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SKY TALK ATC /

PILOT’S
PHRASEOLOGY
SKY MASTER
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SKY TALK ATC / PILOT’S

PHRASEOLOGY
BOOK N°3
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EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND PHRASEOLOGY

SKY TALK PHASE III

EMERGENCY

An emergency can be either a distress or an urgency condition. A pilot who

encounters a distress condition should declare an emergency by beginning the initial

communication with the word “MAYDAY” preferably repeated three times. For an

urgency condition the word “PAN-PAN” should be used in the same manner. If a

controller is in doubt that a situation constitutes and emergency or potential emergency,

it will be handled as though it were an emergency.

Because of the infinite variety of possible emergency situations, specific

procedures cannot be prescribed. However, when controllers believe an emergency exist

or is imminent, they will select and pursue a course of action which appears to be the

most appropriate under the circumstances and which most nearly conforms to the

instructions in the air traffic control handbook.

EMERGENCY DETERMINATION

ATC will consider that an aircraft emergency exists when the emergency is

declared by either the pilot, ATC facility personnel, or the officials responsible for the

operation of the aircraft. Or when the ATC receives a report indicating that:

A. An aircraft has made a forced landing, is about to, or will be necessary.

B. Crew has abandoned the aircraft or is about to do so.

C. An emergency radar beacon response is received.

D. Intercept or escort aircraft services are required.

E. The need for ground recue appears likely.

F. An emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal is heard or reported.

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EMERGENCY INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

Controllers will start assistance as soon as enough information has been obtained
upon which to act. Information requirements will vary, depending of the existing
situation. Minimum required information for in flight emergency is:
A. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION AND TYPE.

CTL. – AIRCRAFT CALLING MAY DAY / YOU ARE BARELY READABLE /

SAY AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION AND TYPE.
PIL. – THIS IS N30D / PIPER NAVAJO / WE ARE IN EMERGENCY.

B. ESTABLISHING THE NATURE OF THE EMERGENCY.

CTL. – WHAT IS THE NATURE OF YOUR EMERGENCY?
PIL. – WE’RE UNSURE OF OUR POSITION
- WE´RE LOST.
- WE’VE BEEN HIJACKED AND TWO PAX HAVE BEEN SHOT.
- WE’RE BEING FORCED TO A NEW DESTINATION.
- WE SUSPECT THERE’S A BOMB ON BOARD.
- THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION ON BOARD.
- THERE’S A LOT OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.
- WE’RE IN SEVERE WEATHER.
- I’M EXPERIENCING AND ENGINE FLAMEOUT
- OUR ENGINES TWO AND THREE ARE OUT.
- WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.
- WE RAN OUT OF FUEL.
- WE’RE OUT OF FUEL.
- WE HAD A MID-AIR COLLISION
- WE SUFFERED A STRUCTURAL DAMAGES.
- WE HAVE CONTROL PROBLEMS / UNABLE TO CONTROL THE ACFT.
- WE’VE GOT INTO SPIN.
- I´M UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HEADIND AND ALTITUDE.
- WE HAVE A HIDRAULIC FAILURE.
- UNABLE TO GET GEAR DOWN. (GEAR EXTENDED / RETRACTED)
- WE HIT A BIRD, OUR WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED. (WINF-SCREAN)
- TWO PAX ARE DEAD AND 6 PAX ARE SERIOSLY INJURED.

SOME ATC QUESTIONS

CTL. – DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM ON YOUR HIDROLIC SYSTEM?

CTL. – WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF YOUR DAMAGED ENGINE?
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C. PILOTS DESIRES.

Controllers will ask the pilot his intentions.

CTL. – N30D / WHAT ARE YOUR INTENTIONS?

ADVISE INTENTIONS / SAY YOUR INTENTIONS

PIL. – REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS TO PROCEED TO OUR ALTERNATE.

CTL. – WHAT’S YOUR ALTERNATE? WE’RE ALTERNATING WITH __________

- WE ARE GOING TO BAIL OUT THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT AWAY.

- TELL THE FIREMEN WE’RE GOING TO PERFORM AND EMERGENCY

PAX EVACUATION / WE’RE JUST DEPLOYING THE SLIDE CHUTES.

- FOAM THE RUNWAY / WE’LL MAKE A BELLY LANDING.

- WE’RE RETURNING TO AIRPORT / TELL THE FIRE-FIGHTERS TO BE

STAND BY / WE’RE GOING TO MAKE AND EMERGENCY LANDING.

- I’LL TAKE THE AIRCRAFT TO AN EXPLOSIVE SEARCHING AREA.

