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English USA
Lesson 66, Part 2

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MARTIN:

This is very comfortable. And the coffee is good. Thanks. Are all the men working?

 

 

 

PILOT:

Some are working. Some are sleeping. Nobody comes here after lunch. The men come here after work. It will be busy soon.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What about the men who work at night?

 

 

 

PILOT:

Sometimes they come early in the morning. But they usually come after they sleep.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

How long have you been a pilot?

 

 

 

PILOT:

A helicopter pilot? Eighteen years. I flew before that though.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What do you mean?

 

 

 

PILOT:

I had a pilot's license before I became a helicopter pilot. I few light airplanes. You know the little ones.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

When did you start flying?

 

 

 

PILOT:

When I was fifteen years old. I had a pilot's license before I could drive a car. My dad was a pilot.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What kind of training do you have?

 

 

 

PILOT:

Do you mean for flying a helicopter?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Yes.

 

 

 

PILOT:

I was in the army. I trained in the army. I always wanted to fly. That's why I joined the army. I knew they would train me and give me experience.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Did you always want to be a helicopter pilot?

 

 

 

PILOT:

I don't think so. I can't remember exactly. I became interested after I joined the army. I was amazed.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

A helicopter amazed you?

 

 

 

PILOT:

Yes. I couldn't believe them.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What do you mean?

 

 

 

PILOT:

I couldn't believe they could fly. But I wanted to try it.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Which is more difficult to fly, a plane or a helicopter?

 

 

 

PILOT:

A small plane is easy.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Have you flown a military plane or a large, fast plane?

 

 

 

PILOT:

No. I think the flying is similar. A helicopter is maybe harder at low speeds and hovering.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Tell me about hovering.

 

 

 

PILOT:

You know what it means, don't you. The helicopter just stays in one place in the air. It's like it just sits there in space.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

That looks easy.

 

 

 

PILOT:

But it isn't. The wind moves the helicopter. The pilot keeps it steady.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

It was windy when we landed on the rig.

 

 

 

PILOT:

That's what I mean. You have to be very careful.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Is the training for airplane and helicopter pilots the same?

 

 

 

PILOT:

No, it's not the same. It's similar. Much of the training is the same. But some things are different. Helicopters are much slower than jet planes.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

That sounds like a good thing to me.

 

 

 

PILOT:

Maybe you're right.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Are helicopters safe?

 

 

 

PILOT:

Sure. They are safer than jet planes.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Why?

 

 

 

PILOT:

They can go slow. Very slow. If the engine fails, they are better than a plane. You can come down in a helicopter safely. Hey, Charlie. This is Charlie Swope, Martin.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Hello, Charlie. I'm Martin Learner.

 

 

 

CHARLIE:

I'm happy to meet you. We don't have many visitors.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What do you do?

 

 

 

CHARLIE:

I'm an engineer.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What kind of engineer?

 

 

 

CHARLIE:

I'm a mechanical engineer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PILOT:

Hey, turn that down. Please.

 

 

 

PILOT:

Thanks. I want you to meet Martin Learner. He wants to ask you some questions about the rig. OK?

 

 

 

CAST:

Why not? Sure. I don't mind. Etc...

 

 

English USA L66P2J
Courtesy of Voice of America