LIBRARY 143 · SPOKEN CHAPTER 143 · 2:45
Minimum Fuel Advisory
Practice communicating this situation: Your usable fuel estimate supports landing at the planned destination, but you cannot accept undue delay on arrival.
Your scenario
You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your position is 12 miles east of Paine Field, indicated altitude 2500 feet. You are tuned to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Arlington.
Practice goals
- Your usable fuel estimate supports landing at the planned destination, but you cannot accept undue delay on arrival. You do not currently need traffic priority to land safely. The airplane and radios operate normally.
- State the problem and requested assistance without inventing aircraft handling or a successful outcome.
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 143. Here is the scenario: Your fuel situation leaves little room for
- 0:04 arrival delays. Practice explaining your needs to the controller.
- 0:09 NARRATOR: Your starting details: You are flying Evektor, registration N827EV. Your
- 0:14 position is 12 miles east of Paine Field, indicated altitude 2500 feet. You are tuned
- 0:21 to Seattle Approach. Your planned destination is Arlington.
- 0:27 NARRATOR: Play the pilot. At each prompt, use the ten-second pause to respond aloud or
- 0:33 decide whether to transmit. Then compare with the example. This is simulated radio
- 0:38 practice.
- 0:40 NARRATOR: Scenario update: Your usable fuel estimate supports landing at the planned
- 0:44 destination, but you cannot accept undue delay on arrival. You do not currently need
- 0:49 traffic priority to land safely. The airplane and radios operate normally. This
- 0:53 is a communications-only exercise, not an aircraft emergency checklist. Aviate first.
- 0:59 NARRATOR: Your task: State your problem, position and requested assistance. Keep
- 1:03 flying the airplane; the practice pause is not operational delay.
- 1:17 PILOT: Seattle Approach, Evektor 827EV, 12 miles east of Paine Field, Minimum fuel,
- 1:23 landing at Arlington. Please advise of any expected arrival delays.
- 1:29 APPROACH: Evektor 827EV, roger, no delay anticipated at this time, advise if you
- 1:37 require priority
- 1:41 NARRATOR: Your task: For this exercise, there are 2 people on board and estimated
- 1:47 usable fuel is 45 minutes. Your indicated altitude is 2500 feet and heading is 360.
- 1:53 Give only what workload permits; these are scenario facts, not a checklist.
- 2:09 PILOT: Estimated usable fuel remaining 45 minutes, 2 people on board. I can reach
- 2:15 Arlington, but cannot accept undue delay, Evektor 827EV
- 2:21 NARRATOR: End of this exercise: End of the radio decision exercise. The stated
- 2:25 condition remains unresolved; no landing, rescue, repair or medical outcome is
- 2:29 assumed. Continue the appropriate aircraft-specific procedures and assistance
- 2:32 coordination.
- 2:34 NARRATOR: Chapter debrief: Communications exercise ends with the stated condition
- 2:38 unresolved; subsequent aircraft handling is outside scope.
- 2:42 NARRATOR: If you enjoyed this video like and subscribe
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