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PILOT / CONTROLLER EMERGENCY VOCABULARY

Please, make up some emergency sentences using this vocabulary and the

grammar review:

GRAMMAR REVIEW

WE ARE WE WERE WE WEREN’T WE’RE BEING

WE HAD WE HAVE BEEN WE HAVE HAD WE HAVEN´T HAD

WE’RE GOING TO MAKE WE’LL MAKE THEY WILL WE MADE

SOME FEW SEVERAL A LOT OF

NOW RIGHT NOW RIGHT AWAY IMMEDIATELY

THEN AFTER LATER LATTEST

BEFORE PRIOR AGO

THERE IS AN AIRCRAFT THERE. THERE ARE TWO AIRCRAFT THERE

THERE WAS AN AIR SHOW THERE WERE SEVERAL EVENTS

GENERAL VOCABULARY
1. ABLE CAPAZ
2. AIRFRAME ESTRUCTURA
3. BAILOUT (R) ABANDONAR
4. BREAK-DOWN (IV) AVERIAR (SE)
5. BOMB THREAT AMENAZA DE BOMBA
6. BROKEN-DOWN AVERIADO, DAÑADO
7. COLLAPSE (RV) ROMPER
8. CRASH (RV) CHOCAR
9. CRACK (RV) AGRIETARSE (SE)
10. DAMAGE (RV) DAÑAR
11. DANGER PELIGRO
12. DANGEROUS PELIGROSO
13. DISABLE (RV) INCAPACITAR
14. DISTRESS DESASTRE, PELIGRO
15. FAILURE FALLA
16. FIRE FUEGO
17. FUEL STATUS CANTIDAD DE COMBUSTIBLE
18. HAZARD PELIGRO
19. HAZARDOUS PELIGROSO
20. INOPERATIVE INOPERATIVO
21. IN FLIGHT FIRE FUEGO A BORDO
22. LEAK GOTEAR, FUGA
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23. LOSS PÉRDIDA

24. MALFUNCTION (RV) FUNCIONAR MAL
25. MAY DAY DÍA DE MAYO (PELIGRO)
26. OUT OF SERVICE FUERA DE SERVICIO
27. OUT OF ORDER FUERA DE SERVICIO
28. PROBLEM PROBLEMA
29. QUIT (IV) QUIT / QUIT ABANDONAR, CESAR
30. RISK RIESGO
31. RUPTURE RUPTURA
32. SEARCH AND RESCUE BÚSQUEDA Y SALVAMENTO
33. SMOKE HUMO
34. SPIN (IV) SPUN / SPUN EMBARRENAR(SE)
35. THREATEN (RV) AMENAZAR
36. UNABLE INCAPAZ
37. UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE INTERFERENCIA ILICITA
38. WARNING DEVICE DISPOSITIVO DE ALERTA
39. UNSERVICEABLE INSERVIBLE

WARNING DEVICES
40. WARNING LIGHT LUZ DE ALERTA
41. DOOR WARNING LIGHT LUZ ALERTA DE COMPUERTA
42. GEAR WARNING LIGHT LUZ DE ALERTA DE TREN
43. FIRE WARNING LIGHT LUZ DE ALERTA DE FUEGO
44. SMOKE WARNING LIGHT LUZ DE ALERTA DE HUMO

ENGINE AND TURBINE GROUP

45. CRITICAL ENGINE MOTOR CRÍTICO

46. CUTTING OUT ENGINE CORTAR MOTOR (voluntario)
47. ENGINE QUIT / ENGINE STALLED MOTOR FUERA (involuntario)
48. ENGINE FAILURE FALLA DE MOTOR
49. ENGINE ON FIRE MOTOR INCENDIADO
50. ENGINE ICED UP MOTOR ENGELADO
51. ENGINE FLAME-OUT MOTOR APAGADO (involuntario)
52. ENGINE SHUT-DOWN CORTAR MOTOR (voluntario)
53. ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH MOTOR TRABAJA FORZADO
54. PROPELLER HÉLICE
55. PROP HÉLICE
56. FEATHERED PROP HÉLICE EMBANDERADA
57. LOOSE PROP HÉLICE SUELTA O FLOJA
58. RUNAWAY PROP DESBOCAMIENTO DE HÉLICE
59. POWER LOSS PÉRDIDA DE POTENCIA
60. OIL PRESSURE LOSS PÉRDIDA DE PRESIÓN ACEITE
61. HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE ALTA TEMPERATURA DE ACEITE
62. GAUGE MEDIDOR
63. RPM GAUGE MEDIDOR RPM
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64. OIL GAUGE MEDIDOR DE ACEITE

