Fuel Emergency

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1. 0:00 NARRATOR: Chapter 141. Here is the scenario: Your fuel situation has become urgent.
2. 0:07 Practice communicating that urgency and requesting assistance.
3. 0:12 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your
4. 0:17 position is 8 miles northeast of Paine Field, indicated altitude 3500 feet. You are
5. 0:24 tuned to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Arlington.
6. 0:30 NARRATOR: Play the pilot. At each prompt, use the ten-second pause to respond aloud or
7. 0:36 decide whether to transmit. Then compare with the example. This is simulated radio
8. 0:41 practice.
9. 0:43 NARRATOR: Scenario update: Your updated usable-fuel estimate indicates that traffic
10. 0:48 priority is now necessary to land safely. The engine is still running normally, and
11. 0:54 both radio transmission and reception are available. This is a communications-only
12. 0:58 exercise, not an aircraft emergency checklist. Aviate first.
13. 1:04 NARRATOR: Your task: State your problem, position and requested assistance. Keep
14. 1:08 flying the airplane; the practice pause is not operational delay.
15. 1:22 PILOT: Mayday, mayday, mayday, Seattle Approach, Evektor 827EV, 8 miles northeast
16. 1:27 of Paine Field, declaring a fuel emergency, estimated fuel remaining 15 minutes. Request
17. 1:32 priority landing at the nearest suitable airport without delay.
18. 1:38 APPROACH: Evektor 827EV, roger, say persons on board and fuel remaining when able
19. 1:46 NARRATOR: Your task: For this exercise, there are 2 people on board and estimated
20. 1:52 usable fuel is 15 minutes. Your indicated altitude is 3500 feet and heading is 360.
21. 1:59 Give only what workload permits; these are scenario facts, not a checklist.
22. 2:14 PILOT: fuel remaining 15 minutes. 2 people on board, at 3500, heading 360. Engine is
23. 2:20 still running; traffic priority is needed to land before fuel is exhausted, Evektor 827EV
24. 2:28 NARRATOR: End of this exercise: End of the radio decision exercise. The stated
25. 2:33 condition remains unresolved; no landing, rescue, repair or medical outcome is
26. 2:37 assumed. Continue the appropriate aircraft-specific procedures and assistance
27. 2:39 coordination.
28. 2:42 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: Communications exercise ends with the stated condition
29. 2:45 unresolved; subsequent aircraft handling is outside scope.
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