LOW VISIBILITY AND WINDSHEAR
ADVERSE WEATHER FLYING
UNIT NINE
EXERCISE 1 Check that you know all the phrases in this list.
The weather is deteriorating. | Погода ухудшается. |
RVR runway 36 less than 1500m. | Дальность видимости на ВПП 36 менее 1500м. |
Visibility 2000m in fog. | Видимость 2000ь в тумане. |
The weather is below VFR minimum due to sandstorm. | Погода ниже минимума ПВП из-за песчаной бури. |
What is your intention? = Report your intention. | Доложите ваше намерение. |
What is your decision? = Report your decision. | Доложите ваше решение. |
We’d like to divert to our alternate. | Мы хотим уйти на наш запасной. |
Caution: windshear reported at 6000 feet 2 miles final. | Осторожно: докладывали о сдвиге ветра на высоте 6000 футов в 2 милях на предпосадочной прямой. |
Windshear warning: strong low level windshear observed in the vicinity of Beijing airport at 1400 hours. | Предупреждение о сдвиге ветра: сильный сдвиг ветра на низкой высоте наблюдался в районе аэропорта Пекин в 1400. |
Height of windshear layer 1500m. | Слой высоты сдвига ветра 1500м. |
Windshear alert: centerfield wind 210° at 14 knots, east boundary wind 140° at 22 knots. | Предупреждение о сдвиге ветра: ветер в центре летного поля 210° 14 узлов, восточная граница 140° 22 узла. |
Encountered windshear on final gained 20 knots between 600 and 400 feet followed by a loss of 30 knots between 400 feet and the surface. | Столкнулся со сдвигом ветра на предпосадочной прямой, что привело к увеличению скорости на 20 узлов между 600 и 400 футами, за которым последовала потеря скорости на 30 узлов между 400 футами и поверхностью. |
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.
fog bank (patch) | previous |
heavy snow | missing |
heavy rain | touchdown |
snow shower | mid-point |
dense drizzle | stop end |
²EXERCISE 3 Listen to two recorded dialogues.
Dialogue 1 | |
P: | Beijing Tower CCA 982 ILS established, approaching runway 36R. |
C: | CCA 982 continue approach, the weather is deteriorating, report outer marker. |
P: | CCA 982 outer marker. |
C: | CCA 982 you are number one, RVR runway 36 less than 1500m. |
P: | Number one to land CCA 982. |
P: | CCA 982 going around. |
C: | Standard procedure, contact 129.0. |
P: | 129.0 CCA 982. |
Dialogue 2 | |
P: | Hong Kong Tower CSN 301 fully established IGS runway 13. |
C: | CSN 301 continue approach, report outer marker. Caution: windshear reported at 6000 feet 2 miles final. |
P: | CSN 301 when was the windshear reported? |
C: | It was reported 10 minutes ago by an A320. |
P: | Is it possible to change landing runway? CSN 301. |
C: | CSN 301 negative for the moment due weather. |
P: | CSN 301 missed approach and we’d like to divert to our alternate. |
C: | CSN 301 climb to 4500 feet and contact 119.1. |
P: | 4500 feet, 119.1 CSN 301. |
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 981 RVR runway 36L 550m. |
P: | CCA 981 | |
b | C: | CSN 306 RVR runway 13 touchdown 650m, mid-point 700m stop end 600m |
P: | CSN 306 | |
c | C: | CCA 982 ceiling 300m variable, visibility 2000m in fog, wind 350 degrees 3m/s. |
P: | No contact at minimum, going around CCA 982. | |
d | C: | GBT the weather is below VFR minimum due to sandstorm. |
P: | GBT. | |
e | C: | CSN 303 the weather is deteriorating, RVR runway 31 less than 1500m. |
P: | CSN 303 request radar vector for approach. | |
f | C: | CCA 981 windshear warning: strong low level windshear observed in the vicinity of Beijing airport at 1400 hours. |
P: | We would like to delay our approach for 30 minutes CCA 981. | |
g | C: | CCA 101 windshear warning: arriving B737 reported strong windshear in approach runway 36R at 0815, height of windshear layer 1500m. |
P: | Roger CCA 101. | |
h | C: | CSN 303 caution: windshear reported at 1500 feet 3 miles final runway 13. |
P: | CSN 303 thanks for the warning. | |
i | C: | CCA 102 windshear alert: centerfield wind 210° at 14 knots, east boundary wind 140° at 22 knots. |
P: | CCA 102. | |
j | P: | Hong Kong Tower CSN 303 encountered windshear on final gained 20 knots between 600 and 400 feet followed by a loss of 30 knots between 400 feet and the surface. |
²EXERCISE 6 Use the words or phrases below to replace the parts in italics in the sentences.
C: | RVR runway 21 1000 metres. | |
Selection | ||
· less than 800 metres · greater than 1100 metres · touchdown 850 metres, mid-point 700 metres, stop end missing | ||
C: | GBD the weather is below minima due to dense fog. | |
Selection | ||
· a fog bank (patch) · heavy snow · snow shower · dense drizzle · heavy rain | ||
C: | CCA 981 windshear warning departing A300 reported strong windshear in departure runway 36L at 1050, height of windshear 500m. | |
Selection | ||
· arriving … severe … approach |
²EXERCISE 7 Fill in the blanks with what you hear from the recording.
CCA 982 RVR ________ 36L touchdown ________, mid-point ________, stop end ________. | |
CSN 304 the ________ is deteriorating ________ runway 13is ________ 800m. | |
CCA 102 ________ windshear reported at ________ feet ________ miles final runway 31. | |
CCA 981 windshear ________, centerfield wind ________, west boundary ________. | |
JAL 309 encountered ________ windshear on final runway 21, ________ knots between ________ and ________ followed by ________ between ________ and ________. |
²EXERCISE 8 Listen to the following recording and answer the questions according to what you have just heard.
a | What is the RVR at touchdown? | |
Which is the best RVR out of the three parts? | ||
b | What is the main reason for the visibility deteriorating? | |
c | What is the reported speed variation? | |
What is the height range of the reported windshear? | ||
Who made the windshear report? |