2015-08-21
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"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your flight attendant (1) speaking. I wish to welcome you aboard (2) British Airways flight 624 to London. Please fasten (3) your seat belts and observe (4) the "no smoking" signs. We wish you a comfortable and pleasant journey".
These, or similar words, along with emergency procedures, (5) are spoken countless times each day by flight attendants while the captain and his crew on the flight deck await taxi and take-off instructions from air traffic control.
While the passengers are getting ready for take-off and making themselves comfortable, quite unaware of what is going on (6) on the flight deck, the pilot has tuned in to (7) the ground control frequency and requested taxi instructions and route clearance (8).
Pilot: Mirabel ground control British Airways six two fower at ramp (9) two zero, request taxi.
Controller: British Airways six two fower Mirabel ground control. Taxi to runway tree zero via taxiway R two and W one.
Pilot: British Airways six two fower. Roger, to runway tree zero via taxiway R two and W one.
When the ground controller has BA 624's route clearance, he relays (12) it to the pilot.
Controller: British Airways six two fower. Route clearance.
Pilot: British Airways six two fower. Go ahead.
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Controller: British Airways six two fower. Cleared to London. Maintain flight level (14, 15) tree fife zero, squawk 4532.
Pilot: British Airways six two fower. Cleared to London.
Maintain flight level tree fife zero, squawk 4532.
When flight BA 624 reaches the holdingpoint clear of runway (16, 17) 30 and is ready for take-off, the pilot contacts the local controller in the tower cab.
Controller: British Airways six two fower. After departure continue runway heading. (18) Cleared for take-off.
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Pilot: British Airways six two fower. After departure continue runway heading. Cleared for take-off.
Controller: British Airways six two fower. Contact (19) approach control one two fower point six now.
Pilot: One two fower point six. British Airways six two fower.
