EXERCISE 1 Check that you remember all the standard phrases in this list.
*Stand 21, request push-back. | Стоянка 21, прошу буксировку хвостом вперед. |
Push-back approved. | Буксировку хвостом вперед разрешаю. |
Stand by. | Ждите. |
Push-back at own discretion. | Буксировка хвостом вперед на ваше усмотрение. |
Expect 1 minute delay due DC 9 passing behind to park. | Ожидайте задержку на 1 минуту из-за DC 9, проходящего сзади на стоянку. |
*Request tow Air France 410 Boeing 747 from stand 7 to start-up area. | Прошу буксировку Air France 410 Boeing 747 со стоянки 7 в зону запуска двигателей. |
Tow approved via apron. | Буксировку разрешаю через перрон. |
Hold position. | Оставайтесь на месте. |
The following phraseology should be used by the pilot and the ground crew to co-ordinate the push-back. | |
Are you ready for push-back? | Вы готовы к буксировке хвостом вперед? |
*Ready for push-back. | К буксировке хвостом вперед готов. |
Confirm brakes released. | Подтвердите выключение тормозов. |
*Brakes released. | Тормоза выключены. |
Commencing push-back. | Начинаем буксировку хвостом вперед. |
Push-back completed. | Буксировка хвостом вперед закончена. |
*Stop push-back. | Прекратите буксировку хвостом вперед. |
Confirm brakes set. | Подтвердите включение тормозов. |
*Brakes set. | Тормоза включены. |
*Disconnect. | Уберите буксир. |
Disconnecting. Stand by for visual at your left / right. | Буксир убираю. Ждите визуального сигнала слева/справа. |
*Stand 1, request start-up. | На стоянке 1, прошу запуск. |
*Stand 15, request start-up, information Mike. | На стоянке 15, прошу запуск, информация Майк. |
Start-up approved. | Запуск разрешаю. |
Start up at 35. | Запускайте двигатели в 35. |
Start-up at own discretion. | Запускайте двигатели по своему усмотрению. |
Expect start up at 22. | Ожидайте запуск в 22. |
Expect departure 50, start up at own discretion. | Предполагаемый вылет в 50, запускайте двигатели по своему усмотрению. |
Slot time 1325 plus 6 minutes. | Время-слот 1325 плюс 6 минут. |
On (upon) request. | По запросу. |
When ready. | По готовности. |
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.
cockpit | tug |
parking brakes | to sort out |
starting sequence | traffic congestion |
interphone | to intend |
ground handling problem | passenger baggage identification process |
No.3 is rotating | missing |
face north / west / south / east | inbound traffic |
remove all ground equipment | outbound traffic |
ground crew | Once the aircraft is clear, pushback approved |
²EXERCISE 3 Listen to the recorded dialogue.
GC | = Ground Crew |
P: | Beijing Ground CCA 101 Gate 3 to Hong Kong, Information B ready for pushback and start-up. |
C: | CCA 101 stand by. |
P: | Standing by CCA 101. |
C: | CCA 101 pushback and start-up approved, expect runway 36L, D08 Departure, squawk 3123. |
P: | Pushback and start-up approved, runway-in-use 36L, D08 Departure, squawk 3123 CCA 101. |
C: | Readback correct, call me back when ready for taxi. |
P: | Ground cockpit good morning, ready to push. |
GC: | Good morning, confirm parking brakes released. |
P: | Parking brakes released. |
GC: | Thank you, commencing pushback. |
P: | Roger. |
GC: | It’s OK to start all engines during the push. |
P: | Starting sequence 4 3 2 1. |
GC: | Approved to start engine, number 4 3 2 1. |
P: | Number 4 coming. |
GC: | Number 4 approved. |
P: | Number 3. |
GC: | Approved number 3. |
P: | Number 2. |
GC: | Approved number 2. |
GC: | Pushback completed, confirm parking brakes set please. |
P: | Parking brakes set. |
GC: | Thank you sir. |
P: | Start number 1. |
GC: | Number 1 approved. |
P: | All engines have been started, check every thing normal, disconnect interphone, thank you good-bye. |
GC: | Roger, I disconnect the interphone, good-bye sir. |
EXERCISE 4 Make the back translation of the dialogue in EXERCISE 3 and read it in two.
EXERCISE 5 Un-jumble the words in ato fto from common transmissions related to start-up and pushback.
Transmission | Pilot (P) or controller (C) | |
a | start / Eastern 58 / 21 / request / Bay / up | |
b | start / Eastern 58 / approved / up | |
c | 23 / up / at / start / time / Eastern 58 | |
d | Eastern 58 / once / clear / the 747 / pushback / wilco / to / is / cleared | |
e | time / start / expect / at / up / 45 / Eastern 58 | |
f | C23 / inbound / minutes / expect / delay / 5 / traffic / for / due / Eastern 58 |
EXERCISE 6 For transmission, ato f,in EXERCISE 5above, write down (P) or (C) according to whether the pilot or the controller would make each transmission.
²EXERCISE 7 Fill in the gaps in the model exchanges with the suitable words. Then check your answers with the recording.
