Interact as a Pilot – Situation 2 | Test 04
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 at Bogota El Dorado Airport. Listen to Bogota Ground and read back.
Operational Exchange
Air Traffic Controller
Transcript
ANAC 123, start up at fifty-five. [Taxi via Romeo, Foxtrot and hold short of Bravo]. [Expect to backtrack runway three one right]. Stand by for El Dorado Tower on frequency [one one eight decimal one].
Pilot Suggested Interaction
Transcript
Bogota Ground, taxi via R, F and B. Hold short. Expect backtrack Rwy 31R, stand by for Tower on 118.1, ANAC 123.
Additional Information
Transcript
Now, after takeoff, the open-door annunciator light turns on and you start losing cabin pressure, so you decide to return to Bogota. Call Bogota Approach Control to explain the situation and request to hold for twenty minutes in order to burn some fuel.
Pilot Suggested Interaction
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Bogota Approach, ANAC 123, we are losing cabin pressure. We need to return to Bogota. Request a 20-minute hold to burn some fuel before landing.
Air Traffic Controller
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ANAC 123, I understand you need to hold for twenty minutes and return to Bogota due to pressurization problems. Turn left [heading one five zero]. [Hold at (Ambalema) VOR] as published. [Maintain one three thousand feet].
Pilot Suggested Interaction
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Affirm. Turn left heading 150, hold at VOR, maintain 13,000 ft, ANAC 123.
Comprehension Check
What Did the Controller Say?
Transcript
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 needed to hold for 20 minutes and return to Bogota due to pressurization problems. He told us to turn left heading 150, hold at the Ambalema VOR as published, and maintain 13,000 ft.
Suggested Interaction ICAO 5
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The controller said he understood that we needed to hold for 20 minutes and return to Bogota because of the pressurization problem. He instructed us to turn left heading 150, hold at the Ambalema VOR as published, and maintain 13,000 ft. Since we were dealing with a pressurization issue, it was important to manage the fuel burn and return safely.
Next Situation
Let’s Go to Situation Number 3
Transcript
Thank you. This is the end of situation number two. Now, situation number three.