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Extraordinary video at JFK airport – AirFranceA380…jostles…Bombardier CRJ700 while taxiing !

Apr 12

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in A380, American, ATC, B2, Controllers, CRJ700 / CRJ900 / CRJ1000, FCL 1.028, FCL 1.200, Hum. Fact., ICAO levels, LISTEN, Misc., Pilots, PLS 3 / SLP 3, Tail, USA, Wings | 1 Comment

This video has become a buzz since yesterday night. The Airbus A380 super-heavy jumbo jet wingtip would have clipped the tail of the CRJ700 according to some reports. The passengers were violently shaken in the cabin of the smaller plane as the Bombadier airplane was instantly pivoted around its yaw axis while… taxiing!!!

Here is the ATC voice communication when the Airbus A380 took out the CRJ700:

… and here is an – outdated – aeronautical chart to understand what happened and where on JFK International’s tarmac:

New York JFK INTL airport diagram - aeronautical chart

Special thanks to Lady E and Xavier for passing the news on

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FCL 1.028 et FCL 1.200 en France – Ce qu’il faut savoir

Apr 11

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Air LAW, Air TRAFFIC, Air traffic, ATC, Bilingues / Bilingual, Civilians, Controllers, DGAC, En français, FCL 1.028, FCL 1.200, France, France & FAF, ICAO levels, ICAO-OACI, LISTEN, Pilots, PRONOUNCE, READ | No Comments

Depuis le 5 mars 2011, tout pilote désireux de quitter l’espace aérien français doit avoir validé les deux cases FCL 1.028 et FCL 1.200 sur sa licence (FCL pour Flight Crew Licensing). Cependant ces exigences peuvent aller plus loin (lire les liens de la DGAC ci-dessous)

Certain pilotes étaient détenteurs de la QRI (Qualification de Radiotéléphonie Internationale) et ont bénéficié de la “loi du grand-père”. D’autres ont passé une FCL 1.200 qui leur a permis d’incrémenter le niveau requis pour le FCL 1.028.

Désormais la qualification de radiotéléphonie en langue anglaise (FCL 1.200 en VFR ou IFR) ne suffit plus. Il faut justifier au minimum du niveau 4 OACI (Organisation de l’Aviation Civile Internationale ou ICAO en anglais) à l’examen FCL 1.028 qui est une qualification différente (en langue anglaise principalement) du 1.200 (qui est un examen de RTF – radiotéléphonie).

Il faut d’abord présenter le FCL1.200 puis ensuite à échéance de votre compétence linguistique (sauf pour ceux qui ont obtenu le niveau 6), l’examen FCL1.028. Pour l’instant, les formats de ces deux examens se ressemblent si ce n’est que l’épreuve écrite fait partie du FCL 1.200 mais pas du 1.028.

Avoir une bonne moyenne ne suffit pas: c’est la note la plus basse des sept compétences évaluées qui est retenue. Autrement dit, il faut être au mieux bon en tout et au pire mauvais dans aucune des compétences suivantes:

Compréhension orale
Prononciation
Débit, aisance à l’oral
Constructions grammaticales à l’oral
Champs lexical à l’oral
Interaction
Compréhension écrite (QCM, uniquement pour le FCL 1.200)

On peut trouver de nombreuses informations sur des forums mais il y a un risque d’interprétation voire d’erreur et il vaut mieux prendre les informations à jour et à la source, c’est à dire sur ces liens de la DGAC (certains devraient de nouveau être mis à jour):

Vous pouvez télécharger les publications suivantes (en partie bilingues) concernant la radiotéléphonie:

L’arrêté du 27 juin 2000 modifié
Le MANUEL DE FORMATION A LA PHRASEOLOGIE (document de référence pour la France)

Il est important également d’acquérir le document ICAO PANS-RAC DOC 4444 ainsi que le manuel de radiotéléphonie (Manual of Radiotelephony – Doc 9432). Il est possible de trouver ces documents sur Internet mais attention, il s’agit de versions légèrement périmées et il ne faudrait pas non plus oublier que l’Agence Européenne de la Sécurité Aérienne (AESA, en anglais EASA qui signifie European Aviation Safety Agency) réglemente de plus en plus notre espace aérien.

