Do 1. Give the controller a thorough briefing as to the content and the conduct of the flight . 2 . Answer all of the controller's questions to the best of your abil ity. 3 . Allow the controller to work the radios and take down c learance s dur ing the flight. 4. Emphasize to the contro ller yo ur willingness to learn from him or her. 5. Put the contro ller at ease during the entire flight.
Don't 1. Cont in ue the flight if the co ntro ller becomes ill or uncomfort able . 2. Conduct a VFR flight dur ing · marginal' V FR conditions. 3 . Use the flight as a means of ventilating all of yo ur comp laint s about the air traffic contro l system an d / or the FAA.
Flight Profile • Pilot contac ts facil ity directly. • Controller meets the pi lot at the airplane or other agreed-upon location. • Pilots briefs the contro ller: w hat is to be conducted on the flight. • A 'local' IFR or V FR flight is conducted
MBB-UTand China Plan a New Generation in the Aircraft Industry The Me sserschmitt-Bolkow -Blohm GmbH Transpor t. Aircraft Group (MBB-UT) . w ith headquarter s in Hamburg has decided to enter into cooperation with the People's Republic of China to design together a regional aircraft in the 60- to-8 0- seat category. The name of the project is MPC 75 . The People 's Republic of China and MBB are agreed in their market prognosis that there is a world-wide potential fo r an aircraft for service in region al shuttle traffic. In this context. both partners are at present wo rkin g on a feasibility study w hic h . on successful completion . should lead to mutu al cooperation . in addition to the already existing German-Chine se work ing groups. a joint office was opened for this purpo se in Jun e 1986 in Hamburg . with the ta sk of coord inating these activitie s in connec tion w ith customers and suppliers. An ag reement to this effect was sign ed at the ILA on June 6 . 1986 .
MBB and CATIC. People' s Repub lic of China (import and export sec tion of the Ministr y of Aviation) gave t he go-ahead on October 3. 1985 . in a Memorandum of Under standing for the first phase of cooperation in preparation for the fo unding of a joint compan y. By 1987 . the objecti ves and sco pe of work will be defin ed . a common field of operations will be created . the market opportunities for a joint strategy will be estimated and details laid dow n for potential cooperation in Germany and China. Thi s joint project w ith China represents for M 88 a new phase of inno vat ion s in the German aircraft industry . The extensive A sia n market and the link with the German supplier of the latest technology indic ate promising pro spec ts for the future. As program leader in this cooperation project M BB will not only be pointing the way ahead. but will also exte nd its position in Europe as a partn er in intern ational programs .
Emphasize: 1. Environment of ATC that is the co ntroller· s area of expertise 2. Limitations and performance of the airplane such as c limb . app roach. and cruise speeds. 3. Systems of t he airplane as they affect work lo ad.
Tow ard Ever-Better Communication . It is to everyone's advantage - the pilot. the cont roller. the enti re aviatio n com munity - if und erstand ing and comm uni catio n between all concerned are enhanced. A ll those who ope rate within the air traffic control env ironment stan d to gain from the Fly-A-Co ntro ller program . Suggestions. concerns and ques t ions shou ld be openly discussed. Pdots sho uld also make the effort to v,s,t the cont roll er's fac ility. to see what ATC is like from his or her end. It may g ive you a diffe rent perspective the next t ime you feel t hat you are getting pushed around the sky Together . we can make a differ ence in improving the environment In wh ic h we fly . So don ' t waitl Have fun . and safe flying! 14
Inside the MPC 75-MBB
The MPC 75
THE CONTROLLER / DECEMBER 1986