65. FUEL GAUGE MEDIDOR DE COMBUSTIBLE
66. TEMPERATURE GAUGE MEDIDOR DE TEMPERATURA

AIRFRAME AND CONTROLS

67. DECOMPRESSION DESCOMPRESIÓN

68. LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION PÉRDIDA DE PRESURIZACIÓN
69. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DAÑO ESTRUCTURAL
70. MECHANICAL FAILURE FALLA MECÁNICA
71. FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION MAL FUNCIÓN DE LOS CONTROLES
72. FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE FALLA EN LOS CONTOLES DE VUELO
73. PROBLEMS WITH FLAPS PROBLEMAS CON LOS FLAPS
RUDDER TIMÓN DIRECCIONAL
AILERONS ALERONES
SLATS SLATS

IN FLIGHT FIRE

74. FIRE IN THE COCKPIT FUEGO EN LA CABINA DE MANDO

SMOKE HUMO
75. SMOKE IN THE CABIN HUMO EN LA CABINA DE PASAJEROS
FIRE FUEGO
76. CARGO HOLD SMOKE HUMO EN EL COMPARTIMIENTO DE CARGA

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM MALFUNCTION

77. LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE PÉRDIDA DE PRESIÓN HIDRÁULICA

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS

78. ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS PÉRDIDA DE POTENCIA ELÉCTRICA

79. ELECTRICAL FIRE FUEGO ELÉCTRICO
80. COCKPIT BLACKOUT APAGÓN EN LA CABINA

LANDING GEAR / BRAKES / TIRE PROBLEMS

81. FLAT TIRE CAUCHO DESINFLADO
82. BLOWN TIRE CAUCHO EXPLOTADO
83. BRAKES OVERHEATED FRENOS RECALENTADOS
84. BRAKE FIRE FUEGO EN LOS FRENOS
85. BRAKE LOCKED FRENO TRANCADO
86. LANDING GEAR (USA) TREN DE ATTERIZAJE
87. UNDERCARRIAGE (UK) TREN DE ATTERIZAJE
88. GEAR DOOR PROBLEM PROBLEMA CON LA PUERTA DEL TREN
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WHAT’S YOUR FUEL / OIL STATUS?

89. LOW ON FUEL POCO COMBUSTIBLE

90. OUT OF FUEL SIN COMBUSTIBLE
91. FUEL EXHAUSTION SIN COMBUSTIBLE
92. FUEL LEAK BOTE DE COMBUSTIBLE
93. FUEL SPILLAGE DERRAME DE COMBUSTIBLE
94. FUEL DUMPING BOTE DE COMBUSTIBLE (voluntario)
95. FUEL LINE RUPTURE RUPTURA DE TUBERÍAS DE COMBUSTIBLE
96. FUEL TANK RUPTURE RUPTURA DEL TANQUE DE COMBUSTIBLE
97. FUEL CONTAMINATION CONTAMINACIÓN DE COMBUSTIBLE
98. FUEL PUMP FAILURE FALLA EN LA BOMBA DE COMBUSTIBLE
99. OIL LEAK FUGA DE ACEITE
100. OIL SPILLAGE DERRAME DE ACEITE

CAUTION BIRD HAZARDS

101. BIRD STRIKE CHOQUE CON AVE

102. BIRD IMPACT IMPACTO CON AVE
103. BIRD INGESTION INGESTIÓN DE AVES
104. BIRD FLOCK BANDADA DE AVES
105. GULL GAVIOTA
106. VULTURE ZAMURO
107. HAWK HALCÓN
108. DUCK PATO

IN FLIGHT PROBLEMS

109. OUT OF CONTROL FUERA DE CONTROL

110. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HEADING IMPOSIBLE MANTENER RUMBO
111. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE IMPOSIBLE MANTENER ALTITUD
112. EMERGENCY DESCENT DESCENSO DE EMERGENCIA
113. LOSING ALTITUDE PERDIÉNDO ALTITUD
114. SPIN / SPUN EMBARRENAR/EMBARRENADO
SPIN (SUSTANTIVO) BARRENA
115. DIVE / DOVE DESCENDER EN PICADA
SKY DIVER PARACAIDISTA
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UNABLE TO DETERMINE POSITION

116. MISSING AIRCRAFT AERONAVE DESAPARECIDA

117. OVERDUE AIRCRAFT AERONAVE DEMORADA
118. STRAYED AIRCRAFT AERONAVE EXTRAVIADA
119. LOST AIRCRAFT AERONAVE PÉRDIDA

IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER
120. NEARMISS CUASI COLISIÓN
121. NEAR COLLISION CAUSI COLISIÓN
122. AERIAL COLLISION COLISIÓN AÉREA
123. AIRCRAFT COLLIDES IN FLIGHT AERONAVE CHOCA EN VUELO
124. AERIAL SPRAYING AERODESINTEGRACIÓN
125. IN- FLIGHT CRASH CHOQUE AÉREO.

