✈️Aviation English. Страница 8

Sometimes the situations in aviation are ambivalent.There is no need to take risk.Better safe than sorry.

Pilots are considered to be ones of the most superstitious people.Majority of them don't use the word "last", some of them carry small mascots with them. P.S. By the way, you can encounter the word "mascot" in SELCAL exam questions.

If pilots have a hectic schedule,it jeopardizes safety because they are exhausted they are likely to make mistakes.

If an airport is shrouded in fog, it impairs visibility and increases the chances of an incident. The plane proceeded to the alternate airport because the destination airport was shrouded in fog.

There is a number of uncountable words in English which are NEVER USED IN PLURAL FORM. The most common ones which can be encountered in aviation context are equipment damage information advice knowledge education fuel ice luggage smoke news travel understanding Some examples: There IS a lot of emergency EQUIPMENT on board of a plane. The aircraft sustained a lot of structural DAMAGE. We enhance our KNOWLEDGE and improve our skills on simulator. This NEWS IS not correct.

Turnaround is the process or time needed for loading, unloading, and servicing an aircraft at the airport. The duration of the turnaround process of an aircraft usually ranges from about half an hour for low-cost flights to an hour and a half for large aeroplanes and premium airlines. For a traditional airline, this is usually about an hour.

If an aircraft performs crash landing, most of passengers get injuries incompatible with life.

Let's consider a piece of news from SELCAL(ICAO exam,Russia).It contains interesting vocabulary. A flameout approach and landing was performed today at Heathrow airport. When the flight was abeam Clacton, both engines stalled and the crew was able to REVIVE only left-hand engine.The right-side engine remained dead.The pilots would not further compromise safety and it was decided to land at Heathrow airport.The plane is currently under repair.