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How to get into a cockpit

Since the crash of the Germanwings A320 this week and the subsequent discovery that the captain was locked out of the cockpit, we decided to show a video about how to get into the cockpit of an Airbus plane.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 4+

Have a great weekend!!

  1. What’s the normal procedure for someone entering the cockpit?
  2. What happens if an incorrect entry procedure is not followed?
  3. How should a flight attendant proceed in the case of crew incapacitation?

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Instrument problem

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

An A340 was climbing out of its airport of origin when the crew decided to abort the flight due to a technical problem. Their navigation display wasn’t operating normally and they couldn’t resolve the situation in-flight. However, due to bad weather at their airport of origin, they decided not to return there, but to divert to an alternative airport with better weather conditions. They flew without their navigation display to the alternative and landed there without incident 45 minutes after taking off.

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Instrument problem

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+

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Have a great day!

Difficult words: navigation display (n.)

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A350 wing test

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. There is more than 2,500 tonnes of steel in the cage.
  2. They plan to pull the wings with great force to test their strength.
  3. They have 12,000 sensors to record data.
  4. Its displacement is up to 5.2 metres under the maximum load.
  5. They pressurise the aircraft to a level that would be worse than in space, more than 1.3bar.

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A350 wing test

Here’s an interesting video that shows the wing testing process that the Airbus A350 had to pass.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

Have a great weekend!!

  1. How much steel is there in the cage around the plane?
  2. What do they plan to do to the wings?
  3. How many sensors do they have to record data?
  4. When the maximum load is applied to the wing, what is its displacement?
  5. How much do they pressurise the aircraft?

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Pushing the A350 XWB to the brink

Airbus’ thorough programme of static ground testing — including mechanical load and pressurisation evaluations — proves the A350 XWB’s structural limits before the aircraft can make its first flight.

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Excursion

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

An A330, with 206 passengers and 11 crew, approached its destination in bad weather. There was fog and visibility was low. They aborted the first approach and went around for a second approach. On the second approach they touched down but skidded off the side of the runway and stopped 40 metres to the left of it The crew started an evacuation of the plane immediately and a few people received minor injuries during the evacuation process.

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