WE’VE JUST RECEIVED BOMB THREAT

126. BOMB SCARE AMENAZA DE BOMBA

127. BOMB ABOARD BOMBA A BORDO
128. EXPLOSIVES ON BOARD EXPLOSIVOS A BORDO
129. HIDDEN BOMB ABOARD BOMBA ESCONDIDA A BORDO
130. EXPLOSIVE DETECTION TEAM EQUIPO DETECTOR DE EXPLOSIVOS
131. DEACTIVATE (RV) DESACTIVAR
132. EXPLOSIVE SEARCH AREA ÁREA DE BÚSQUEDA DE EXPLOSIVOS

UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE

133. AIR PIRACY PIRATERÍA AÉREA

134. HOSTILE ACT ACTO HÓSTIL
135. HIJACK (RV) SECUESTRAR
136. HIJACKER SECUESTRADOR
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EMERGENCY LANDINGS

137. WHEELS UP LANDING ATERRIZAJE TREN ARRIBA

138. GEAR UP LANDING ATERRIZAJE TREN ARRIBA
139. BELLY LANDING ATERRIZAJE DE BARRIGA
140. FORCED LANDING ATERRIZAJE FORZOZO
141. ROUGH LANDING ATERRIZAJE FORZOZO
142. RUNWAY FOAMING ESPUMAR LA PISTA
143. FOAM (RV) ESPUMAR
144. FOAM (SUSTANTIVO) ESPUMA

ON GROUND SEARCH AND RESCUE

145. CRASH SITE SITIO DEL ESTRELLAMIENTO

146. WREKAGE RESTOS DE ACCIDENTE
147. DOWNED AIRCRAFT AERONAVE CAÍDA
148. BAIL OUT (RV) ABANDONAR EL AVIÓN
149. EMERGENCY PASSENGER EVACUATION EVACUACIÓN DE PAX DE EMERGENCIA
150. CRASH PASSENGER EVACUATION EVACUACIÓN DE PAX EN ESTRELLAMIENTO
151. SLIDE EMERGENCY CHUTES TOBOGANES DE EMERGENCIA
152. AERIAL SEARCH PATTERN PATRÓN BÚSQUEDA AÉREO
153. GOUND RESCUE TEAM EQUIPO RESCATE TERRESTRE
154. ORBIT (RV) ORBITAR
155. ESCORT (RV) ESCOLTAR
156. SURVIVER SOBREVIVIENTE
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WATER SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS

157. TO ALIGHT (RV) ACUATIZAR

158. TO DITCH (RV) AMARIZAR
159. ALIGHTING ACUATIZAJE
160. DITCHING AMARIZAJE
161. COAST GUARD GUARDA COSTAS
162. VESSEL BUQUE
163. SHIP BARCO
164. LIFE RAFT BALSA SALVAVIDAS
165. LIFE SAVING VEST CHALECO SALVAVIDAS
166. SEA RESCUE SQUAD ESCUADRÓN BÚSQUEDA MARINA
167. ALIGHTING AREA ÁREA DE ACUATIZAJE
168. DITCHING AREA ÁREA DE AMARIZAJE

PASSENGER PROBLEMS

169. DISABLE PASSENGER PASAJERO INVALIDO

170. SICK PASSENGER PASAJERO ENFERMO
171. SICKNESS ENFERMEDAD
172. ILL PASSENGER PASAJERO ENFERMO
173. ILLNESS ENFERMEDAD
174. INJURED PASSENGER PASAJERO HERIDO
175. INJURE / INJURIES HERIDA / HERIDAS
176. MINOR INJURIES HERIDAS MENORES
177. SEVERE INJURIES HERIDAS SEVERAS
178. SERIOUSLY INJURED GRAVEMENTE HERIDO
179. TO WOUND (RV) HERIR
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180. WOUNDED PASSENGER PASAJERO HERIDO

