Cartel Territory Air Diversion

Flying a small charter plane from Brownsville to Mexico City, you're forced to divert through restricted airspace due to severe weather. With fuel running critically low and your radio malfunctioning, you've entered suspected cartel territory. Your only contact is with a mysterious air traffic controller who seems to know more than they're letting on.

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Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Charter Pilot

Conversation Partner

Controller Santiago

Setting

Small aircraft cockpit at dusk, instrument panels casting an eerie red glow, storm clouds visible through windscreen

Location

Restricted airspace over Sierra Madre Oriental mountains, Mexico

Learning Objectives

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Navigate safely without depleting fuel reserves

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Identify and avoid suspicious landing suggestions

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Establish contact with legitimate authorities without alerting the controller

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Charter 2-1-5, this is Sierra Control. We're tracking you off course with deteriorating weather conditions. I'm showing an... appropriate diversion airport 20 miles southeast of your position. Acknowledge.”

This is how Controller Santiago's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#589

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