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Students Book Units 1 5

Unit 2
Departure

Circuit terminology
2.1
1 Look at the diagram showing various aircraft positions in the circuit. Listen to five aircraft
reporting their position. Write the corresponding letter next to the aircraft making each call.
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In this unit you will:

revise circuit terminology
listen to radio transmissions and
identify the words left and right
ask for permission and information
use plain language to describe nonnormal situations
make and respond to the ready
call
listen to and practise making radio
calls associated with start-up and
departure
practise pronunciation of similar
sounding words in aviation.

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2.2

Joining the circuit

2 Listen to another five aircraft in the same

circuit and write the correct letter next to
the corresponding aircraft in the diagram, as
in Activity 1.

2.3
4 Listen to the recording. You will hear five dialogues between Approach Control and five different
aircraft. Listen to the position of each aircraft in the circuit. Write the callsign of the aircraft on
the map below.

3 Listen to the two recordings Listening

2.1 and 2.2 again and write the callsign,
runway and position in the circuit used by
each aircraft in the table below. You may
need to listen several times.
Letter

Callsign

Runway

Circuit position

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j

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5 Listen to the recording again. Answer the

following questions.
a When does MWZ need to call Approach
Control again?
i
just before becoming visual
ii when turning right base
iii when visual
iv while turning heading 050
b Where will Qantas 704 join the circuit?
i
on downwind leg
ii on base leg
iii on crosswind leg
iv on upwind leg

Left and right

1 Match the sentences a to f to the pictures below. Write the corresponding letter in the space
provided above each diagram.
a BVL is behind you and to your right

BVL turn left heading 040.

c BVL is out to your right.

BVL is out to your left

e BVL is parallel and to your left

BVL turn right heading 040

_________

_________

_________

_________

_________

c What kind of approach is Qantas 455

going to fly?
i
visual approach runway 27
ii ILS approach runway 27
iii GPS approach runway 27
iv NDB approach runway 27
d Why does Jetstar 511 need to turn right?
i
to move away from the localiser
ii to meet the localiser
iii to make a low pass over the airport
iv to report when over the localiser

_________

e What has Ibisair 89 been given

permission to do?
i
land
ii continue the approach with the
runway in sight
iii intercept runway 34 localiser
iv make an ILS approach for runway 34
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2.4

2 Listen to twenty different transmissions (a

to t)made on the ground or in the circuit
area. Decide if you hear the word left or
right in each transmission. Write the word
left or right. In the space provided. One
transmission does not contain either the
word left or right. Put a cross in the space
provided for this transmission.
a

Eastern 282, taxi for departure runway

34 ______________________________.

g YRJ, exit via the runway _____________.

h Eastern 44, runway 12, assigned heading
______________________ 160, cleared
for immediate takeoff.
i

Qantas 604, roger. Cancel the SID. Make

______________________ turn and
track direct to Natya.

Eastern 510, your __________________

undercarriage leg does not appear to

b YHF, runway 16 left cleared touch and

go. Make ____________________ turn.
c

MOS, take the second taxiway on your

________________________________ .

d Qantas 44, have you got the helicopter

out on your ______________________
sighted? Hes in about your 10 oclock
low.
e Eastern 30, make a visual approach to a
close ______________________ base
runway 05. Contact Tower at five miles.
f

Coastal 34, make your approach now to

change of runway, runway 03 _________
________________________________.

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have fully extended.

k Southern 23, the wind is gusting 20
knots, all _________________________
crosswind. Runway 27 cleared to land.
l

DMM, roll past the taxiway. Take runway

________________________________.

m PAT, confirm you have shut down your

__________________________ engine.

o Qantas 37, Good morning. Give way to

the company 737 approaching on your
______________________. Pass behind
that aircraft.
p All traffic in the circuit, caution, weve
got a large flock of birds in the vicinity of
runway 26 ______________________
threshold.
q Coastal 34, make a visual approach. Track
direct to _________________________
base runway 05. Contact Tower at 5
miles.
r Ibisair 67, turn _____________________
heading 030.
s MIK, roger. Cleared for take-off. Make
____________________________ turn.
t TGX, keep it rolling thanks. Assigned
heading __________________________.
160. Runway 12 cleared for immediate
take-off.

Do you require emergency services on

arrival?
n Coastal 34, remain on this frequency
until advised. Cleared for takeoff, make
____________________________ turn.

