LIBRARY 065 · SPOKEN CHAPTER 53 · 2:54
Accept or decline a short approach — Accept
Evaluate a short-approach request.
Your scenario
You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. You are on right downwind for runway 34R, indicated altitude 1600 feet. You are tuned to Paine Tower. You have ATIS information India.
Practice goals
- Evaluate a short-approach request.
- Say unable rather than accept an unsuitable approach.
Respond aloud during each ten-second practice window, then compare with the example. Replay any exchange you want to practice.
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- 0:00 NARRATOR: Chapter 53. Here is the scenario: You're in the pattern at Paine Field, and
- 0:04 Tower may ask for a tighter approach. Practice accepting or explaining why you
- 0:09 cannot.
- 0:11 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. You are
- 0:17 on right downwind for runway 34R, indicated altitude 1600 feet. You are tuned to Paine
- 0:24 Tower. You have ATIS information India.
- 0:28 NARRATOR: Play the pilot. At each prompt, use the ten-second pause to respond aloud or
- 0:34 decide whether to transmit. Then compare with the example. This is simulated radio
- 0:39 practice.
- 0:42 NARRATOR: Your task: The scenario starts with you downwind for runway 34R. Initial
- 0:47 contact has already been established; there is no outstanding clearance to enter or land
- 0:52 on the runway.
- 1:03 PILOT: Paine Tower, Evektor 827EV, midfield right downwind runway 34R, full stop
- 1:11 TOWER: Evektor 827EV, are you able to make a short approach?
- 1:17 NARRATOR: Your task: In this simulated situation you can safely accept the request.
- 1:32 PILOT: Short approach is acceptable, Evektor 827EV
- 1:37 TOWER: Evektor 7EV, make short approach runway 34R
- 1:52 PILOT: Short approach runway 34R, Evektor 7EV
- 1:57 TOWER: Evektor 7EV, wind 340 at 8, runway 34R, cleared to land
- 2:15 PILOT: cleared to land runway 34R, Evektor 7EV
- 2:21 NARRATOR: Scenario update: Time advances through the pattern. You are now on final
- 2:26 for runway 34R.
- 2:29 NARRATOR: Scenario update: The simulated landing is complete. You are slowing on
- 2:33 runway 34R.
- 2:36 NARRATOR: Scenario update: You have exited the runway. This lesson ends clear of the
- 2:41 runway, before further taxi instructions.
- 2:45 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: Requested pattern change resolved and landing complete.
- 2:51 NARRATOR: If you enjoyed this video like and subscribe
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