Interact as a Pilot – Situation 1 | Test 14
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
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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 have just landed at Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires. Visibility is poor. Listen to Ezeiza Ground Control and read back.
Operational Exchange
Air Traffic Controller
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ANAC 123, [taxi via taxiways Hotel and Delta] [to gate ten]. [Cleared to cross runway one seven]. [Report vacated].
Pilot Suggested Interaction
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Ezeiza Ground Control, ANAC 123. Taxi via H and D to gate 10. Cleared to cross Rwy 17. Report runway vacated, ANAC 123.
Additional Information
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Now, while taxiing on taxiway Delta, you hit a fire truck and need to be towed to the hangar. Call Ground Control to explain the situation and request assistance.
Pilot Suggested Interaction
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We have hit a fire truck. We need to be towed to the hangar. Request assistance, ANAC 123.
Air Traffic Controller
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ANAC 123, I understand you had a collision with a truck and [your helicopter is on fire]. Confirm? [Assistance is on the way].
Pilot Suggested Interaction
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Negative, Ground. We are not on fire. We have collided with a fire truck. We need to be towed to the hangar, 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 said he understood that we had collided with a truck and asked us to confirm whether our helicopter was on fire. He also said that assistance was on the way.
Suggested Interaction ICAO 5
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The controller said he understood that we had collided with a truck and asked us to confirm whether the helicopter was on fire. He also advised that assistance was on the way. Since there was no fire and we only needed towing after the collision, we had to correct that misunderstanding clearly.
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.