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3 Listen to the recording again. This time pause the recording after each transmission and practise
saying the pilot read back. Check your answers when you have finished.
4 Match the word or phrase in the left column with the definition in the middle column. Write the
corresponding letter in the spaces provided.

a assigned

_____ a manoeuvre where an aircraft lands and then takes off again
without stopping

b vicinity

_____ an aircraft completing the leg of a circuit nearer to the runway

than usual

c caution

_____ given height and heading instructions

d gusting

_____ a word used to warn pilots to be careful

e close(right base)

_____ the immediate area around an airport where aircraft operate

f touch-and-go

_____ a temporary increase in wind speed

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5 Listen to the recording once more. In which

of the controller instructions, a to t from
activity one, does each word or phrase
occur? Write the corresponding letter in the
right column.

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Listening for taxi and

departure instructions

2 Listen to the recording again. Which of the following pictures a to d best represents the situation?
a

2.5

1 Listen to the recording of controller and

pilot transmissions during ground movement
and answer the following questions.
a Qantas 10 is asked to hold short because
there was an aircraft on
i

a right base runway 09 left.

ii

a left base runway 09 left.

iii a right base runway 09 right.

iv a left base runway 09 right.
b The controller clears Qantas 10 to cross
runway 09
i

right and line up at runway 09 left.

ii

left and hold at runway 09 right.

iii right and hold at runway 09 left.

iv left and line up at 09 right.

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2.6

3 Listen to a short exchange during departure. Which of the

following pictures a to c best represents the controllers
instructions?
a

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Flight 1

Listening for similar

words and phrases
2.7

Departure airport

Manila

Rome
d

Left

Right

cleared to 200

cleared 200

090 right

0909

9000

5000

clear

cleared

Left

Right

request station
calling ground
expect delay
descend

request information
go around
request the bay
descent

Destination ____________________________

Destination: ____________________________

Flight 2

Flight 5

Left

Right

Left

Right

Qantas 418 turn left

heading 290

Qantas 418 turn left

heading 210

Jetstar 5 hold short

runway right

Jetstar 5 hold short

runway 9

radio
hold short
runway 3 right
wind shield

radial
holding short
runway in sight
wind shear

join on close right base

runway 05

join on close left base

runway 05

Destination: ____________________________

assigned heading left

160

assigned heading right

160

Flight 6

b
a

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Delhi

Tokyo

Jo ha n n e s b u rg
S ha n gha i

Honolulu

Los Angeles
London

Hong Kong

Bangkok
Berlin

Chigago

Beijing
Singapore

Melbourne

1 Listen to six different controller instructions.

As you listen, use the map below to
determine the destination for each flight.
If you hear the word or phrase on the left
follow the map to the left. If you hear the
word or phrase in the column on the right,
follow the map to the right. What was the
final destination for each flight? Write each
destination in the space provided.

Flight 4

Destination: ____________________________

Left

Right

Flight 3

JXE
gate 6
take taxi way left
wet

JEX
bay 6
take taxi 8 left
wait

Left

Right

hold short runway 05

hold short runway 09

turn left heading 180

turn left heading 183

118.1

118.9

following the 747

follow the 747

Destination:____________________________

Destination: ____________________________
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The ready call

1 For each of the eight pictures below, write down the likely departure instruction the controller will give the pilot of the aircraft ready at the holding
point. Write your answers in the space provided on the next page.
a

2
f

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picture
a

controllers words

pilots response

2 The instructions in the table, on the next

page, relate to the eight pictures shown
on the previous page. Un-jumble each
sentence. Write your sentences in the space
provided.

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Sentences

immediate / Coastal 44 / be ready / departure / line up /

ii

cleared / runway 36 / for / Qantas 524 / takeoff /

iii

and / wait / line / Pacific 19 / up/

iv

will / Qantas 61 / 737 / Runway 36 / cleared / on crossing runway /

for / takeoff / landing / hold short/

311 hold / Ibisair / position /

vi

advise / is available / require it / Qantas 10 / if / backtrack / you /

vii

acknowledge / immediately / Jetstar 418 / stop / immediately /I say

again/ stop /

viii

short final / Qantas 86 / behind / line up / runway three six / behind /

on / the Qantas 767 /

ix

Eastern 101 / information / a flock / for / near taxiway G / of birds / your /

north / of runway 36 left / there is

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picture letter

3 Match each instruction to the correct

picture on in Activity 1. Write the letter of
each picture in the right hand column.

2.8
4 Now listen to nine transmissions for each
of the pictures and check your completed
sentences for Activity 2. Check your
answers. Were your original predictions
correct?

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