UNDERWATER LOCATOR DEVICE

SUMMARY: A device installed on aircraft flight recorders such as the cockpit voice
recorder (CVR), the flight data recorder, or the underwater acoustic beacon is known as
an underwater locator beacon (ULB), sometimes known as an underwater locating device
(ULD), or underwater acoustic beacon (FDR)
OPERATION:
 Once activated by immersion in water, a ULB is designed to emit an ultrasonic
pulse at 37.5 kHz every second for duration of at least 30 days.
 The devices are designed not only to survive accidents, but to function correctly
after impact.
 EMERGENCY LOCATOR DEVICE

SUMMARY: device that broadcasts distinct signals on assigned frequencies and can
either be manually or automatically engaged depending on the application
OPERATION:
 ELTs are installed aft in aircrafts and are intended to be activated automatically
upon impact or manually using a remote switch and control panel indication in the
cockpit.
 When an ELT is activated, an audio alert is produced, and 406-MHz ELTs
communicate GPS location data for search and rescue.
 COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER

SUMMARY: The voices of the flight crew are captured by the cockpit voice recorder
(CVR), along with other sounds. The "cockpit area microphone" for the recorder is often
situated above the pilots' heads on the instrument panel.
OPERATION:
 The CVR records and stores the audio signals of the microphones and earphones
of the pilots’ headsets and of an area microphone installed in the cockpit.
 A device used to record the audio environment in the flight deck for accidents and
incident investigation purposes.
 SELECTIVE CALLING SYSTEM

SUMMARY: An individual aircraft can be informed that a ground station wants to

connect with it via the signaling technique known as SELCAL. HF or VHF RTF can be
used to transmit SELCAL signals.
OPERATION:
 Monitors all communication radios in the airplane.
 The system alerts the flight crew when it receives a ground call with the correct
airplane code.
 This removes the need for continuous monitoring of the communication radios by
the flight crew.
 The SELCAL decoder receives audio signals from the VHF and HF
communication systems.
 PASSENGER ADDRESS SYSTEM

SUMMARY: A passenger announcement system is used from the pilot and the cabin
crew station (flight attendant station).
OPERATION:
 Does the distribution of announcements from the cockpit and each attendant
station through all assigned passenger loudspeakers.
 Both pilots and flight attendants can address the passengers via the passenger
address system.
 The passenger service unit located above each passenger seat has cabin speakers
attached. The galley and the restroom both have additional speakers.
FLIGHT AND GROUND CREW CALL SYSTEM

SUMMARY: Using the interphone is required for crew members, according to the
three-way crew call system.
OPERATION:
 The ground crew call system lets flight crew and ground crew call each other
 The system tells people in the flight compartment or outside of the aircraft to use
flight.
 HF RADIO COMMUNICATION

SUMMARY: offers ground stations or other aircraft with digitally coded signals or two-
way voice communication. The pilot or copilot can quickly access the HF radio control
panel because of its location.
OPERATION:
 Supplies voice communication over long distances.
 It gives communication between airplanes or between ground stations and
airplanes.
 The HF system operates in the aeronautical frequency range of 2 MHz to 29.999
MHz
 TRANSCIEVER

SUMMARY: A transceiver is a communication radio that transmits and receives. The

same frequency is used for both.
OPERATION:
 When transmitting, the receiver does not function.
 The push-to-talk (PTT) switch blocks the receiving circuitry and allows the
transmitter circuitry to be active.
 Some of the circuitry is shared by the transmitting and receiving functions of the
device.
 AUDIO CONTROL PANEL

SUMMARY: It decides which radio will be utilized as the main one and the backup.
You can decide who can listen in on the talk as well.
OPERATION:
 It contains controls that let you choose which "radio box" to receive from, the
level of the reception, whether to listen through a speaker or a headset, which
"radio box" to transmit to, and which microphone to use when transmitting.
 VERY HIGH FREQUENCY

SUMMARY: VHF radio transmission is the most common system for short to medium-
range communication. It provides good and clear communication that is easy to
modulate and demodulate
OPERATION:
 Supplies communication over line-of-sight distances.
 It gives communication between airplanes or between ground stations and
airplanes.
 Supplies the flight crew with voice and data line-of-sight communication
 Can be used to communicate between airplanes and between airplanes and ground
stations.
KHRISTEL JOY CACCAM OCTOBER 14, 2022

AVT 215

AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Aircraft communication capability is an important means of voice

communication and information exchange between pilots and
ground air traffic control (ATC), command centers, maintenance
centers, or other stakeholders during flight.