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Double diversion

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

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An Embraer ERJ-145 was cruising at FL340, about 150nm from its origin when the weather started to deteriorate. The plane was suddenly in the middle of a bad thunderstorm. During this storm the plane was hit by lightning. As a result the captain decided to return to their airport of origin. While they were returning the weather at their airport of origin also deteriorated and they were forced to divert to their second alternative. They landed without any further problems 45 minutes later.

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Double diversion

Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You don’t need to understand every word, just the most important ideas. Use your own words to write what happened.

You can listen as many times as you like.

Check below the recording for some of the difficult words and come back and check the full text from this recording tomorrow.

Suggested ICAO level: 3+

Have a great day!

Difficult words: deteriorate, lightning, airport of origin

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787-9 at Farnborough answers

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

1. Air New Zealand.
2. 6m longer.
3. 40 extra passengers.
4. The 787-9 can fly further because it’s lighter and it has other new technologies that make it more efficient.
5. They have a new laminar-flow technology which allows the air to pass by the aircraft more smoothly and create less turbulence.
6. October of this year.
7. 18 business and 21 premium economy.

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787-9 at Farnborough

Here’s an interesting video that reports on the debut of the stretch 787, the 787-9 at the Farnborough International Airshow and how it’s different to 787-8.

Suggested ICAO level: 5+

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1. Who was the first launch customer for the 787-9?
2. How much longer is the 787-9 than 787-8?
3. How many extra passengers can it carry?
4. Which plane can fly further, the 787-8 or 787-9? Why?
5. What is different about the leading edges of the horizontal and vertical stabilizers?
6. When will 787-9 enter service with its launch customer?
7. How many business and premium economy seats do they have in the aircraft?

The Boeing 787-9 debuts at the Farnborough air show

The Boeing 787-9 is makings its debut at the Farnborough air show. We talk to Boeing about what it means for the airframer and Air New Zealand about its plans on entry into service Find out more from the Farnborough air show on our dedicated show page at http://flightglobal.com/farnborough.

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Nose wheel problem

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

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An Airbus A330 was approaching New York JFK airport when the captain noticed a red light on the nose landing gear. He informed the tower and asked to make a low pass for a visual inspection. After he did this, he was informed that the nose landing gear was turned at a 90 degree angle. After considering their options the pilots decided to land. 5 seconds before touchdown the nose gear of the A330 returned to its normal position and the landing was completed safely with no injuries or damage to the plane. After landing, the maintenance crew checked the nose gear for problems.

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Nose wheel problem

Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You don’t need to understand every word, just the most important ideas. Use your own words to write what happened.

You can listen as many times as you like.

Check below the recording for some of the difficult words and come back and check the full text from this recording tomorrow.

Suggested ICAO level: 3+

Have a great day!

Difficult words: low pass (n.), visual inspection (n.), touchdown (n.)