Runway Incursion

Runway Incursion (invasão de pista)

Miscommunication – falta de comunicação

Misunderstanding – mal entendido

Some situations:

• Requests from the pilot that the controller repeat the instructions
• Misunderstandings by the pilot which result in incorrect readback
• Failure of the controller to recognize incorrect readback
• Either the controller or the pilot confusing the callsign

Causes of communication breakdown (falha de comunicação)

• Complexity of the instructions
• Mispronunciation (pronúncia errada)
• Misunderstandings
• Instructions spoken too quickly

Recommendations

• Keep instructions short
• Listen to what a pilot reads back
• Speak slowly
• Break up the message into its individual words
• Ask when not sure

Vocabulary:

• Mishear – ouvir mal
• Give way – Dê passagem
• Unclear – Não claro

Prefer to speak the short and simple english / Prefer to speak plain english – prefira falar o inglês simples e claro.

Building and Features

• The Airport administration offices
• Customs office (alfândega)
• The national weather service
• The postal service offices
• Helipad (heliporto)

Controller’s report

1. Issue instructions to taxi (emitir instruções para o táxi)
2. Issue runway-in-use information and taxi clearance
3. The holding position in case of traffic conflict
4. Take-off clearance
5. Issue clearance to taxi from apron
6. Issue parking information

Vocabulary

• Issue – emitir
• Clearance – autorização
• Arrow pointing to right/left – seta apontando para direita/esquerda
• Apron – pátio
• Prevailing Wind – vento prevalecente
• Airfield – aeródromo
• Active/Inactive runway
• Inbound x outbound – entrada x saída
• Manoeuvre/ maneuver (lê-se maníuver), ground manoeuvre – manobras no solo. A diferença na escrita se deve ao fato de um ser British e o outro American.

 Remember that you:

• Make a request
• Receive clearance
• Give a response
• Read back a message
• Realize a mistake
• Repeat an instruction
• Confuse a call sign
• Give an instruction

Let’s describe actions and position according to ground manoeuvres:

No movement: stand, wait, queue, face

Eg: Seven aircraft are standing at the gates (Sete aeronavaes estão ficando nos gates)

I’m on queue to take off. (Estou na fila para decolar)

A TAM3 is facing south (Um TAM está virado para o sul).

Slow: move around, approach, turn, push back, taxi, exit, head

Eg: A few service vehicle is moving around on the apron. (Alguns veículos de serviço estão se movendo no pátio)

An IL96 is approaching its gate ( um IL96 está aproximando do seu gate)

The A330 is taxiing into position (O A330 está taxiando para sua posição)

An Aircraft is taxiing along A (Uma aeronave está taxiando pela alfa)

Fast: roll for, take off, touchdown, go-around

Eg: I hope we have a smooth touchdown. We’ve had enough scares on this flight already (Espero que tenhamos um pouso –toque- suave. Tivemos já sustos o bastante neste voo).

Three acft are queuing for take-off on runway 32 (Três acft estão formando fila para decolar na 32)

The go-around is a maneuver, being taught to pilots (A arremetida é uma manobra ensinada aos pilotos).

Expressions used in the apron.

• To land on runway 27L in fog – Pousar na pista 27 da esquerda com nevoeiro
• At the intersection – Na interseção
• To continue straight ahead – Continuar seguindo
• QE433 went across the active runway – QE433 atravessou a pista ativa
• A330 carried on towards the Terminal – A330 continuou em direção ao terminal
• It came nose-to-nose with an outbound 747 – Veio de cara com a saída de um 747.

Parts of an airport

• Hotspot – a point in an airport where there is danger of runway incursion
• Taxiway – a road that planes take to get to and from the runway.
• Arrow – a symbol that shows you which way to go.
• Blast fence – a barrier that protects an area from the force of the jet engines.
• Signage – letters, numbers and symbols that are positioned around an airport to show pilots where they are and which way to go.
• Pavement markings – lines and letters painted on the ground.
• Intersection – a place where two runways or roads cross.
• Terminal – the main building at an airport.