[Notes] Unit2-Ground Movemnts
Different Marking (printed on the surface) and Sign (shown as 3-D box)
- RWY Holding Position Sign
- Outbound Destination Sign
- NO-entry Sign
- RWY Exit Sign
- Taxi Location Sign
- ILS critical area Sign
- TWY ending marking
- RWY Centreline Marking
Different Areas, Buildings, Equipment, Services
example:
- Apron (areas) – open area in front of terminal or hangar
- Blast fences – barriers used to protect people, vehicles etc. from engine thrust
- dispatch – service which provides flight crew with flight data
- de-icing gantry – used in cold conditions to spray aircraft
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Location and Movement
Over v.s Under
Left (port) v.s Right (starboard)
Forward v.s Aft [direction]
Ahead v.s Behind [relative position]
Along v.s Across
from v.s to
Out from v.s Back to
Outgoing v.s Incoming
Inbound v.s Outbound
Far v.s Near
On v.s Off
Into v.s Out of
Example:
lining up on RWY07L
backtracking along RWY07L
taxing back to the stand
I can’t see Gate62 from where I am. It’s on the far side of the terminal.
followng the B777 ahead of us
Cross over RWY07R on Bravo to reach Holding Point X
REMEMBER
“roger” should not be used to acknowledge a message
After saying “roger”, correction OR new request is necessary – ATC has more chance to say “roger”
Example:
Pilot – Unable – cannot reduce speed below 200 KT
ATC – Roger. Continue present speed. Expect radar vectoring, will advice.
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Adverbs
Adverbs allow us to give clearer and more precise information about the situation – intensity, severity
- only slightly scratched
- severely concussed when we braked hard
- very hot
- quite late
- rather delayed
- particularly dangerous
- proceed with caution (/ carefully)
- landing shortly (/ soon)
- taxi slowly
- stop immediately
- gradually
- accidentally
- completely
- extremely
Example of Ground Usage:
- You have no parking stand at the moment because the airport is very congested.
- Boarding is almost completed. We should be ready to push back in five minutes.
- Some of the passengers were late arriving at the gate; We’ll need a little more time.
- The ground crews are working very hard to make sure we get away on time.
- We have just closed the doors and are ready to depart.
- When the servicing truck reversed into the RH engine, it severely damaged the cowling.
- Can you vacate your stand as soon as possible?
Start-up approval and taxi instructions
Request start-up for New Delhi
Request start-up bound for New Delhi
Request start-up, our destination is New Delhi
Negative , …
Departures on hold due …
Aircraft in line , expect 30 mins delay
Traffic slowed down due poor visibility
a United B777 is blocking apron
Computer failure and switching to back-up system, expect 30 mins delay
Error in Engine No.1
Error in flight plan, expect ETD transmitted in UTC
Will advice
Physical characteristics – adj. / descriptor
- Condition – closed, congested, occupied, blocked
- Colour – blue, black
- Size – large, wide, tiny
- Shape – rectangular, square, irregular
- Feature – dark, heavy, dim, sharp
- Material – rubber, glass, plastic, metal
Conditions / Incidents
- a tyre blowout/rather hard landing/maximum braking
- flat/ deflated tyres/loud brust/are found at port-side landing gear bogie/request engineer inspection/replacing/reparing
- has been delayed/being de-iced
- waiting for a disabled passenger/brought by high-lift
- ready for push back/ as soon as possible
- WX conditions are good/expect push back on schedule
- Tug has arrived/tow-bar is being connected
- Traffic is light/no delay expected
- Traffic is slowed down/only one RWY in use
- Taxi with caution/at the intersection of H1 and X2/firemen are carrying out exercises in the vicinity
- Two more ULD and six pallets have not been loaded/expect 30 mins delay
- 4 ULD are loaded in the forward hold/2 pallets are loaded in the Aft hold
- Hail-strike/ Bird-strike /scratch on door/door latch protrude out/fuselage marks with dent/crack/ TAT probe loosed
- Tyres/bogged down/jammed
- Drops/spill from (=overflowing) /leak from (=spread out) /seep from (= spread slowly out)/spray from
- defective braking system/ steering/ maximum input
- inoperative (inop) APU
- food poisoning/heart-attack/bleeding/Shortness of Breath/Vomiting/diarrhea/Cramping/disorientation/dizzy/unconscious
- CAPT/heart-attack/no relief crew/request emergency landing/paramedic ready on RWY
