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Cargo shift

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Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

A 737 which was performing a freight flight with 3 crew members, was departing from its airport of origin when there was a shift in the position of its cargo. The crew was able to maintain general control of the aircraft but had some difficulty maintaining level flight. They decided to return to their airport of origin and made a safe landing 25 minutes after taking off. Maintenance reported that there was damage done to the bulk head when the load shifted during takeoff.

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Cargo shift

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Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You should try to write everything that is said.

You can listen as many times as you want.

Check below the recording for some of the difficult words and come back and check the full text from this recording tomorrow.

Suggested ICAO level: 4+

Have a great day!

Difficult words: shift (n.), bulk head (n.)

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NBAA 2014 Highlights answers

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Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It’s where the industry show its metal and where business aviation goes to do business.
  2. You’ll find everything that’s new, the latest products from Bombardier, Embraer and Cessna. You’ll also find the resellers, the traders and the brokers.
  3. The big boys of aviation.
  4. Gulfstream.
  5. It flew in its new Learjet, the 85 to make its NBAA debut. It also has mockups of its refreshed challenger 650 and one of its two new Global aircraft, the 7000.
  6. The two new mid-sized aircraft, the Legacy 500 and the Legacy 450.
  7. Its Latitude plane, which is one of two new programmes under development.
  8. The Twin Otter and the L39.
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NBAA 2014 Highlights

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The National Business Aviation Association exhibit was held in Orlando (US) last month and there were over 1,000 exhibitors showcasing the latest products and services in the industry.

Try to answer the following questions about the exhibit and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level: 5+

Have a great weekend!!

  1. What happens at the static display at NBBA?
  2. What will you find there?
  3. Who grabs the attention at NBAA?
  4. The G650ER is the flagship of which company?
  5. What does Bombardier have at the NBAA?
  6. What new products does Embraer have to offer?
  7. What plane is Cessna giving pride of place at the show?
  8. Which unusual planes were visible at the show?

Highlights of the 2014 NBAA static aircraft park

Highlights of the 2014 NBAA static aircraft park

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Rejected takeoff

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Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

A 737-800, with 123 passengers and 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff. As the plane reached 130 knots a problem developed and the crew rejected the takeoff. They reported that they had a problem with the tyres which caused the rejected takeoff. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway with both left hand main tyres blown. The tower informed the crew that there was fire from the left main gear and then they closed the runway. The passengers disembarked onto the runway via an airstairs and the runway opened again five hours later, after the aircraft was removed from the runway.

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Rejected takeoff

Fly High English logo.

Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You should try to write everything that is said.

You can listen as many times as you want.

Check below the recording for some of the difficult words and come back and check the full text from this recording tomorrow.

Suggested ICAO level: 4+

Have a great day!

Difficult words: blown (adj.)