181. INJURELESS SIN HERIDAS (ILESO)
182. WOUNDLESS SIN HERIDAS (ILESO)
183. SLIGHTLY INJURED LIJERAMENTE HERIDO
184. SLIFGHTLY WOUNDED LIJERAMENTE HERIDO
185. WOUNDED TO DEATH HERIDO DE MUERTE
186. TO ACHE DOLER
187. PAIN / ACHE DOLOR
188. TO DIE (RV) MORIR
189. DEAD MUERTO
190. TO KILL (RV) MATAR
191. TO SHOOT (RV) DISPARAR, ACRIBILLAR
192. TO SUFFER (RV) SUFRIR
193. HEART ATTACK ATAQUE AL CORAZÓN
194. SEVERE DIARRHEA DIARREA SEVERA
195. DEHYDRATION DESHIDRATACIÓN
196. FEVER FIEBRE
197. CRAMPS CALAMBRES
198. ABDOMINAL PAIN DOLOR ABDOMINAL
199. VOMITING VOMITAR
200. AIR SICKNESS MAREO
201. PREGNANT WOMAN MUJER PREÑADA
202. PREGNANCY PREÑEZ, EMBARAZO
203. BABY BIRTH ALUMBRAMIENTO
204. BABY DELIVERY ALUMBRAMIENTO
205. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ASISTENCIA MÉDICA
206. MEDICAL HELP ASISTENCIA MÉDICA
207. DOCTOR DOCTOR
208. PHISICIAN DOCTOR
209. AMBULANCE AMBULANCIA
210. STRETCHER CAMILLA
211. WHEEL CHAIR SILLA DE RUEDAS
212. CRUTCHS MULETAS
213. HOSPITAL HOSPITAL
214. CONTAMINATED FOOD COMIDA DESCOMPUESTA
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215. FOOOD POISONING ENVENENAMIENTO POR ALIMENTO

216. EPIDEMIOLOGIST EPIDEMIOLOGO
217. CENTER FOR DESEASE CONTROL CENTRO DE CONTROL DE ENFERMEDADES
218. HEALTH AUTHORITIES AUTORIDADES DE SALUD
219. CHEST PAIN DOLOR DE PECHO

D. WEATHER INFORMED BY THE PILOT

CTL. – NAVAJO 30D / REPORT WEATHER CONDITIONS
FLIGHT CONDITIONS.
PIL. – WE’RE IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS
IN SEVERE WEATHER
IN AND OUT IFR
IN ICING CONDITIONS
IFR
VFR

E. FUEL STATUS
CTL. – NAVAJO 30D / WHAT´S YOUR FUEL REMAINING?
HOW MUCH FUEL DO YOU LEFT?
WHAT’S YOUR FUEL STATUS?
PIL. – I HAVE 30 MINUTE’S FUEL
I STILL HAVE 20 MORE MINUTES FUEL.

F. IFR FLIGHT CAPABILITY

CTL. – ARE YOU QUALIFIED AND CAPABLE FOR IFR FLIGHT?
DO YOU HAVE ANY INSTRUMENT TRAINING AT ALL?
ARE YOUR IFR RATED?
PIL. – NO, I’M JUST VFR RATED
YES, I’M IFR RATED
CTL. – WHAT IS YOUR NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY?
PIL. – THIS ACFT IS EQUIPPED WITH A VOR AND ADF AN ILS A GYRO
COMPASS, THE TURN AND BANK AND THE ALTIMETER.
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G. LAST REFERENCE POINT

CTL. – WHAT WAS YOUR LAST KNOWN POSITION AND WHAT TIME YOU
CHECKED IT?
PIL. – I OVERFLEW BLUE LAKE ABOUT 15 MINUTES AGO.

H. ESTABLISHING POSITION THROUGH DEAD REKONING

CTL. – WHAT WAS YOUR HEADING WHEN YOU LEFT BLUE LAKE?
PIL. – I SET HEADING 255° SINCE THEN

I. RADIO AID INFORMATION

CTL. – DO YOU RECEIVE OR HAVE RECEIVED ANY NAVAID SIGNAL?
DO YOU RECEIVE THE MIA VOR-DME?
PIL. – SAY AGAIN THE VOR FREQUENCY.
CTL. - TUNE UP 114.1 THAT´S THE MIA VOR-DME AND REPORT POSITION.
PIL. – WE’RE ON THE MIA 175 RADIAL / I DON´T SHOW THE DME
DISTANCE.

J. VISUAL RECOGNITION
CTL. – WHAT ATE THE MOST PROMINENT LAND MARKS YOU HAVE IN
SIGHT?
PIL. – AT THIS TIME, I´M OVERFLYING A BIG VALLEY. THE RIGHT
MOUNTAIN SIDE IS VERY HIGH AND THE LEFT ONE IS SMALLER. I SEE A
WIDE RIVER DOWN THERE THAT GET’S ME INTO A BIG LAKE AT
APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AHEAD OF ME. AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE
RIVER THERE’S A NARROW ASPHALTED ROAD THAT RUNS
NORTHBOUND.

