Work-related topics

1. Introduce yourself, tell about yourself

2. Aviation, flight : past, present, future

• How has aviation (your work) changed since the time you started flying (working)?

• What changes have occurred in flight operation (flight deck, making decision, air traffic management)?

• How do you see aviation in the future?

3. Your job

• Why do you like your job? If you had a chance would you change it?

• What are advantages and disadvantages of your job?

• How do you think what makes a great pilot?

• What qualities are the most important for pilots? Why?

• What are the most important things for you in your work?

• What recommendations would you give to pilots to be successful in their profession?

Pilot career

• Why did you decide to become a pilot? Is it your family tradition? Who has had the most influence on you?

• How did you get started in Aviation?

• Describe your solo flight. How did you feel when you first flew solo?

• What advice would you give to a person who is going to become a pilot?

• What are your future plans? What goals do you have?

• Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

• Do you have any ambitious and prospects for future?

• How do you think-do you need more education to make your work successful? If “yes” then what kind of knowledge do you need? In what area?

• Is your present job a good place to build up your career?

• If you attain all your goals as a professional pilot what do you intend to give back to aviation?

4. Your working day

• How do you prepare for your flights? What are your tasks and responsibilities?

• Have you ever had an emergency? How did you deal with it?

• What is a safety pilot, in your opinion?

5. Hazards and hazardous conditions for flight.

• How can meteorological conditions (weather phenomena) affect the operation of the flight?

• What can cause hazards in the vicinity of the aerodrome?

• CFIT (controlled flight into terrain) – what are risk factors?

• Pre-flight inspection is very important for safety. Why?

• Why are flight planning and pre-flight briefing necessary for avoiding hazards?

• What could cause engine shut down (failure)?

• What may be the reasons for aborting take-off (approach)?

6. Weather, natural disasters

• What weather conditions are considered to be hazardous?

• Discuss the causes and possible effects of natural disasters.

• Have you ever seen any of these disasters: earthquakes, volcanic eruption, flooding, severe thunder storms, hurricanes, tsunami, cyclones, hailstones, droughts?

• Have there been any natural disasters in your country?

• If so, what happened? What damage was caused?

• Have you ever had a good or bad experience as a result of the weather? If so, describe what happened.

7. Animals, bird risk

• What methods of wildlife control do you know?

• What wildlife (birds, animals) can be hazardous to aircraft operations?

• Have you ever had a bird strike (bird ingestion)? With what results?

8. Transport. Vehicle

• What can you say about ground movement incidents: vehicles on the field, collisions, vehicle breakdown, aircraft damage caused by airport vehicles?

• What about FOD (foreign object damage)?

• How can debris on RWY affect the aircraft operation?

• What problems linked to activities on the field can cause departure delays?

• Have you ever had ground movement incidents? What happened? How was the problem resolved?