Structure
Structure: ‘Modals of possibility’
Learn how to use could, might and may to talk about possibilities in aviation — then test yourself with a context-driven gap-fill using vocabulary from the…
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Structure
Structure: ‘Indirect questions’
Indirect questions embed a direct question inside a polite opening phrase, changing the word order and softening the register. Practise forming them with aviation examples from…
Article
14 Mar 2026
America’s Electric Air Taxi Takes Flight
A small but significant moment in aviation history took place over San Francisco Bay on 13 March 2026, when Joby Aviation completed the first piloted flight…
Roleplay
Roleplay: GPS Loss and Diversion to Riga
An interactive role-play: you are the First Officer of an A320 that has lost GPS over the Baltic and is unsure of its position. Make the…
Listening Library
Listening: Loss of Visibility on Landing at Helsinki
Snow reduces a crew's visibility as they land a domestic flight at Helsinki. Practise catching every word with this gap-fill dictation from the Listening Library.
Roleplay
Roleplay: Weather Radar Failure Approaching a Line of Thunderstorms
Your weather radar has failed with a line of thunderstorms ahead. Play the pilot: ask air traffic control for weather-avoidance vectors, negotiate a way around the…
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