway lighting in the first portion of taxiway A is off. Taxi with caution. |
P: | Taxiway A and J CCA 982. |
P: | Ground CCA 982 the taxiway seems very slippery, do you have any previous report? |
C: | CCA 982 it must be frozen ruts and ridges, we have such report an hour ago. Caution the snow drifts on the left side of J intersection. |
P: | CCA 982 looking. |
P: | CCA 982 we have just skidded off the taxiway on the right side of J intersection, right main gear stuck in the mud, we can’t seem to get back to the paving, request a tug and passenger stairs. |
C: | CCA 982 we’ll send you a tug and passenger stairs in a few minutes. |
EXERCISE 4 Make the back translation of the dialogues in EXERCISE 3 and read them in two.
²EXERCISE 5 Listen to the modal exchanges. Repeat the pilot’s words. Then practice the exchanges in two.
a | C: | CCA 102 taxi with caution, work in progress adjacent to stand 74. |
P: | CCA 102 | |
b | C: | CCA 981 for you information, taxiway C centreline lighting unserviceable. |
P: | CCA 981 roger. | |
c | C: | CSN 302 a flock of birds north of runway 31 near taxiway A12. |
P: | CSN 302. | |
d | C: | CCA 982 runway conditions 36R: available width 32 metres, covered with thin patches of ice, braking action poor, snow up to 30cm along edges. |
P: | CCA 982. | |
e | C: | CSN 303 threshold runway 31 displaced 150m due broken surface. |
P: | CSN 303. | |
f | C: | CSN 309 ILS category II is unreliable due to inoperative centreline lighting, ILS category I is operative. |
P: | ILS category I minimum, CSN 309. | |
g | P: | CSN 306 boarding has not completed yet, besides we have a catering delay, we’ll be ready in 15 minutes, could you put me on request for a slot time after 30? |
C: | Roger, CSN 306, your slot time is 35. | |
h | P: | Ground CCA 101, the tow-bar was broken during push back, we are waiting for a replacement. |
C: | CCA 101 call me back when ready. | |
i | C: | CCA 981 taxi with caution taxiway C is partly covered with snow and ice, a preceding Airbus reported frozen ruts and ridges. |
P: | CCA 981 roger. | |
j | P: | Ground CSN 302 we are stuck half way along taxiway C1 due to unserviceable brakes and steering, request a tug to tow us back to the apron. |
C: | CSN 302 I’ll call a tug for you. | |
k | P: | Ground CSN 306 we have to taxi back to the apron due to flaps setting problem, please advise ground mechanics we need their help. |
C: | CSN 306 taxi back to stand 37. There is a MD 11 bogged down near the holding point J, caution the men and equipment. | |
l | P: | Ground CCA 982, we’ve just skidded off taxiway C, left main gear appears to be stuck in the mud. Can you send a tug around. |
C: | CCA 982 I’ll contact with ground handling, remain on this frequency. |
²EXERCISE 6 Use the words or phrases below to replace the parts in italics in the sentences.
C: | The braking action is poor, and some ice has been reported by previous landing aircraft at the far end of the runway. | |
Selection | ||
· good · medium to good · medium · medium to poor · unreliable | ||
C: | Be advised runway 21 flooded 2 centimetres. | |
Selection | ||
· wet · damp · with water patches · with standing water | ||
C: | For your information, runway 18L covered with patches of dry snow. | |
Selection | ||
· loose snow · wet snow · compacted snow · firm snow · slush · frozen slush · ice and snow after mid-point | ||
P: | CCA 982 short final, please turn on the high intensity lights. | |
Selection | ||
· dim lights · switch off the sequence flashers · turn up the approach lights · turn the cross-bar lights on |
²EXERCISE 7 Fill in the blanks with what you hear from the recording.
P: | Ground BAW 191we are _________.London, _________ you have got our flight plan. | |
C: | BAW 191 _________, I’ll check the computer. | |
C: | BAW 191 there seems to be an error in your _________, please advise your company representative or one of your flight _________ to check your _________. | |
P: | Roger, BAW 191. | |
P: | Ground TWA 795 _________ operations are taking longer than planned. Could you _________ our flight plan until _________? | |
P: | Ground UAL 048 request _________ port outbound for _________ check. | |
C: | UAL 048 start up _________ but set your engine to _________ due ti noise abatement. | |
P: | Ground SIG 278 we are _________ on the apron, the _________ has come off during push-back. | |
C: | SIG 278 _________ under your own _________ from present position. | |
P: | SIG 278 the _________ seems to be narrow to _________, request further push-back. | |
C: | _________, I’ll check with tug driver. | |
C: | AFR 542 a snow plough is at _________ at next junction, _________ with caution, frozen _________ have been reported near the _________ of taxiway. | |
P: | JAL 651 we have had a _________ tyre on the _________ gear, engines are shut down, request _________. | |
P: | KOR 851 we have to taxi _________ to the ramp, our reverse thrust is _________. | |
P: | HAD 398 stand D is _________ by two vehicles, they are _________ there in my way. |
²EXERCISE 8 Listen to the following recording and answer the questions according to what you have just heard.
