Course Content for ICAO Proficiency Training
Audio and Video
Authentic audio and video of ATC/Pilot Radio Telephony (RT) communications are used extensively to maximize student listening and speaking in numerous exercises, including
- ICAO phraseology
- Plain English in aviation contexts, e.g., handling emergencies
Aviation Contexts
Specific aviation contexts used in the lesson material include
- The phases of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flights
- Runway incidents
- Taxi instructions in low visibility and with taxiways closed
- Crossing the US/Mexico border
- ICAO and FAA flight plans
- Weight and Balance
- Collision avoidance
- Classes of airspace
- Aviation weather sources
- and more
Humor
Aviation humor is used to keep the students' interest and motivation at a high level