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LIBRARY 079 · SPOKEN CHAPTER 69 · 4:46

Arriving without full ATIS — Have the numbers

State exactly what airport information was received.

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Your scenario

You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your position is 10 miles southeast of Paine Field, indicated altitude 4500 feet. You are tuned to Paine Tower.

Practice goals

Respond aloud during each ten-second practice window, then compare with the example. Replay any exchange you want to practice.

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  1. 0:00 NARRATOR: Chapter 69. Here is the scenario: You're approaching Paine Field without
  2. 0:03 complete airport information. Practice explaining what you have heard and making
  3. 0:07 your arrival call.
  4. 0:10 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your
  5. 0:15 position is 10 miles southeast of Paine Field, indicated altitude 4500 feet. You are
  6. 0:22 tuned to Paine Tower.
  7. 0:26 NARRATOR: Play the pilot. At each prompt, use the ten-second pause to respond aloud or
  8. 0:32 decide whether to transmit. Then compare with the example. This is simulated radio
  9. 0:37 practice.
  10. 0:39 NARRATOR: Scenario update: Time advances to an inbound position outside the airport
  11. 0:44 traffic area. The simulated route stays clear of airspace that requires separate
  12. 0:49 authorization.
  13. 0:51 NARRATOR: Scenario update: You are 12 miles east of Paine Field, at 2500 feet. Your
  14. 0:57 intention is a full-stop landing. You have not received the current ATIS broadcast.
  15. 1:04 NARRATOR: Your task: For this exercise your information status is: have numbers. State
  16. 1:08 that rather than claim a current ATIS letter.
  17. 1:21 PILOT: Paine Tower, Evektor 827EV, 12 miles east, 2500 feet, inbound full stop, have
  18. 1:28 numbers
  19. 1:30 TOWER: Evektor 827EV, information Echo is current, runway 16L, wind 160 at 4,
  20. 1:38 altimeter 30.02
  21. 1:49 PILOT: runway 16L, altimeter 30.02, Evektor 827EV
  22. 1:56 TOWER: Evektor 7EV, runway 16L, enter left downwind, report midfield
  23. 2:11 PILOT: enter left downwind runway 16L, report midfield, Evektor 7EV
  24. 2:18 NARRATOR: Your task: Time advances along the assigned entry, with visual conditions
  25. 2:25 maintained. Make the requested position report.
  26. 2:38 PILOT: Paine Tower, Evektor 7EV, midfield left downwind, runway 16L, full-stop landing
  27. 2:45 TOWER: Evektor 7EV, runway 16L, cleared to land
  28. 2:59 PILOT: cleared to land runway 16L, Evektor 7EV
  29. 3:05 NARRATOR: Scenario update: Time advances through the pattern. You are now on final
  30. 3:09 for runway 16L.
  31. 3:12 NARRATOR: Scenario update: The simulated landing is complete. You are slowing on
  32. 3:17 runway 16L.
  33. 3:20 TOWER: Evektor 7EV, turn left at Foxtrot Three when able, contact ground 121.8 when
  34. 3:23 off the runway
  35. 3:34 PILOT: left at Foxtrot Three when able, ground 121.8 when off the runway, Evektor
  36. 3:39 7EV
  37. 3:42 NARRATOR: Scenario update: The entire airplane is beyond the runway
  38. 3:45 holding-position marking at Foxtrot Three. You may switch to ground.
  39. 3:50 NARRATOR: Your task: Report clear and request taxi to parking.
  40. 4:04 PILOT: Paine Ground, Evektor 827EV, clear of runway 16L at Foxtrot Three, request taxi to
  41. 4:10 parking
  42. 4:12 GROUND: Evektor 827EV, east ramp, taxi via Foxtrot
  43. 4:27 PILOT: taxi to the east ramp via Foxtrot, Evektor 827EV
  44. 4:33 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: Airport information supplied explicitly; arrival
  45. 4:37 complete without a false ATIS claim.
  46. 4:42 NARRATOR: If you enjoyed this video like and subscribe

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