Airline Pilot Public Announcements
A great way to structure a public announcement as an airline pilot, is to use the acronym WARTS, this reminds you what to include in your announcement:
W |
Weather |
A |
Actual / Cruising Altitude |
R |
Route / Direction of approach to airport |
T |
Flight time left / On schedule? |
S |
Selt belt sign reminder |
It's also good practice to start by telling the passengers who is speaking !
Example:
"This is the Captain speaking, the weather at Atlanta is currently a temperature of 70 degrees with light winds. We're cruising now at 35,000 feet. Today our routing takes us over Memphis. We show 50 minutes remaining, arriving 5 minutes ahead of schedule. The selt belt sign is currently off, in case of turbulence we recommend keeping your selt belt on when you're seated. Thank-you."