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Air Traffic Control phraseology training

Mar 24

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in American, ATC, B1, CIVILIAN, Civilians, Controllers, FCL 1.028, FCL 1.200, ICAO levels, Pilots, PLS 2 / SLP 2, SCRIPTS | No Comments

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HUMAN FACTORS – Situation awareness and confusion

Mar 11

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Air traffic, AIRCREW, American, ATC, B2, CAEA et BIA, CIVILIAN, Controllers, FCL 1.028, FCL 1.200, Frost, Hum. Fact., ICAO levels, Misc., Near misses, NTSB, PLS 3 / SLP 3, SCRIPTS, USA | No Comments

Here is an example of perception confronted with reality at night, in conditions of fog and poor visibility. What happened at Theodore Francis Green Airport, in Warwick, Rhode Island, could have turned into a major disaster. Listen and watch the video:

Tags: Air Traffic Control, Airport, American, ATC, ATPL, AUDIO and SCRIPT, CIVILIAN, Confusion, CPL, FAA, FCL 1.028, FCL 1.200, Flight SAFETY, Human factor, Incursion, LISTEN, Near misses, NTSB, PLS 3333, PPL, Providence, Radiotelephony, Rhode Island, RT, RTF, Runway, SA, Situational awareness, Taxiway, Video, Voice communications, Warwick

THE PILOT (Willi Willer / Têtes à Claques) with script

Mar 6

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in A2, Air TRAFFIC, American, Canadian, Controllers, F/A-18 / CF-18 / CF-188, FCL 1.028, FCL 1.200, FUN, ICAO levels, Misc., On board, Passengers, Pilots, PLS 1 / SLP 1, RCAF, SCRIPTS | No Comments

Transcript:

Mayday! Mayday! This is Flight DC-one-thirty-two requesting emergency landing “priorité”.

DC-one-three-two what is your emergency?

My onboard agent informs me there is a suspicious passenger on board.

Suspicious? In what way?

He has a nail file.

A nail file?

Yes, and he is filing his nails on my plane!

I do not see the problem.

You know it is against the rules!

Yes, well I would not worry about it.

I wouldn’t worry about it… What if he gouges my eyes out with that file? Who will fly the plane then, eh?

I could fly the plane, Captain.

SHUT YOUR FACE, Henri!

Captain, please, try to stay calm!

No, no, no, no, no… I will not stay calm. OK? Because the passenger also has a canette of grape juice!

So, he likes grape juice…

“So, he likes grape juice…” How do you know it is just grape juice, eh? Maybe there is an atomic bomb in that little canette. Then, what, huh? KA-BOOM!

Look, DC132, I cannot authorize an emergency landing for a passenger filing his nails, and drinking a can of grape juice.

Hey! Tower boy! Do-do you watch CNN, sometimes?

Yes.

Then wake up and smell the jet fuel, huh, huh?

OK! You know, you may be right Captain. We should not take any chances. I am sending two F-18s to shoot you down. Thank you for your vigilance, Sir. We will never forget your sacrifice – Over.

Huh, hello? Hello, tower? Come in, come in, tower?

Well done, “Capitaine”! Smooth…

Tower? This is flight DC132. Hello? Hello?

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Air Traffic Control – Interesting voice communications with scripts

Feb 6

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Air traffic, American, ATC, B-747, B-767, B1, Civilians, Controllers, FCL 1.028, FCL 1.200, ICAO levels, Jamaica, Jamaican, Near misses, Passengers, Pilots, PLS 3 / SLP 3, SCRIPTS, USA | No Comments

Caution: As far as this video is concerned, it would be well advised not to use some of the phrases heard on its soundtrack during an FCL 1.200/1.028 speaking examination…

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