What is the total delaying time of AFR 529? | |
Why did the crew ask for a delay? | |
What is wrong with taxiway D? | |
What does this ATC instruction mean? | |
Why can’t they continue to taxi? | |
What is the reason for holding? | |
What is the problem with UAL 851? | |
Why must AFR 447 stop taxiing? |
²EXERCISE 9 Listen and complete the following pilot-controller exchanges. Then practice them in two.
P: | ______________________________________________________. | |
C: | GBD taxi back to gate 2 via C and P. Caution, aircraft skidded off at the intersection. | |
P: | ______________________________________________________. | |
C: | GBD taxi to gate 2 via taxiways C and P. Caution, aircraft skidded off the taxiway at the intersection. | |
P: | ______________________________________________________. | |
C: | GBD roger, taxi to gate 2 via C and P, do you need ground maintenance? | |
P: | ______________________________________________________. | |
C: | Roger. Caution, the aircraft bogged down at the intersection. | |
P: | ______________________________________________________. | |
P: | ______________________________________________________. | |
C: | GBD roger, taxi 2 via taxiways C and P to gate. Caution, there is an aircraft skidded off near the intersection. | |
P: | ______________________________________________________. | |
P: | ______________________________________________________. | |
C: | GBD roger, taxi to gate 2 via C and P. Taxi with caution, aircraft bogged down the intersection. |
EXERCISE 10 a) Order each group of words, a to dbelow by writing numbers 1to 4 from lowest to highest or weakest to strongest.
Lowest or weakest | ---------------------------à | Highest or strongest |
1 | 4 |
a | good __ | low __ | medium to good __ | medium to poor __ |
b | water patches __ | wet __ | flooded __ | damp __ |
c | kilometres __ | centimetres __ | millimetres __ | metres __ |
d | slush __ | ice __ | frozen slush __ | snow __ |
b) What do these group of words refer to? Match groups a to d from Activity a) with the topics by writing a, b, c or d in the space provided.
Topics | |
____ | Water quantity on runway. |
____ | Units of measurement. |
____ | Braking action. |
____ | Ways of describing frozen water. |
²EXERCISE 11 Unjumble each sentence, a to f below, to form correct transmissions a controller would give to landing aircraft. Then listen and check your answers.
a | of runway 27 / construction works / Qantas 55 / be advised of / to the left / in progress |
b | is partly covered / Eastern 414 / be advised that / of runway 34 / braking action poor / the mid-point / by ice |
c | grass-cutting / at the upwind end / in progress of runway 11 / for your information / there is / Ibisair 89 |
d | of birds / Qantas 10 / of the threshold / a concentration / reported east / be advised of / for runway 09 |
e | immediately before / Southern 242 / of compacted snow / of runway 36 left / a hazard exists / the threshold |
f | of runway 36 / a crane operating / information Mike / The changes / displaced threshold / runway 36 / is now current due to / 400 metres south / All stations |
EXERCISE 12 Find a word or expression from EXERCISE 11 which has a similar meaning to expressions a to e. Write your answer in the space provided.
a | happening now | ____________________ |
b | not completely | ____________________ |
c | a large number of things in a small area | ____________________ |
d | pressed together | ____________________ |
e | relocated (moved) | ____________________ |
² EXERCISE 13 Listen to a controller give landing information and copy it down.
a | Eastern 414 | |
b | Coastal 34 | |
c | All stations | |
d | Ibisair 89 | |
e | Qantas 10 | |
f | Qantas 55 |
EXERCISE 14 Match the words and phrases, a to f, in the left column with each definition in the right column.
a | temporary | ___ | a tall pole used to support a ship’s sail or as an aerial to transmit sound or television signals |
b | obstacle | ___ | the vertical distance of a level, point or object from a given position |
c | extended centreline | ___ | the reason why a situation or event happened, is happening or will happen |
d | mast | ___ | a natural or artificial object that requires vertical separation or clearance by an aircraft |
e | height | ___ | describes something that only happens or continues for a short time |
f | due to | ___ | an imaginary line continuing from the middle of the runway into the area at either ends of the runway |
²EXERCISE 15 Listen to transmissions between an aircraft, Southern 232, and Hong Kong Tower and answer the questions below.
a | What was the obstacle mentioned by the controller? |
b | Why did the controller need to mention the obstacle to the pilot? |
c | What did the pilot wish to confirm? |