Task 2

Alumno: Martínez, Gonzalo

Curso: 4ª Aeronáutica

Profesora: Alicia, Goldin

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FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH: BUSCAR EN EL DICCIONARIO AERONÁUTICO LOS

SIGNIFICADOS DE:

NDB: Non Directional Beacon; Radiobaliza No Direccional ADF:

AUtomatic Direction Finder; Radiogometro AUTOMÁTICO VFR: VisUal

Flight RUles; Reglas de VUelo VisUal

1- The problems that this airplane cOULd have wOULd be that the winds woUld be
very strong which wOULD complicate the pilot and the gasoline woUld have to
have the entire tank fUll since it is a long trip.

2- Match the words below with definitions a-f

a. EnDURance
b. Chart c. En
ROUte d.
Compass e.
Track f.
Destination g.
Fix h. CalcUlate
4. complete the pilots flight plan

Aircraft 1. Cessna 188

Flight origin Oakland, california

 Flight destination AUstralia

Person on board 1

EnDURance 2. 22 hour

Estimated flight time 3. 15 hour

CRUising speed 4. 110kt

Time of departUre

From pago pago 5. 03.00

Distance to Norfolk island 6. 850nm

5. 1. Who did the pilot work for?

The pilot works for an airplane sales Company in Oakland, california.

2. What navigational equipment did he have on board?

The navigation team on board was an ADF to collect HF signals from the NDB scattered
across the small islands of the Pacific Ocean.

3. Why did he leave pago at 0300?

I QUit becaUse the charts showed a distance of almost 1500 nm Norfolk island. Prochnow
calcUlated a mínimUm flight time of 15 hOURs, sailing at 110 km in good condition with light
wind. He decided to bring the máximUm fUel and filled the tanks to give a total resistance of
light in front of him, he was able to make eye contact with the arrangements and their
destination below him.

4. Why did he fly on his compass from con-1- laU to norfolk island?

He flew alone with his compass becAUSe his tas kwas to fly the remaining 850nm of the
empty ocean to norfolk island without navigational aids.
5. When did the pilot realice there was a problem?

The pilot recorded that there was a problem when he approached ETA caref Ully searched the
island, BUt was not in sight.

6. a- what does NDB stand

for?
It stands Non Directional beacon Use for give direction to aircraft from groUnd.

What does ADF mean?

It means AUTOMATIC direction finder

What is VFR short Word?

It's short for(visUal flight RULES) Used to REGUlate the flying and navigating of an aircraft
Under conditions of good visibility.

B- AG: above grOUND

level

DGG: DEUtsche geoohysikakische gesellschaft (geophysics in germany)

FAF: FUel adjustment factor

OAT: operational air traffic

RVR: RUnway visUal range

FIR: flight information region

TAS: TRUE airspeed

TBS: time based separation

TOGA: takeoff/go-aroUnd ZFW:

zero FUel weight

ILS :insTRUment landing system