Interact as a Pilot – Situation 5 | Test 09
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 5
Transcript
Situation 5. You are flying to Madrid. Listen to Madrid Center and read back.
Operational Exchange
Air Traffic Controller
Transcript
ANAC 123, vectoring due traffic. [turn right] [heading two two zero], [traffic twelve o’clock], two zero miles, same direction, right overtaking.
Pilot Suggested Interaction
Transcript
Madrid Center, vectoring due traffic. Turn right heading 220, ANAC 123.
Additional Information
Transcript
Imagine you have been alerted by a flight attendant to this situation. Call Madrid Center to inform them about what is happening and say your intentions.
Show Situation Picture
Pilot Suggested Interaction
Transcript
Madrid Center, ANAC 123. We have smoke in the passenger cabin. Request immediate descent and priority landing in Madrid.
Air Traffic Controller
Transcript
ANAC 123, [your transmission was blocked]. [Maintain flight level three five zero]. [Did you say you are on top of descent?]
Pilot Suggested Interaction
Transcript
Negative. We have smoke in the passenger cabin. Maintaining FL 350, 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, told us to maintain FL 350, and asked whether we had said we were on top of descent.
Suggested Interaction ICAO 5
Transcript
The controller explained that our previous transmission had been blocked and instructed us to maintain FL 350. He then asked whether we had said we were on top of descent. Since the actual problem was smoke in the passenger cabin, we needed to correct the misunderstanding and restate the emergency clearly.
End of Part Two
Let’s Move On to Part Three
Transcript
Thank you. This is the end of part two. Let’s move on to the third part of the test.