K. AIRCRAFT’S COLORS
CTL. - WHAT ARE THE COLORS OF YOUR AIRCRAFT?
WHAT COLOR IS THE AIRPLANE?
PIL. - IT’S PAINTED BLUE AND WHITE.
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L. PEOPLE ON BOARD

CTL. - HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE YOU ON BOARD?

ARE YOU BY YOURSELF?

PIL. – WE’RE 14 PEOPLE ON BOARD

I’M BY MYSELF

I’M ALONE

JUST CREW.

M. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ON BOARD

CTL. – DO YOU HAVE ANY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ON BOARD?

DO YOU HAVE SURVIVAL GEAR ON BOARD?

PIL. – YES, WE HAVE A RAFT, 2 LIFE VESTS, 3 DAYS FOOD AND WATER,

A FOREST KIT, A FIRST AID KIT AN ELT AND AN EXTINGUISHER.

HIJACKING
SPECIAL EMERGENCY (AIR PIRACY).

A special emergency is a condition of air piracy, or other hostile act by a person(s)

aboard and aircraft, which threatens the safety of the aircraft or its passengers. The pilot
of an aircraft reporting special emergency condition should:

A. If circumstances permit, apply distress or urgency communication procedures,

including the details of the special emergency.

PILOT POSIBLE PHRASEOLOGY

PIL. – MAY DAY / MAY DAY / MAY DAY / THIS IS PAA 442 / WE HAVE
BEEN HIJACKED / AND FORCED TO DIVERT TO CUBA / BE ADVISED
THAT THREE PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN SHOT BY THE HIJACKERS
THEY WANT YOU TO CONTACT THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO
LET HIM KNOW THEIR DEMANDS.
Note: if pilot is unable to provide this information, he will use code words stating:
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PIL. – MIA / PAA442 / TRANSPONDER SEVEN FIVE ZERO ZERO

And / or using transponder setting code 7500.
B. CODE 7500 DISPLAY.

When controllers observe a mode code 7500, they will ask the pilot as follows:

CTL. – PAA 442 / VERIFY YOUR TRANSPONDER

PIL. – PAA 442 / SQUAWKING CORRECT.

If the aircraft is not being subjected to unlawful interference, the pilot should
respond to the query by broadcasting in the clear that he is not being subjected to unlawful
interference. If the reply is in affirmative, the pilot will state:

“SQUAWKING CORRECT”

If no reply is received, the controller will not question the pilot further but be
responsive to the aircraft requests.

AIRCRAFT BOMB EMERGENCIES

When a threat is targeted against a specific aircraft and controllers are in contact

with the suspect aircraft. They should take the following actions as appropriate:

1. Advise the pilot of the threat.

2. Inform the pilot, that technical assistance can be obtained from the explosive expert

team.

3. Ask the pilot if he desires to climb or descend to an altitude that would equalize or

reduce the outside air pressure (existing cabin air pressure differential). ATC will

issue an appropriate clearance considering MEA, MOCA, MSA and weather.

4. Handle the aircraft as an emergency and / or provide the most expeditious handling

possible with respect to the safety of other aircraft, ground facilities and personnel.

5. Issue clearances to a new destination if requested.

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6. When a pilot request technical assistance or if it is apparent that pilot may need such

assistance, controllers may not suggest what actions the pilot should take concerning

a bomb, but will obtain the following information:

A. AIRCRAFT CHARACTERISTICS

BAW 259 / WHAT IS YOUR TYPE, SERIES AND MODEL OF YOUR

AIRCRAFT?

B. EXPLOSIVE LOCATION
WHAT IS THE PRECISE LOCATION OF THE BOMB? (IF KNOWN)

C. EXPLOSIVE DESCRIPTION
REQUEST A DESCRIPTION OF THE BOMB DEVICE IF KNOWN AND
OTHER DETAILS WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.

(*) The following details, may be of significance if known, but it is not intended that the
pilot should disturb a suspected bomb or bomb container to ascertain the information.

