Phrases & Expressions

To maneuver the aircraft according to the instructions from the TCAS Resolution Advisory.

• The pilot must follow the RA immediately.
• Follow the RA to avoid a collision.

To adopt the customs and way of life of the local people when living in a foreign country.

• After years in the jungle, he seemed to have gone native.
• The anthropologist tried not to go native too quickly.

To deploy the speed brakes on an aircraft's wings.

• Go to the boards to slow down quickly.
• The pilot had to go to the boards on final approach.

A formal set of steps for employees to raise and resolve complaints about unfair treatment or workplace issues.

• Please follow the official grievance procedure for your complaint.
• The company has a clear grievance procedure for all staff.

A callout meaning that the glideslope pointer has started to move as the aircraft nears the glideslope.

• Approaching the final approach fix, the first officer called 'glideslope alive'.
• Is the GS alive yet on this approach?

To fly an instrument landing system approach manually, without autopilot assistance.

• The instructor asked the student to hand fly the ILS to the runway.
• To keep her skills sharp, the captain likes to hand fly the ILS in good weather.

To stop an aircraft before it enters the ILS critical area.

• The controller told us to hold short of the ILS critical area during low visibility.
• Aircraft must hold short of the ILS critical area when another aircraft is on final.

In the Reggio Emilia approach, the many ways children express themselves, such as drawing, music and play.

• Children have a hundred languages to express themselves.
• The Reggio Emilia approach is based on the idea of the hundred languages of children.

A cockpit caution message showing that the hydraulic fluid level is below normal.

• The warning light indicated hyd quantity low.
• During the climb, a hyd quantity low caution appeared on the display.

The 24-bit identifier used in Mode S, broadcast in ADS-B to link data to one airframe.

• The ICAO 24-bit in the ADS-B feed matched the registration in our records.
• Two aircraft must never share the same ICAO 24-bit at any time.