LIBRARY 138 · SPOKEN CHAPTER 138 · 3:10
Emergency follow-up information — Medical emergency
Communicate urgency and requested assistance before secondary details.
Your scenario
You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your position is 12 miles northeast of Paine Field, indicated altitude 3500 feet. You are tuned to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Arlington.
Practice goals
- Communicate urgency and requested assistance before secondary details.
- Provide people and fuel information when workload permits.
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 138. Here is the scenario: An urgent situation develops during your
- 0:06 flight. Practice asking for assistance and answering the controller's follow-up
- 0:11 questions.
- 0:14 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your
- 0:19 position is 12 miles northeast of Paine Field, indicated altitude 3500 feet. You are
- 0:25 tuned to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Arlington.
- 0:31 NARRATOR: Play the pilot. At each prompt, use the ten-second pause to respond aloud or
- 0:37 decide whether to transmit. Then compare with the example. This is simulated radio
- 0:42 practice.
- 0:44 NARRATOR: Scenario update: This exercise covers emergency communications, not
- 0:48 aircraft handling or medical procedures. Aviate first; do not wait for the training
- 0:54 pause in an actual emergency.
- 0:58 NARRATOR: Scenario update: The problem is: passenger unconscious. You intend to return
- 1:03 to Paine Field and need an ambulance.
- 1:08 NARRATOR: Your task: Declare the emergency, position, and assistance requested when
- 1:12 able.
- 1:22 PILOT: Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, Seattle Approach, Evektor 827EV, 12 miles northeast
- 1:28 of Paine Field, 3500 feet, passenger unconscious, request priority return to
- 1:33 Paine Field
- 1:36 APPROACH: Evektor 827EV, roger, say intentions when able
- 1:43 NARRATOR: Your task: In this simulated situation you can continue toward the
- 1:47 airport. State intentions and the assistance needed.
- 2:00 PILOT: able to continue toward Paine Field, request an ambulance, Evektor 827EV
- 2:07 APPROACH: Evektor 7EV, when able, say fuel remaining in minutes and number of people on
- 2:12 board
- 2:14 NARRATOR: Your task: You have 45 minutes of fuel and 2 people on board. Provide those
- 2:20 details when workload permits.
- 2:31 PILOT: 45 minutes fuel, 2 people on board, Evektor 7EV
- 2:37 APPROACH: Evektor 7EV, an ambulance requested, advise if your intentions change
- 2:53 PILOT: wilco, Evektor 7EV
- 2:57 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: Emergency assistance requested; the condition remains
- 3:01 unresolved. No arrival, rescue, or repair is assumed.
- 3:07 NARRATOR: If you enjoyed this video like and subscribe
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