D. EXPLOSIVE SETTING
THE ALTITUDE OR TIME SET FOR THE BOMB TO EXPLODE.

E. TYPE OF DETONATING ACTION

- BAROMETRIC
- TIME
- ANTIHANDLING
- REMOTE RADIO TRANSMITTER

F. POWER SOURCE
- BATTERY
- ELECTRICAL
- MECHANICAL
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G. TYPE OF INITIATOR
- BLASTING CAP
- FLASH BULB
- CHEMICAL

H. TYPE OF EXPLOSIVE (INCENDIARY CHARGE)

- DYNAMITE
- BLACK POWDER
- CHEMICAL

If the aircraft is at an airport where control tower exists, ATC will recommend
that takeoff be delayed until the pilot or aircraft operator establishes that a bomb is not
aboard. If the pilot insists on taking off and in ATC’S opinion the operation will not
adversely affect other traffic, controllers will issue and ATC clearance,

ATC will advise the aircraft to remain as far away from other aircraft and facilities
as possible, to clear the runway, if appropriate, and to taxi to an isolated or designated
search area. When it is impractical or if the pilot takes an alternative action parking and
off-loading immediately, ATC will advise other aircraft to remain clear of the suspected
aircraft.

When a pilot reports the discovery of a bomb or suspected bomb on an aircraft

which is airborne or on the ground, ATC will determine the pilot’s intention and comply
with his requests insofar as possible.

Emergency handling is discretionary and will be based on the situation. With

certain types of threats, plans may be very useful.
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MAY DAY

P = PILOT C= CONTROLLER OP=OTHER PILOT OC=OTHER CONTROLLER

P.- Richmond radio, come in, Richmond radio, this 639MA, will you come in please,
over.

C.- _____________ Richmond radio, this is Richmond tower, _________________

119.5, ________________________________________________________________?

P. – This is 639MA, I read you loud and clear – I´m lost – I think I’m due north of you,
and I’m almost____________________________, how can you help me.

C.- 39MA ____________________________________________________________.

OC. – 639MA, Richmond radar, over.

P. – This is 639M.

C.- N639MA, __________________________________________________ now?

P.- My altitude is 6.500 feet, I’m near a large city, but I can´t identify it.

P.- My heading is about north.

C.- I understand heading of north, OK ____________________________________?

P.- I’ve been fooling around here sometime, there’s a city of the east of me, what was
that?

C.- Roger, what is your magnetic compass heading now?

P.- My magnetic compass is completely out. I have____________________________

C.- Are you tuned to Richmond VOR?

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C.- OK, is your ____________ working? What _________of Richmond VOR_________

now?

P.- 005

C.- 005________________________________________________________________
the resume original heading.

P.- Turn right to 90 degrees.

C.- N639MA____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________.

P.- Mooney Mark 21

C.-Mooney Mark 21, _____________________________________________________.

P.- The gauges are down against the button_________________

C.- _________________________________________________________________?

P.- one

C.- Alright, you’re___________________________________________________ of

Richmond Bird Field, roll out on heading 180, 180.

P.- Roger, I’ll try 180°, I´m using the stars at the moment.

C.- OK, we’ll continue this with a no gyro, ____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________.

P.- Fly straight and level?

C.- Affirm, just stop your turn, fly straight and level, we’ll give you a no-gyro _______
______________________________________________________________________.

P. –Shall I continue on my present course?

C.- Affirm, and this will be a surveillance ASR approach to RWY 20, The Richmond
weather is ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________.

P.- I have 2 VORs… I have about 15 hours on instruments.

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C.- Do you request to make a ASR approach at Richmond?

P. – Affirm, vector me into visibility.

C.- Ok, you understand now we have a ________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________.

P.- That’s OK, I can handle that.

C.- OK

P.- There goes my engine

C.- Understand your engine is quitting.

P.- That’s correct, I put on the fuel pump, now I’m going to the best glide angel.

C.- OK, there’s an airport, Northfield, ____________________, ______________

_______________ see if can pick that up.

C.- N639MA, __________________________________________________________?

P.- I still read, but I don’t think I see the airport.

C.- OK, the airport is still 12 o’clock, a 4/1 miles now____________________________

____________________________________________.

P.- Negative.

C.- N639M________________________________________________________?

P.- My altitude is 4.500 ft.

C.- Ok, now 3 ½ miles from that airport, hold your present heading, N639MA, I do not
know weather conditions or runway conditions Northfield airport.

P.- How does this runway line with my heading?

C.- The paved runway is RWY 6/24, you’ll be almost with RWY24. If you can bear turn
left now, turn left, will advise when to stop your turn.

P.- Making a standard left turn.

C.- Roger N639MA, _________________________ N639MA Northfield is 12 o ‘clock

2 ½ miles, advise if you pick it up.
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P.- I see the lights of an airfield … and there’s a dark open space.

C.- Roger, _________________________________________________________

I’d suggest______________________________________________________________
and turn left a standard rate turn left.

P.- Roger, I can see a string of lights off to my left, that could be runway lights, could
that be correct?

