Interact as a Pilot – Situation 1 | Test 11
Listen to each exchange, interact as the pilot and compare your response with the suggested ICAO 4 and ICAO 5 model interactions.
Part 2 Instructions
Interacting as a Pilot
Transcript
Part Two: “Interacting as a Pilot”. In this part, you will interact with Air Traffic Control in five different situations. You may ask the controller to say again once. After listening to the controller, you should interact as the pilot. All information is important. You may take notes if you wish.
You are the pilot of a twin-engined aircraft. Your call sign is ANAC 123.
Are the instructions clear? OK, so let’s start. Situation number one.
Situation Briefing
Situation 1
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Situation 1. You are going to land at Houston Airport. Listen to Houston Center and read back.
Operational Exchange
Air Traffic Controller
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ANAC 123, [descend and maintain one seven thousand]. [Altimeter setting two niner niner six], expect vectors for RNAV runway zero eight left approach.
Pilot Suggested Interaction
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Houston Center, descend to 17,000 ft, altimeter 29.96, expect vectors for RNAV Rwy 08L, ANAC 123.
Additional Information
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Now, you receive abnormal indications from your right-hand engine and decide to request priority landing. Contact Houston Approach and say your intentions.
Pilot Suggested Interaction
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Houston Approach, ANAC 123. We are receiving abnormal engine indications. Request priority landing.
Air Traffic Controller
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ANAC 123, Houston Approach, roger. [Descend to eight thousand feet], [expect vectors to final approach]. Say again the problem. [Are you declaring an emergency?]
Pilot Suggested Interaction
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Negative. I requested priority landing. We are receiving abnormal engine indications. Descend to 8,000 ft, expect vectors to final approach, ANAC 123.
Comprehension Check
What Did the Controller Say?
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What did the controller say? Wait for interaction.
Model Interactions
Suggested Interaction ICAO 4
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The controller told us to descend to 8,000 ft and expect vectors to final approach. He asked us to repeat the problem and whether we were declaring an emergency.
Suggested Interaction ICAO 5
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The controller instructed us to descend to 8,000 ft and advised us to expect vectors to final approach. He then asked us to repeat the nature of the problem and confirm whether we were declaring an emergency. Since we had abnormal engine indications and had requested priority landing, we needed to restate the situation clearly.
Next Situation
Let’s Go to Situation Number 2
Transcript
Thank you. This is the end of situation number one. Now, situation number two.