Interact as a Pilot – Situation 2 | Test 03
Listen to each exchange, interact as the pilot and compare your response with the suggested ICAO 4 and ICAO 5 model interactions.
Situation Briefing
Situation 2
Transcript
Situation 2. You are flying from Houston to New York. Listen to Houston Center and read back.
Operational Exchange
Air Traffic Controller
Transcript
ANAC 123, Houston Center, [squawk ident], [maintain flight level three five zero]. We’ve received pilot reports informing about [severe icing conditions] [from flight level two seven zero up to flight level three niner zero] on your route. Read back.
Pilot Suggested Interaction
Transcript
Houston Center, squawk ident, maintain FL 350, aware of the severe icing conditions on the route from FL 270 up to FL 390, ANAC 123.
Additional Information
Transcript
Now, you realize that your de-icing system is intermittent. Call Houston Center, inform them about your problem and request to descend to flight level two three zero and to divert to Charlotte due to endurance limitation.
Pilot Suggested Interaction
Transcript
Houston Center, our de-icing system is intermittent. Request descent to FL 230 and divert to Charlotte due to endurance limitation, ANAC 123.
Air Traffic Controller
Transcript
ANAC 123, [your transmission was blocked]. [Do you intend to follow your flight plan route] and [maintain flight level three five zero]? Confirm.
Pilot Suggested Interaction
Transcript
Negative. I requested descent to FL 230 and diversion to Charlotte, ANAC 123.
Comprehension Check
What Did the Controller Say?
Transcript
What did the controller say? Wait for interaction.
Model Interactions
Suggested Interaction ICAO 4
Transcript
The controller said our transmission had been blocked and asked whether we intended to follow our flight plan route and maintain FL 350.
Suggested Interaction ICAO 5
Transcript
The controller said our transmission had been blocked and asked whether we intended to continue on our flight plan route and maintain FL 350. Since that was not what we had requested, we clarified that we needed to descend to FL 230 and divert to Charlotte.
Next Situation
Let’s Go to Situation Number 3
Transcript
Thank you. This is the end of situation number two. Now, situation number three.