Still interested

[Kuya]

Hi,

 

My licence has lapsed but I stay interested in flying. I learned to fly in a Skyfox, was part owner of a Jabiru J200 and also had a GFPT. I taught Aviation English (how to talk to ATC and other aircraft in plain English in an emergency) to Chinese pilots at the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC) in Sichuan, China. CAFUC is the world's largest flying school with over 6000 students. It is situated in Sichuan Province between the Hindu Kush and the warm plains of central China. Warm air meets cold air so it is foggy 360 days of the year. Student pilots must perform an instrument approach on their very first landing. Training is done it glass-cockpit 172s and pilots never fly solo. Always four people in the aircraft.

 

 

[Gnarly Gnu]

Welcome Kuya, that's an interesting background! I've noticed the GA Chinese student pilots that train here will only repeat scripts and will not answer or even respond to any question that falls outside outside the normal approach / departure calls. I realize it must be tough learning such a different language but it is a safety issue when they won't respond to a simple location request. Perhaps we should be learning some Chinese alert phrases?

 

 

[Kuya]

Thats why we were teaching at the university. Chinese pilots used to fly with an interpreter when they went international. We trained pilots to use conversational English so they could communicate in plain English with ATC and other aircraft. Our systems and teaching methods are still in China today. We also tutored pilots to pass the Level 4 ICAO English exam which is now a requirement for international flight crews.