Interact as a Pilot – Situation 1 | Test 13
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 wheeled helicopter. 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 Heathrow Airport. Listen to London Control and read back.
Operational Exchange
Air Traffic Controller
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ANAC 123, turn left [heading zero one zero degrees], [descend to flight level zero eight zero] and [reduce speed to one two zero knots].
Pilot Suggested Interaction
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London Control, turn left heading 010, descend to FL 080 and reduce speed to 120 knots, ANAC 123.
Additional Information
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Imagine you have been instructed to hold and you have been in the holding pattern for a while. However, you are now running low on fuel. Call London Control and inform them that you need to land in fifteen minutes.
Pilot Suggested Interaction
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London Control, ANAC 123. We are running low on fuel and need to land within 15 minutes.
Air Traffic Controller
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ANAC 123, exit hold now [heading one three five]. Expect vectors to intercept [ILS two seven right]. [Confirm you need to land in five zero minutes].
Pilot Suggested Interaction
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Negative. I need to land in 15 minutes. Exiting hold heading 135. Expect vectors to intercept ILS Rwy 27R, 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 exit the hold on heading 135 and expect vectors to intercept the ILS for Rwy 27R. He also asked us to confirm whether we needed to land in 50 minutes.
Suggested Interaction ICAO 5
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The controller instructed us to exit the hold on heading 135 and advised us to expect vectors to intercept the ILS for Rwy 27R. He then asked whether we needed to land in 50 minutes. Since we actually needed to land within 15 minutes because of low fuel, we had to correct that misunderstanding immediately.
Next Situation
Let’s Go to Situation Number 2
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Thank you. This is the end of situation number one. Now, situation number two.