C.- Well that airport is now at_______________________________________________.

P. – Alright, I’ll make a right turn towards what appears to be the runway.

C.- Roger.

P.- Would I make a landing towards Richmond or from it?

C.- Your choice surfaces winds Richmond Bird Field___________________________

______________________________________________________________________.

P.- Altitude is 1.600.

C.- OK, the airport is half a mile away, got it made?

P.- I think so. I think I’m from the wrong end from it, what’s the visb.

What´s the strength of the wind?

C.- __________________________________________________________________.

P.- Roger.

C.- Land at your discretion.

P.- Yes I can see the green entry lights now.

C.- Ok good show, and if you can get to a telephone, call me as soon as you get on the
ground.

P.- Richmond radio 639MA, could you receive me on the ground? I´m OK, wish you told
me to put my landing gear down. I landed belly down, over and out.
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SKY MASTER SPECIAL MOVIES

FIRE AND RAIN

- DELTA 191H You are cleared for take-off, have a good flight.
- Roger Fort Lauderdale, this DEL191H, rolling.
- Power set.
- We got another storm rolling in, a big one.
- This is ______________________________ at the National Weather Service
Yeah, tell DFW that everything looks pretty normal.
I’m gonna break for an early lunch, it won´t be long.
- Some pretty heavy-duty weather up ahead.
- DFW center, this is _______________.
- Go ahead 191H.
- Yeah, we’re heading into a line of weather along the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast,
we’d like to alter course heading more northerly to Texarkana.
- Roger, you are cleared to deviate
- Roger ____________, thank you.
- Hello folks, this is captain Connor, we´re gonna alter course a little bit right now
about _______ east of Dallas, we´re making this detour for smoother ride, we’ll
be arriving DFW about ______ minutes late, thank you.
- Attention please, arrival of DELTA flight 191h from Fort Lauderdale will be
delay approximately 20 minutes.
- Excuse me, is there a problem?
- No, just the rain and some traffic.
- DEL191H this is Forthwort air Traffic Control Center, _____ and _____________
altimeter __________ suggest now ____________ to ________ the Blue Ritz
______ radial and track __________, we got a good air-view.
- DEL191H I’m looking at the thunder-storm cell at about _____________, it’s a
pretty good size cell. I rather not go through; I’d rather go around on one way or
another.
- Can’t take it to the south 191H, airline’s departures to the south. I got about 60
aircraft going through this area out here, 10 to 12 miles wide, their doing a good
ride.
- Well I still see the cell at about a ________________.
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- Ok, when I can I’ll turn you into Blue Ritz, you’ll be about ________ radial.
- Roger understand.
- Must be planning to turn us before we get to that area.
- I better put the girls down.
- Cabin attendants please prepare the cabin for landing.
- ___________________ approach, DEL191H, going through ____________ feet.
- DEL191H ____________________.
- Roger DEL191H, turning _______________.
- DEL191H continue _________________________.
- DEL191H continue _________________________.
- DEL191H ______________ degrees, ______________________________.
- DEL191H ____________________________________.
- Maintain 10 degrees’ flaps.
- 10° flaps coming.
- It’s just the flaps, there’s nothing to worry about.
- Yeah, get me DFW from the forecast office.
- Is that a water spout out off the end of the ___________?
- Sure, looks like, doesn’t it
- Jack I just got a call from _____________________ about a formation he’s been
watching just north of DFW.
- Yeah, I’ve been watching it too, but I don´t think is any ground truth, go ahead
put out and statement but it doesn’t give an aviation weather warning, I think it
would be a crying wolf.
- DEL191H, _______________________________________.
- DEL191H, _______________________________________.
- Take a look to the left of the final approach to runway 17L, looks like a little
shower.
- We’re going to get the airplane.
- What?
- We´re going to get the airplane wet.
- Looks like a dust storm out there.
- A heavy rain.
- Lightning is coming out of that cloud.
- Where?
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- Right ahead of us.

- Tower this is DEL191H, I´m here in the rain.
- DEL191H, this is DFW _______, ___________________________________.
- Roger _____________________ , thanks you.
- Del ___________________________________________.
- Roger _____________.
- Reducing to ______.
- Gear down.
- Watch your speed.
- Hey Don, watch your speed.
- Airspeed dropped to _______ knots.
- I try.
- Gaining a little.
- That’s it.
- Hang on to it, hang on to it.
- Pull up, full flaps.
- Full flaps
- DELTA go around, DELTA go around.
- Rescue, rescue this is DFW _____, we have an airliner crash and burning on
_____________.