English Voc Airplane
for Cabin Crew Members
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Flashcards
an Bord gehen (Flugzeug)
to board / to embark
When we are traveling by air the first thing after you checked in and after you've gone throuth your emigration process you board an aircraft / airplane.
Flugzeugkabine
cabin
cabin is the interior of an aircraft.
what does a Flight Attendant / an Air hostess when you board?
She welcomes you with a big smile and says "welcome on board". She and the other Crew Members help the passengers during the flight. They'll all be there for the passengers assistance.
Gang
aisle (äil)
The first thing you see when entering an aircraft ist the aisle. The aisle is the open space that you whalk throuth to find your seats. There are window seats and aisle seats.
Gepäckablage
overhead bin
Overhead bins are these capartments (Abteile) where you can store your carry-on luggage.
Handgepäck
carry-on luggage / carry-on baggage
cabin luggage / cabin baggage
Bordküche
galley
Is a place where all the melas are stored. the Flight Attendants prepare or reheat the meals that are to be served to the passengers.
Führersitz, Cockpit
cockpit
The cockpit is the most important part of the aircraft. It's the control room for the pilots.
The pilot and the co-pilot sit in the cockpit and control the aircraft. There are several buttons, this must be really interested. Of course the pilots bear huge responsibility.
Verb, wenn das Flugzeug sich langsam am Boden bewegt
taxing out / taking in
Taxing out means that the aircraft is slowley moving on the ground and goes to the right position to takeoff.
Taxing in is when the flight lands and then moves around the airport on the ground and finally comes to the position where people can disembark / debord the flight.
Abflug, Start (Flugzeug)
takeoff
Once the aircraft reaches the runway it's all ready to take off. The aircraft caches real high speed, leaves the ground and starts to fly.
Reisekrankheit / Bewegungskrankheit
motion sickness
Many people go through motion sickness while the aircraft takes off. They really feel sick to their stomach, they feel puking (erbrechen) or they feel really dizzy (schwindelig).
Höhenlage / Flughöhe
altitude
stabile Geschwindigkeit
steady speed
mit konstanter Geschwindigkeit fahren / fliegen
to cruise
Once the flight is taken off it tries to get at a higher altitude and when it is at a seady speed the plane starts cruising.
That is the moment when the passengers can unfasten their seat belts.
Turbulenzen durchmachen
experiencing turbulence
At times the plane gets a little shaky and bumpy. When the winds are not smooth but really chaotic and routh the plane experiences turbulence.
wackelig, holprig
shaky, bumpy
Der Knopf über den Sitzen bei einem Flugzeug, welcher man drückt um betreut zu werden.
call light
The call light is that small button above the seats. The passengers can push this button when they need some assistance.
Unterhaltung während dem Flug
Flight Entertainment
Many airplanes offer Flight Entertainment. They have these small LCD screens on the back of the seats in front of you. You can play some music, whatch movies sometimes also play video games. You receive headsets for using the Flight Entertainment.
bereitstellen / etw. bieten
to provide sth.
Erfrischungen / Imbiss / Stärkung
refreshments
Refreshments are drinks and snacks, not full meals. They're usually provided to the passengers in short distance flights.
Aufsetzen, Aufsetzpunkt, Landung
touch down
Touch down is basically when the flight lands and when the wheels touch the ground.
FE: It was such a smooth touchdown.