P: | Apron GDC stand 2 request ______________. | |
C: | GDC pushback approved. | |
P: | Hong Kong Ground CCA 102, gate 3, ___________ pushback. | |
C: | CCA 102 stand by, expect one minute ___________ due B747 taxiing behind, call you ___________. | |
P: | Ground crew ready for pushback. | |
GC: | Confirm brakes ____________. | |
P: | Brakes released. | |
GC: | Commencing pushback. | |
GC: | Pushback completed confirm brakes ____________. | |
P: | Brakes set, start __________ number 4. | |
GC: | All clear for engine start. | |
P: | Engine start completed, please ___________ interphone. | |
GC: | Disconnecting stand by for visual ___________ at your left. | |
P: | Roger. | |
P: | Hong Kong Ground CSN 306 destination Guangzhou, bay 25, request _____________ information G. | |
C: | CSN 306 start-up approved QNH 1008. | |
P: | Beijing Ground CCA 101 ready to ___________. | |
C: | CCA 101 expect departure 55, ___________ at own discretion QNH 1012. | |
P: | Beijing Ground CCA 101 gate 2, information B, request __________ and ___________. | |
C: | CCA 101 pushback approved stand by for start-up. |
²EXERCISE 8 Use the words or phrases below to replace the parts in italics in the sentences.
P: | Ground CCA 981 ready to pushback. | |
C: | CCA 981 expect one minute delay due Airbus taxiing behind. | |
Selection · traffic · vehicle broken down · sequence · ground handling problem |
P: | Ground CSN 308 bay 25, information D, request start-up. | |
C: | CNS 308 stand by for start. | |
Selection · CCA 108 gate 5 F … start up at 35 · CSE 502 gate 2 B … expect start 35 · CSN 382 bay 20 A … slot time 40, start-up at own discretion · CCA 161 bay 32 C … expect departure 55, start-up at 42 |
EXERCISE 9 Select the most appropriate answer out of the three choices.
P: | Beijing Ground DLH 720 ________(1)__________ A3, request _________(2)_________. | ||
C: | DLH 720 pushback and start-up _______(3)_________ facing north. | ||
P: | _________(4)__________. | ||
P: | (To Ground Crew) __________(5)___________. | ||
GC: | Roger, confirm brakes released. | ||
P: | __________(6)__________. | ||
GC: | Commencing pushback. | ||
GC: | Pushback completed, confirm brakes set. | ||
P: | _________(7)__________. | ||
GC: | All engines approved to start up. | ||
P: | Roger. Starting number 3. | ||
GC: | Number 3 rotating. | ||
P: | All engines started. ___________(8)___________. | ||
GC: | All is cleared, good flight. | ||
P: | Thank you. | ||
Selection 1 | Selection 2 | Selection 3 | |
stop | pushback and start-up | approved | |
Gate | ATC clearance | cleared | |
Terminal | take-off | stand by | |
Selection 4 |
Pushback approved, facing north, DLH 720 |
DLH 720 start-up approved, facing north |
Pushback and start-up approved, facing north, DLH 720 |
Selection 5 | Selection 6 |
Pushback facing north | Brakes down |
Ready for pushback facing north | Brakes released |
Ready for start-up facing north | Brakes relaxed |
Selection 7 | Selection 8 |
Brakes set | Move all ground equipment |
Brakes sit | Shift all ground equipment |
Brakes get | Remove all ground equipment |
²EXERCISE 10 Fill in the gaps with what you hear from the recording.
P: | Ground GBT _____________, request ____________. | |
C: | GBT expect ________________________ due 747 taxiing behind. | |
P: | ____________________ GBT | |
P: | Ground CCA 104 ____________________. | |
C: | CCA 104 pushback approved, __________________. | |
P: | Roger, facing west CCA 104. | |
P: | Ground, CCA 104 we have to ___________________, the __________ seems to have _________________. | |
C: | CCA 104 ________________ when you’ve got it sorted out. | |
P: | ________________. | |
P: | Ground CSN 302, good morning, ____________________. | |
C: | CSN 302 there is ___________ minute ____________ this morning due to traffic congestion, your slot time is _____________. | |
P: | __________________________. | |
P: | Ground, BAW 054 information _____________________. | |
C: | BAW 054 _________________, start-up ___________ minutes before. | |
P: | Roger. Slot time _________, start-up __________________________ BAW 054. | |
P: | (40) BAW 054, we intend to ______________ our _____________ due to _______________ baggage identification process, we have ______________ passenger missing. | |
C: | Roger, BAW 054. |
²EXERCISE 11 Listen to six aircraft request start or pushback approval. As you listen, circle True (T) or False (F) for the sentences a to fbelow.
a | The controller approves Qantas 10 to push back. | T | F |
b | Ibisair 867 must wait because of a 737 taxiing outbound to the runway. | T | F |
c | The controller tells Eastern 421 that he can probably start up at time 29. | T | F |
d | Jetstar 225 is cleared to pushback facing east. | T | F |
e | Southern 196 is required to start with delay. | T | F |
f | Qantas 61 needs to wait for a 717 inbound to the gate before pushback is approved. | T | F |
²EXERCISE 12 Listen to the recording of EXERCISE 11again and answer questions a to c below.
a | When the controller tells the pilot of Qantas 10 ‘once that aircraft is clear, pushback approved’ he means: | |
i | the other aircraft is clear already and pushback can occur. | |
ii | pushback can occur now and the other aircraft is clearing now. | |
iii | Qantas 10 needs to wait for the other aircraft to clear before pushback can occur. | |
iv | Qantas 10 can pushback at any time but needs to be careful of the other aircraft clearing. |
b | It is probably true that the 717: | |
i | is going to pass behind Qantas 61. | |
ii | will be pushing back close to Qantas 61. | |
iii | will be using the same gate as Qantas 61. | |
iv | is waiting for Qantas 61 to pushback. |
c | When the pilot of Qantas 61 says ‘clear of the 717, cleared to push’ he is: | |
i | telling the controller he is clear of the 717. | |
ii | reading back the previous clearance. | |
iii | confirming the last clearance with the controller. | |
iv | reporting that he was clear of the 717 already. |