12. Medicine
Have you ever had any medical emergency on board?
Have you ever performed ambulance flights?
Can you describe some medical problems that could occur on board the aircraft?
What actions should be taken if a pilot becomes incapacitated during flight?
13. Aviation safety
What are the most frequent factors for aviation accidents?
What can bird strikes / lightening strikes / thunderstorms, etc. lead to?
What difficulties can you experience in poor (=adverse) weather conditions?
What can lightening strikes / thunderstorms lead to?
What makes rejected take-offs so dangerous / risky?
Have you ever experienced engine fire / engine failure / engine flameout / severe turbulence / rapid depressurization / total electrical failure / windscreen crack / bomb scare / hijacking?
How did you sort out / solve the problem? What would you do if you experienced any of these emergency situations?
Are you aware of any recent aviation accidents or incidents? For what reason did they occur? Could they have been prevented?
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)?
14. Weather
What is the weather like today?
What kind of weather do you like best of all?
Why is the weather so important in aviation?
What weather conditions are considered to be hazardous?
What difficulties can pilots experience in poor weather conditions? = What are the main weather hazards to aircraft in flight? = How can meteorological conditions (weather phenomena) affect the operation of the flight?
Have you ever had a good or bad experience as a result of the weather? If so, describe what happened.
Have you ever encountered thunderstorm activity en route?
What were your actions if yes?
What can heavy rain / heavy snow / heavy hail / severe thunderstorm / severe icing / a lightning strike / volcanic ash / duststorms / sandstorms / microbursts lead to?
Have you ever seen any of these disasters: earthquakes, volcanic eruption, flooding, severe thunder storms, hurricanes, tsunami, cyclones, hailstones, droughts? Discuss the causes and possible effects of natural disasters. Have there been any natural disasters in your country? If so, what happened? What damage was caused?
15. Birds
What can bird strikes lead to?
How can birds affect flight safety?
What kinds of birds do you know?
At what height can aircraft encounter birds?
What symptoms usually accompany multiple bird ingestions?
What will you do in case ( in the event of ) of high bird concentration? How to protect the aircraft against bird ingestion?
Can you always be aware of the bird ingestion into the engine?
What can a large bird ingestion result in?
Where can you find information about bird hazard or high bird concentration?
What do airports do to prevent bird strike? = What are the ways / methods of scaring the birds away?
How can airports protect you from bird strikes?
What measures can airports undertake to control the amount of birds?
Why are flocks of birds very dangerous for aircraft safety?
Why is bird scaring a very important procedure?
What other objects (foreign object damage) can be sucked into an engine?
Do you think, bird strike incidents increase or decrease? Why?