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ACTIVITY # 9

Warm up: 5 minutes

What kind of features can we find on a map?
Have you ever had a pilot who has gotten lost?


Listening & conversation preparation: 15 - 20 Minutes

Vocabulary

Woods
Highway
Mast
Coast
Power lines
Lake
Valley
Built-up area
Reservoir
High ground
Fields
Bridge
Desert
Footpath
Cemetery
Farmland
High terrain
Lighthouse
Harbor
Marshland
Plain
Ridge
Urban area

Listening:

Use listening exercise 2 Unit 2, Section three (Aviation English, Audio 13) and
write the location report activity on the board.

Note: Write only the information which is NOT underlined.

Location report

Call sign TJB
Last known position 15 miles South east of CELRA VOR.
Aircraft Beech Baron
Altitude 3,000 ft
Speed 110 kt
Fuel 780 lbs
Persons on board 8
Endurance 1 hours 30 minutes



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Confirming and Disconfirming

Can..?
Confirm that
Can you make out?
Can you see?
Is on the north side of? (North, South, East, West)
Can you clarify that?
Affirm
Negative
Please, tell me what you see now.
Is that correct?
Say last known position.
Give further instructions/Give you further instructions.

Example:

Can you fly into VFR?
Confirm that you can see a road.
Can you make out a river?
Is the river on the north side of the road?
Can you clarify that the road crossed the river?
Can you see a communications mast at 12 o clock, at about four miles?


Activity: 30 45 minutes



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STUDENT A

You are a pilot who is lost and low on fuel. Look at this page. Describe your
position to Student B The ATC who will direct you to the nearest airstrip using
visual fixes.

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STUDENT B

Ask student A to describe their position using visual fixes. Direct them to the airstrip,
getting them to confirm or disconfirm what they can see along the way.