Course detail
English Aerial Phraseology
FSI-ELN Acad. year: 2023/2024 Summer semester
The basic course necessary to pass for pilot English language practise for VFR flights. Used English flight idioms are examined, e.g. shortcuts, meteorology, regulations, aircraft, navigation, airport, flight procedure, principles of radio communication, AFIS, transponder, emergency and urgent messages.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
3
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
The basic knowledge of English language – word order, negatives, There is/are, present simple tense, present continuous tense, future simple tense, past simple tense, passive voice, the adequate vocabulary.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Conditions to obtain the course-unit credit: participation in the course (80% at the minimum), 50% success of two tests (always after the third of explained subject-matter). The exam is of written form-50 questions. Evaluation: correct answer = +2%, wrong answer = 0%, the final mark is set by grand total, in accordance with FME BUT rules.
If a student does not fulfil the conditions for obtaining the course-unit credit, the teacher may (in justifiable cases) state compensatory conditions.
Aims
The goal is to improve English in the area of aerial phraseology. Students will gain vocabulary that is necessary for the communication aircraft – land station. They acquire practical habits for using standard phraseology and the ability to understand broadcast with noises.
Gaining knowledge of English aerial phraseology at the level, which is sufficient for starting VFR flights with English communication. Obtaining the ability to pass the English exam for VFR pilots at CAA.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-PRP-P: Professional Pilot, Bachelor's, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Abbreviations
2. Meteorology
3. Regulations
4. Aircraft
5. Navigation
6. Flight procedure
7. Radiophony basis
8. AFIS
9. FIS
10. Virtual flight control VFR
11. Emergency and urgent messages + transponder
12. Airport
13. Supplement for helicopter pilots
Computer-assisted exercise
13 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1.-13. Explained subject-matter is practiced with the communication form aircraft-control tower during the virtual flight control VFR.