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Everyday English A false horizon is an illusion caused by flying over a banked cloud, night flying over featureless terrain with ground lights that are indistinguishable from the dark sky with stars.    Or during a night flies over a featureless terrain with a clearly defined pattern of ground lights and starless sky.    The disoriented pilot will operate […]

Everyday English AIRPROX – short for Aircraft Proximity is a term used for the situation in which two aircraft come dangerously close.   AIRPROX incidents can occur for various reasons including miscommunication between ATC and pilots. Errors in navigation or altitude control or simply due to the density of air traffic in certain airspace.   Ultimately

Everyday English It is an electrically driven fuel pump usually of the centrifugal type.   It is located close to the lowest point of fuel tanks lines to provide fuel to the engine.   Especially for starting or to provide fuel pressure in case of engine driven pump failure.   It also pressurizes the fuel

Everyday English AIRPROX – short for Aircraft Proximity is a term used for the situation in which two aircraft come dangerously close.   AIRPROX incidents can occur for various reasons including miscommunication between ATC and pilots. Errors in navigation or altitude control or simply due to the density of air traffic in certain airspace.   Ultimately

Everyday English Mitigating the presence of bird flock around airports is essential for ensuring aviation safety.   There are several methods commonly employed to address this issue.   The Wildlife Management Team is one of them.   Airports often maintain dedicated a wildlife management team equipped with tools such as bird repellents, distress calls and pyrotechnics

Everyday English In a recent runway incursion incident at a major international airport a commercial airliner was cleared for takeoff on Runway 27L while another aircraft a business jet was given clearance to cross the same runway.   Unfortunately, due to miscommunication of both aircraft the business jet began its crossing just as the airliner started its takeoff roll.

Everyday English or RVSM, is an essential concept in aviation aimed at increasing airspace capacity and efficiency.   It allows aircraft to fly at reduced separations typically between 29,000 and 41,000 feet.   Separation reduced from 2000 feet to 1000 between flight levels.   By implementing RVSM airspace capacity is optimized enabling more aircraft to

Everyday English RVR or Runway Visual Range is a crucial measurement in aviation that assesses visibility and helps pilots during takeoff, landing and taxiing.   It measures the distance along the runway surface that a pilot can visually perceive.   RVR values are typically reported in feet or meters. Can be found in ATIS or NOTAM reports.

Everyday English Divers were unable to launch a rescue operation after a passenger plane crashed in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria as they lacked oxygen in their cylinders. As an official report has found.   At least 19 people died after the plane plunged into the lake on 6 November.   The report from Tanzania’s transport ministry painted a damning picture of

Everyday English A small plane crashed into high-voltage power lines in the US state of Maryland.   Authorities said that the two people trapped inside the plane were rescued and taken to local trauma centers with serious injuries.   The crash caused widespread power outages throughout the area.   The plane has since been taken