Unit 7

Home » Unit 7 Part 4: Autonomous activities Things to think about, research and discuss: Do you use dead reckoning when flying? Why (not)? In what circumstances? What do you think about using tablets in the cockpit? Do you think technology has made pilots complacent about navigation? Explain your answer Describe a flight which you [...]

Home » Unit 7 Part 3: Listening comprehension The following recording gives four simple pieces of advice to follow if you get lost when flying. Listen to it and then answer these questions. Audio file http://www.touch-english-and-go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dw_unit_7_lost.mp3 The first thing to do is keep calm. Why is it easy to panic when you realise you are [...]

Home » Unit 7 Part 2: Reading comprehension Read the following incident reports relating to technical problems in aircraft and then answer the questions which follow. Dead Reckoning It is agreed that the compass is a VFR pilot's primary navigation tool. But when it comes to specifying the second most valuable such device in the [...]

Home » Unit 7 Part 1: Picture description Describe these pictures in as much detail as you can Words which may help you: Executive jet – three-engined – windsock Questions to think about: Describe the aircraft What is it doing? What can you say about its altitude? What is the weather like? What is in [...]