ATC Phraseology

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ATC Phraseology

• English as She Is Spoken

DPE Meeting
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• Communication
• Runway Safety

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• The single, most important concept in
  pilot-controller communications is understanding
• AIM, Chapter 4,Section 2, para 4-2-1b

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Tennerife (in the Canary Islands)
583 Fatalities
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14 Fatalities
Quincy, IL November 11, 1996
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English as She is Spoken Words and Language
Movie trivia question
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• MOVIE TRIVIA QUESTION?
• WHAT WEVE GOT HERE IS
• FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE!

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COOL HAND LUKE
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• What you say.
• How you say it.
• When you say it.
• Where you say it.
• Some facts about the English language.

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• Over half of the books and most of the email
  in the world are in English.
• One in every seven people on the planet can
  speak English.

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• Over 2 million words.

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• There is no egg in eggplant,
• nor pine in pineapple,
• or ham in hamburger.
• Sweet meats are candy, while sweet breads, which
  arent sweet, are meat.

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WORDS THAT SOUND THE SAMEARE SPELLED THE
SAMEPRONOUNCED THE SAME
BUT. HAVE TOTALLY DIFFERENT MEANINGS!
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Noun or Verb?

• He could lead if he could get the lead out.
• The farm was used to produce produce.
• The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
• After a number of injections, my jaw got number.

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• If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldnt
  the plural of booth be beeth?

Why are boxing rings square?
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• If the teacher taught, why isnt it true that
  the preacher praught?
• If a vegetarian eats vegetables.
• What does a humanitarian eat?

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• IF OLIVE OIL IS MADE FROM OLIVES.
• WHAT IS BABY OIL MADE FROM?

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• WHY DO THEY CALL THEM APARTMENTS?
• WHEN THEY ARE ALL TOGETHER!

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• People drive on a parkway
• yet park in a driveway.
• We have noses that run
• and feet that smell.

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• Words that are opposites, but when used in
  certain sentences mean the same.
• How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the
  same?

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• IF BUTTON AND UNBUTTON,
• AND TIE AND UNTIE ARE OPPOSITES.
• WHY ARE LOOSEN AND UNLOOSEN THE SAME?

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Words that mean the same, but are opposite in
meaningdepending on where or when you say
it.
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If you say I apologize or I am sorry.
They both mean the same thingright? What
about talking to a widow at a funeral??
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Why are wise men and wise guys opposites? Overloo
k and oversee. Shouldnt they mean the
same? While quite a lot and quite a few are
the same thing. .
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• Why do you trust all of your money to someone
  whos a broker?
• Why is that when the stars are out they are
  visible, but when lights are out they are
  invisible?

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QUESTION?

• You are given the following ATC clearance
• N1234 right there, turn left.
• or
• N1234 make a left turn right there.
• What word makes this clearance confusing and
  why?

ANSWER Right
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• I am, is reputedly the shortest sentence in
  the English language.
• Two words, two syllables, three letters one
  space, and one punctuation mark.
• What is the longest sentence?
• I do.
• What word makes this quip funny?

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WEBSTERS DICTIONARY

• Does not indicate a difference between the
  meaning for the word COMPLETED
• and FINISHED

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IF YOU MARRY THE RIGHT PERSON YOUR LIFE IS SAID
TO BE COMPLETE
IF YOU MARRY THE WRONG PERSON YOUR LIFE IS
FINISHED
IF YOUR MARRIED TO THE RIGHT PERSON BUT CAUGHT
WITH THE WRONG PERSON YOUR LIFE IS COMPLETELY
FINISHED
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• You dont have change for a five, do you (?)
  (!)

YES, I DO NOT HAVE CHANGE FOR A FIVE! BUT HOW
DID YOU KNOW THAT I DIDNT!
Statement or question?
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• THE ACCOUNTANT AT THE MUSIC STORE
• RECORDS RECORDS OF THE RECORDS

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Diary of a Pre-Scholl Teacher

• My five-year old students are learning to read.
  Yesterday one of them pointed at a picture in a
  zoo book and said,
• Look at this! Its a frickin elephant!
• I took a deep breath, then asked
• What did you call it?
• Its a frickin elephant! It says so on the
  picture!

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And so it does

• " A f r i c a n Elephant "
• Hooked on phonics! Ain't it wonderful?

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• Radio Technique
• Listen
• Think

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Similar sounding call signs

• Especially critical
• during approach
• holding

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Summary

• Words
• What you say.
• How you say it.
• When you say it.
• ATC Taxi
  clearance.

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ATC N 1234 approaching the intersection ahead,
bear to the right
N1234 Roger, I Have Him In Sight!
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• I know that you believe you understand what I
  said.
• But, I am not sure you realize
• that what I said is not what I
  meant.

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Runway Safety Programs - Public Awareness
Programs - Runway Safety DVDs and Materials
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• WHEN I WIND UP MY WATCH I START IT,
• BUT WHEN I WIND UP THIS TALK I
• END IT !

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THANK YOU FOR TAKING AN INTEREST IN
AVIATION SAFETY!
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Lets Go Flying
Remember Safety is No Accident