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787 donation

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Here’s an interesting video that reports on Boeing’s donation of one of its original 787 test planes..

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

Suggested ICAO level: 4+

Have a great weekend!!

  1. For how long more will this particular 787 fly?
  2. How is this Dreamliner better known?
  3. What’s going to happen to it?
  4. What else was this plane used for, not including testing?
  5. How many visitors were able to go inside the plane on its opening weekend?
  6. Why does Dan Hagedorn think that a lot of people can identify with the plane?

A Boeing donation of 787 Dreamliner to Seattle’s Museum of Flight

More than 10,000 turn out to welcome ZA003, the third 787, into the Museum of Flight’s permanent collection. A Boeing donation became a community celebration as the third 787 Dreamliner became part of Seattle’s Museum of Flight.

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Pilot incapacitation

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Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

A 737NG with 115 people on board was cruising when one of the pilots became ill and was unable to continue his duties. A pilot who was deadheading and who worked for the same company was able to replace the ill pilot and the flight continued to its destination for a safe landing.

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Pilot incapacitation

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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: 3+

Have a great day!

Difficult words: deadhead (v.)

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Newark airport’s makeover answers

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It’s in New Jersey, United States (this answer wasn’t in the video).
  2. 22 million people.
  3. The objective is to make people want to go to the airport early.
  4. They intend to install over 6,000 iPads for passengers to use. Every seat in every restaurant will have one, you’ll be able to use them to check your flight status, surf the web or order food.
  5. They intend to create seats in areas with tables and power outlets, over 10,000 places to plug in.
  6. It’s going to be replaced by an asian beer garden, offering beer from around the world.
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Newark airport’s makeover

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Here’s a video that describes the makeover planned for Newark’s Terminal C. (If you don’t immediately see the video, try refreshing the page)

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

Suggested ICAO level: 5+

Have a great weekend!!

  1. Where in Newark? (this isn’t mentioned in the video)
  2. How many people pass through the corridor in Terminal C every year?
  3. What is the objective of the new plan?
  4. What is one of the exciting parts of the new technology they intend to use?
  5. What do they intend to do with the seats and waiting areas?
  6. What’s going to happen to the moving walkway?

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Acrid smell

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Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

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An Airbus A319 with 135 people on board, was en route at FL340 about 20nm north of its destination, when the crew heard a loud noise followed by an acrid smell in the cockpit. The flight crew decided to turn around and return to their airport of origin. During the return they heard the loud noise twice more but the aircraft landed safely back in its origin about 70 minutes after turning around. Maintenance found an exhaust fan bearing was worn and grinding during operation. The fan was replaced later.