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Overheating

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

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An ATR-72 cargo plane, was performing a flight in Texas (US) and was lined up and waiting for departure on the runway when the pilots decided to return to the apron due to a system malfunction. During the taxi back to the apron , the pilots saw smoke start to come from the left main gear.

When the aircraft stopped on the stand a large quantity of smoke started coming from the left main gear tyres and they burst because of the heat. Emergency services sprayed foam on them and the smoke stopped.

The two pilots successfully shut down the engines and left the plane without injury.

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Overheating

Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You can listen as many times as you like.

Come back and check the text from this recording tomorrow.

Suggested ICAO level: 3+

Have a great day!

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The search for debris in the South Indian Ocean

Here’s CNN’s latest MH370 video related to the debris spotted in the South Indian Ocean that investigators are currently searching for. It’s unsure if the debris is from MH370 but investigators have called it a ‘credible lead’.

Suggested ICAO level: 5+

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Jim Sciutto on the search for debris

Jim Sciutto uses the “magic wall” to explain the ongoing search for debris that may be related to missing Flight 370

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Wingtip touches runway

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

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While landing at their destination, the crew of an Embraer 145 reported that they were having difficulty controlling their rudder. They had to continue their landing because they were very close to the ground, approximately 50ft off the ground. They made a hard landing on the left main gear. A few seconds after that, the right main gear touched down and the plane slowed down on the runway as normal.
A report by maintenance workers found that the right wingtip had scraped along the ground while landing and that repairs were necessary.

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Wingtip touches runway

Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You can listen as many times as you like.

Come back and check the text from this recording tomorrow.

Suggested ICAO level: 3+

Have a great day!

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The latest from MH370

Continuing our theme for the week, here’s a video with the latest update to the MH370 story from the Malaysian authorities. .

Suggested ICAO level: 5+

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Malaysia Airlines missing flight MH370: investigation report – March 13

Kuala Lumpur: Daily news conference of Malaysian authorities on the missing Boeing 777. It is day 6 after the plane vanished from the radars, and while search operations have been intensified, investigators admit that the task becomes more difficult with every passing day. What else is in the news today?