Exercise 5

Exercise 4

Exercise 3

Exercise 2

LOSS OF ORIENTATION AND BIRD ACTIVITY

Transmission

Questions:

1. What is the problem?

a) transmitter failure;

b) receiver failure;

c) engine failure;

d) compass system failure.

2. What is the position of the aircraft?

a) over DV;

b) over VD;

c) over DW;

d) over WD.

3. What FL is the pilot leaving?

a) FL 230;

b) FL 120;

c) FL 130;

d) FL 220.

4. What FL is he descending to?

a) FL 90;

b) FL 80;

c) FL 120;

d) FL 130.

5. What is his heading?

a) 210°;

b) 110°;

c) 220°;

d) 310°.

Exercise 1

Study the following words.

compass [7kVmpEs] компас
error [7erE] погрешность
flock [flOk] стая (птиц)
ingestion [in7d3estSn] втягивание
strike [straik] удар
sure [SuE] уверенный
unsure [6Vn7SuE] неуверенный
vicinity [vi7siniti] окрестность

 

Study the following phraseology.

Unsure of my position. Не уверен в своем местонахождении.
Compass failure. Отказ компаса.
Compass error 3°. Погрешность компаса 3°.
Compass system failure. Курсовая система не работает.
Position reestablished. Ориентировка восстановлена.
Bird ingestion. Попадание птицы в двигатель.
A bird has struck the aircraft. Птица ударила в самолет.
Bird strike. Удар птицы.
Flock of big birds reported in the vicinity of the aerodrome. Сообщается о стае больших птиц в районе аэродрома.
High bird activity in the vicinity of the field. Повышенная активность птиц в районе аэродрома.

 

a) Listen to the dialogues and write the data.

1) ACFT: Newtown Control. Speedbird 374. Pan, Pan. Pan, Pan. Pan, Pan. I am lost. FL 290. Request my position.

CIL: Speedbird 374. Newtown Control. Roger, Pan. Squawk Mayday. Report your heading.

ACFT: Squawking Mayday, heading 260, Speedbird 374.

CTL: Speedbird 374. Newtown Control. 60 km south of airway. 300 km from NU. Turn right heading 300 to SO. Maintain FL 290.

АСFT: Right heading 300 to SO. Maintaining FL 290. Speedbird 374.

2) АСFТ: Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. Newtown Control. JAL 345. Bird strike. Wind screen broken. Request priority landing at your aerodrome. 40 km east of LB FL 120, heading 270.

CTL: JAL 345. Newtown Control. Roger, Mayday.

b) Listen to the dialogue again and repeat the controller's words.

c) Take the controller’s part. Use the data you have written down.

Translate into Russian:

- bird ingestion

- compass system failure

- bird strike

- compass failure

- compass error 3°

Position reestablished.

A bird has struck the aircraft.

Flock of big birds reported in the vicinity of the aerodrome.

Unsure of my position.

High bird activity in the vicinity of the field.

 

Translate into English:

Удар птицы.

Погрешность компаса 3°.

Птица ударила в самолет.

Не уверены в своем местонахождении.

Попадание птицы в двигатель.

Отказ компаса.

Сообщается о стае больных птиц в районе аэродрома.

Курсовая система не работает.

Повышенная активность птиц в районе аэродрома.

Ориентировка восстановлена.

 

MINI-TEST(p. 217, 7.8)

Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions:

1. What heading must the pilot turn to?

a) 325°;

b) 145°;

c) 245°;

d) 150°.

2. What is his position?

a) 100 km north of Winston;

b) over DZ;

c) 100 km east of Winston;

d) 200 km west of Winston.

3. What beacon does the pilot have to proceed to?

a) DZ;

b) ZD;

c) MZ;

d) DL.