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Train for ICAO Level 4 in aviation English

The FCL.055 VFR test is spoken. So is your training.

Listen to a clearance, answer into the microphone, get a correction element by element.

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Departure — start-up and QNHStart-up and taxi
Example2 / 3
  1. Element 1, missed
  2. Element 2, read back
  3. Element 3, read back

ATC

G-ABCD , start-up approved, QNH 1013 , squawk 4271 .

Pilot

Startup approved QNH 1018 squawk 4271 G-ABCD

Elements read back

  • QNH
    1013heard 1018
  • Squawk code
    4271Read back
  • Callsign
    G-ABCDRead back

ICAO descriptors practised

Pronunciation · Comprehension

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Aviation weather

The latest METAR and TAF of each aerodrome, decoded group by group.

EIDWDublin Arpt

Example

wind from 210 degrees at 15 knots

N10L28R10R28L1634
Wind and runways210° · 15 ktvarying from 160° to 240°
heading 157°Best aligned
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind
12 ktfrom the right
Clouds · height above the aerodromeCeiling 2200 ft
1700FEW2000SCT2200BKN
okta reportedokta possibleft
  • -RAlight rain
Visibility10 km or more
Temperature and dew point18 °Cdew point 14 °C
QNH1007 hPa6 below 1013

All aerodromesDecode a METAR or TAF

Aviation English references

Reference content to study — no graded exercise.

Numbers and symbols

SymbolWord
3Three

TREE

5Five

FIFE

9Nine

NINER

.Decimal

DAYSEEMAL

ICAO AlphabetNumbersWeather reportsAll references

Training modules

12 training modules covering every ICAO descriptor.

Your final grade is the lowest of the six.

The platform trains each descriptor so you can aim for at least level 4 on all six.

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About the exam

The framework is European, the test is not.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4 — minimum required
  5. 5
  6. 6
  • 6ExpertValid for life
  • 5ExtendedValid 6 years
  • 4OperationalValid 4 years

You do not choose your level: it is assigned after the exam.

Each State sets its own assessment method: the exam is taken either with the authority or with an approved centre, which defines its own test format.

What each level requires, descriptor by descriptorRequirements, country by country

Your first clearance is waiting.