LESSON24-WIND AND TURBULENCE

Listen to the dialogue.Read the summary and correct the three mistakes.

GH1559 encountered heavy rain and thunderstorms.ATC gave them two options;go north or turn west and go south of the weather.The pilot wanted to go north because the weather was moving south.ATC gave all traffic alerts about windshear,microburst activity and severe snow.ATC informed GH1559 that a thunderstorm was directly over the airport and gave them two options;to direct them somewhere to hold or to issue delaying vectors.GH 1559 requested a straight in approach due to minimum fuel.

WINDANDTURBUL


SOME CONTRACTIONS AND ACRONYMS

AGL-Above ground Level

ALF-Aloft

AMDT-Amendment

ARND-Around

ASAP-As Soon As Possible

AVBL-Available

BCMG-Becoming

BCFG-Patchy fog(METAR)

BL-Between Layers

BL-Blowing(METAR)

BLW-Below

BN-Blowing Sand

BS-Blowing Snow

CAVOK-Cloud and Visibility OK(METAR) also Ceiling and Visibility OK

CB-Cumulonimbus

Think of other contractions and acronyms and write them down