Roleplay
Roleplay: Drone Encounter and Go-Around at Oslo
You are the First Officer of an SAS A320neo on short final at Oslo when a drone crosses your approach path. Work Gardermoen Tower and Oslo…
Author: Gareth
992 briefings
Article
3 Sep 2026
Aviation History: The Comet and the Cracks That Changed Aviation
The de Havilland Comet made Britain the first country to fly jet passengers, then three aircraft came apart in the sky. A B2 retelling of the…
Structure
Structure: ‘Participle clauses’
Combine two clauses into one with a participle clause — practice built from a real FAA drone-testing story.
Picture Descriptions
Picture Description: Boarding by Airstairs
Describe a routine boarding scene: passengers walking up the airstairs of a regional turboprop on the apron. Word box, spoken sample answer with transcript, guided questions…
Article
2 Sep 2026
FAA Doubles Drone Testing Programme in Major Expansion
The FAA is doubling its BEYOND drone programme, selecting up to eight new lead participants to expand beyond-visual-line-of-sight flight trials across the US.
Standard Phraseology
Phraseology: Take-off Clearance at Frankfurt
Line up and go at Frankfurt: a B2 read-back drill on a hold, a conditional line-up and the take-off clearance itself — the four transmissions that…
