Roost Air Lounge => Aviation related topics => Topic started by: sgn110105 on October 01, 2007, 04:35:22 AM
Title: who are in UND,please help me
Post by: sgn110105 on October 01, 2007, 04:35:22 AM
hello,everyone! I'am a student pilot in china,i'll be sent to UND to accept my flight trainng But,English is very important for us,especially radiotelephony communication ::knockedout:: I should more listen do you have any link or record of ATC audio about Grand Fork international airport(KGFK),tower ground or location? please E-mail to me :sgn110105@yahoo.com.cn Thank you very much!!! in Beijing China
Title: Re: who are in UND,please help me
Post by: Rooster Cruiser on October 01, 2007, 04:57:05 AM
Welcome to the forum, sgn.
Undatc is still attending UND at Grand Forks, or he may have graduated. Either way, I'd suggest you PM him with your request. I'm certain he'll have that information available.
Make certain you bring warm clothes with you. Grand Forks is located at 48 Degrees Latitude, or more northerly than the city of Harbin in Manchuria. Winter low temperatures can often reach or exceed minus 40 C in January and February. They are having widespread frost there tonight, but it is forecast to warm up tomorrow to around 22C.
When are you coming to America?
RC
Title: Re: who are in UND,please help me
Post by: Stef on October 01, 2007, 12:48:37 PM
I remember that Mike once posted a link to a website where you can listen to ATC radio: http://www.chickenwingscomics.com/forum/index.php?topic=228.0 (http://www.chickenwingscomics.com/forum/index.php?topic=228.0)
Ni hao and welcome to our forum! |:)\
Title: Re: who are in UND,please help me
Post by: sgn110105 on October 01, 2007, 03:33:19 PM
Thank your help! I'll come to USA this end of this year if every thing is OK the lowest temperature in beijing is -5Celsius degree I have been hear how cold UND was,but i believe i could adapt it
Title: Re: who are in UND,please help me
Post by: undatc on October 01, 2007, 06:11:03 PM
Hey there I'll try to help as much as I can, thou I myself don't fly here anymore.
Flying at UND is an amazing program. I assume that you're coming here on the China Airways program that UND has. Don't worry about learning much about flying until you get here. UND has a special program set up with China to get you guys up and running on english, aerodynamics, culture, and all that good stuff.
If you want to start listening to live traffic head over to www.liveatc.net
That website allows you to listen to any Class B airport, and most of the class C's and D's. If you go into the class D sections, there are also a few centers and tracons in which you can listen. The airport itself is about 5 miles West of Grand Forks, has 3 runways (there is talk and money floating around about adding one or two more in the next couple of years) and is a class D airport. The tower guys there are all really friendly. Since I'm an ATC major, I know all of them and they all work traffic really well, they're pretty forgiving and will help ya out for the most part.
Cruiser is right, winter here is very cold. Last year i think our coldest day was -28F with a wind chill that day of -55F. As of right now its sunny and warm, I'm wearing shorts and a sweat shirt to class today. Grand Forks is a fairly small town, about 55 thousand people. We're pretty much in the middle of no where, though you hop a bus/train to Minneapolis for about 15 bucks. If you want to know more about Grand Forks, shoot me or Gulfstream driver a message, he's a UND grad and I should be graduating (knock on wood) in December.
Title: Re: who are in UND,please help me
Post by: happylanding on October 01, 2007, 06:12:39 PM
Welcome to the coop! <the right place where you will have the chance to practice your English and have fun! :-)
Title: Re: who are in UND,please help me
Post by: sgn110105 on October 02, 2007, 09:39:40 AM
yes I'm a student pilot of "air china",It's a airlines of China main land not China taiwan("china airlines" is belong to taiwan of china) you are so firendly! I should more practice my English before i go abroad I believe i'll have a wonderful time in UND! Thanks!
Title: Re: who are in UND,please help me
Post by: Rooster Cruiser on October 02, 2007, 11:40:42 AM
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Cruiser is right, winter here is very cold. Last year i think our coldest day was -28F with a wind chill that day of -55F.
Gosh, winters up yonder must have mellowed a lot since I was a kid! Must be that global warming thing.
Not that I'd complain if I were living up there today!
Title: Re: who are in UND,please help me
Post by: undatc on October 02, 2007, 03:53:30 PM
yes I'm a student pilot of "air china",It's a airlines of China main land not China taiwan("china airlines" is belong to taiwan of china) you are so firendly! I should more practice my English before i go abroad I believe i'll have a wonderful time in UND! Thanks!
Anymore questions feel free to ask, if I cant answer them, I'm sure I know someone who can.
Title: Re: who are in UND,please help me
Post by: Gulfstream Driver on October 25, 2007, 03:50:33 PM
I was there for one winter when wind chills were in the -70s F. Student health had a record number of frost bite cases because Chuck Kupchella wouldn't cancel class. He said students would just play outside anyway, so they might as well go to class. Idiot. I stayed home that day.
Title: Re: who are in UND,please help me
Post by: sgn110105 on October 27, 2007, 10:45:26 AM
thank your help but i change the flight traning place to TOPFLY,Barcelona,spain thank you all the same!
