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Severe weather

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

An Airbus A319, took off from Copenhagen (Denmark) en route to Moscow (Russia) with 96 people on board. Everything was normal as the plane reached its cruising altitude. One and a half hours into the flight, the plane encountered some CBs. Inside these CBs was moderate turbulence and hail. The hailstones were large and cracked both of the front windshields of the aircraft. Fortunately only the outer winshield layers were damaged and the plane passed through the CBs. The captain decided to continue the flight to Moscow because the damage to the outer windshields wasn’t a significant risk to the safety of the flight.

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Severe weather

Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You don’t need to understand every word, just the most important ideas. Use your own words to write what happened.

You can listen as many times as you like.

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: 3+

Have a great day!

Difficult words: CBs, moderate turbulence, hail (n. / v.), windshield (n.)

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737 & A320 cockpit differences answer

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

1. There are many differences metioned, so let’s group them by category;

Instruments: 737, analogue with 4 flight displays (primary flight display and navigation display).
Instruments: A320, glass cockpit (primary flight display, navigation display, 2 more displays.

Throttle: 737, can be moved by hand as well as autothrottle.
Throttle: A320, throttles not moved by the autothrust system, can only be moved by the pilot.

Overhead panel: 737, all of the switches need to be flicked, it can be difficult to see if a switch is on or off in a hurry.
Overhead panel: A320, most of the switches are pushable, good because you can quickly see if one is on or off.

Control of the aircraft: 737, by yoke.
Control of the aircraft: A320, by sidestick (joystick).

Stabilizer trim: 737, controlled manually by flicking a switch.
Stabilizer trim: A320, autotrim and is only used manually when there is a computer failure.

In the event of a failure: 737, use the QRH (quick reference handbook).
In the event of a failure: A320, use the QRH or use the instructions on the ECAM (Electronic centralized aircraft monitor).

Comfort: 737, not much space to rest your feet, write or stand up.
Comfort: A320, lots of space to rest your feet, a table to write or eat on and space to stand up.

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737 & A320 cockpit differences

Here’s an interesting video about the differences between a 737 cockpit, and an A320 cockpit..

Try to answer the following question about the video and come back on Monday for the answer.

1. What are the differences mentioned in the video?
Use these categories; instruments, throttle, overhead panel, control of the aircraft, stabiliser trim, in the event of a failure, comfort.

Suggested ICAO level: 5+

Have a great weekend!!

Boeing 737 and Airbus A320: Cockpit Differences

http://www.balticaa.com Baltic Aviation Academy at its Vilnius premises operates both of these types full flight simulators and decided to take an advantage of it by making video report. Pranas Drulis, ATPL integrated student and Assistant Training Manager, who already has the excellent skills of operating B737 and A320, has agreed to show and explain control devices, cockpit, engine failure controlling, comfort differences.

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Injury on board

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

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A Boeing 767, was enroute from Beijing (China) to Tokyo (Japan). It was cruising at FL380. The captain had turned off the fasten seat belt sign. The cabin crew were serving food and passengers were moving around when suddenly there was unexpected, severe turbulence. One passenger, who was leaving the toilet, was thrown into the air and landed heavily on his ankle. During this fall he sprained his ankle. He was given painkillers by a doctor on board and returned to his seat for the rest of the flight. The crew descended to avoid the turbulence and continued to their destination for a safe landing about 2 hours later.

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Injury on board

Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You don’t need to understand every word, just the most important ideas. Use your own words to write what happened.

You can listen as many times as you like.

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: 3+

Have a great day!

Difficult words: seat belt sign (n.), severe turbulence (n.), sprain (v.), painkillers (n.)