Pre-flight

Before flying, the pilot carefully checks the aircraft. He looks at the external surfaces for signs of damage. A plane may be damaged by a bird strike or lightning strike or contact with any other foreign object, or by service vehicles on the ground. Bent or distorted panels may be a visual indication of hidden damage to the airframe.

He then checks the nose gear for excessive wear or cuts on the tires.

He inspects the leading edge of the wing for damage and checks the fastenings on the engine cowling. He examines the visible fan blades on the engines.

Moving along the fuselage to the tail he does the same visual checks over all surfaces before ensuring that all cargo doors and access hatches are securely fastened.

Answer the questions:

1. What should a pilot do before the flight?
2. How may a plane be damaged?

4. What should a pilot check for when inspecting the nose gear?

I. Find in the previous text:

столкновение птиц с воздушным судном

обслуживающий транспорт

чрезмерный износ

смотровые люки

II. Answer the questions:

1. What's the main mission of Air Traffic Controllers?

2. What is the pilot's compartment called?

3. What's the difference between a helicopter and an airplane?

4. What is the purpose of the aircraft instruments?

5. What are the main parts of the airport?

III. What is it?

Example: a surface which is shaped to produce more lift – airfoil

1. central body of a plane -

2. instruments used by the flight crew when flying an aircraft -

3. the main horizontal mainplane -

4. usually paved ground on which aircraft take off and land -

5. to put something into a container, often for the purpose of transportation -

6. to find the dimensions or amount of something -

7. the position of the aircraft in the air in relation to the horizon -

IV. Choose the INFINITIVE or the GERUND

1. More force is necessary (to climb/climbing) than (to descend/descending).

2. Nacelles are compartments (to house/housing) the power plant or engine and its accessories.

3. It doesn’t take much time (to get/getting) to the airport.

4. (To board/Boarding) is done through one of the 19 passages or telescopic gangways.

5. (To eliminate/Eliminating) apron delays the design of a round building is preferred.

6. It is also important (to know/knowing) the difference between the air pressure outside the cabin and the air pressure inside it.

7. The process of our (to learn/learning) English can last for 3 years.

8. By our (to increase/increasing) time for work we will achieve better results.

V. Listen to the following ATIS recordings and make notes for each one in the tables below, as

in the examples.

A	wind 270* 19, temp 6, QNH1001, runway 29
B	wind _______, temp ________, QNH________, runway_________
C
D
E
F
G

VI. Сообщение об эшелоне полета. Используя указанные позывные и эшелоны полета, сообщите эшелон полета вашего воздушного судна.

Пример: Air France 818 leaving flight level 80 descending to flight level

70 Air France 818 leaving flight level 80 climbing to flight level 100

callsigns Air France 818 Speedbird 302 Air France 963 2G-LFOB 2D-WEPX G-BOAA (Concorde)

Flight levels 70 — 100 90 —70 75 —65 100 —90 60 —50 590 —550

Aviation English

Test Paper (V-I)