PRE-FLIGHT RADIO CHECK
PRE-START
UNIT TWO
EXERCISE 1 Check that you remember all the standard phrases in this list.
Radio check. | Проверка связи. |
Radio check box 1 on 119.1. | Проверка связи передатчика 1 на 119,1. |
How do you read? | Как слышите? |
You are unreadable. | Вас не слышно. |
Read you 2. = Readable now and then. | Слышу вас на 2. = Разборчиво временами. |
Read you 3. = Readable but with difficulty. | Слышу вас на 3. = Разборчиво с затруднением. |
Read you 4. = Readable. | Слышу вас на 4. = Разборчиво. |
Read you 5. = Perfectly readable. | Слышу вас на 5. = Вполне разборчиво. |
Loud background whistle. | Громкий фоновой свист. |
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.
signal is unstable | selcall |
signal is jammed | selcall check |
signal is weak | readability |
short count | broken |
transmitter | cut in and out |
adjust your transmitter | loud and clear |
²EXERCISE 3 Listen to the recorded dialogue.
P: | Hong Kong Ground CSN 304 radio check 121.6. |
C: | Station calling Ground say again your callsign. |
P: | Hong Kong Ground CSN 304 radio check 121.6. How do you read me? |
C: | CSN 304 Hong Kong Ground your signal is unstable, check your transmitter and give me a short count. |
P: | Roger CSN 304. |
P: | Ground CSN 304, 1 2 3 4 5. How do you read me? |
C: | CSN 304 read you 3 loud background whistle, check again. |
P: | Roger 5 4 3 2 1. How do you read me now? |
C: | CSN 304 loud and clear. |
P: | Thank you CSN 304. |
EXERCISE 4 Make the back translation of the dialogue in EXERCISE 3 and read it in two.
²EXERCISE 5 Fill in the gaps in the model exchanges with the suitable words. Then check your answers with the recording.
P: | Beijing Ground CCA 981 _________ check 129.0.________________? | |
C: | CCA 981 Beijing Ground read you 5. | |
C: | CSN 306 I read you 2. Adjust your ________________. |
²EXERCISE 6 Use the words or phrases below to replace the parts in italics in the sentences.
P: | Ground G-ABCD radio check 129.0. How do you read? | |
C: | G-ABCD readability 5. | |
Selection | ||
· 1 | ||
· 2 · 3 · 4 | ||
P: | Tower G-ABCD radio check 118.7. | |
C: | Station calling Tower You are unreadable. | |
Selection | ||
· I can’t read you · You are cut in and out · Your signal is jammed · Your signal is weak · Read you 3, loud background whistle |
²EXERCISE 7 Listen to the recording and select the best suitable answer.
What is the Tower frequency? | ||
A. 118.1 B. 118.4 C. 118.5 D. 118.7 | ||
What is the reason for the pilot giving a short count? | ||
A. cut in and out B. unreadable C. broken D. readable but with difficulty | ||
What is the full callsign of the aircraft? | ||
A. G-BACD B. G-BTD C. G-CDBA D. G-DABC | ||
Why did the pilot say ‘Call you in 3 minutes’? | ||
A. because the controller asked for it B. because the transmission is broken C. because the whistle is very loud D. because the controller read him with difficulty | ||
What is the selcall of the aircraft? | ||
A. G-BCD B. G-BACD C. G-BTD D. G-TD |