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Practice Technical SDEA Questions

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What is CRM?

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  • Corporate/Crew Resource Management
  • Communication technique
  • Improves synergy and communication
  • Use of all available resources to reduce power distance
  • Maintain a high safety standard among the crew

Remember to speak slowly

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Why do pilots need a medical certificate and how is it conducted?

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  • pilots are the most important part of the operation. Therefore,
  • We need to be physically and mentally fit for the flight
  • I normally go to a specific clinic every year/every six months
  • perform a full body inspection.
  • If everything is ok
  • get/renew the certificate.
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What are your obligations before a flight?

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  • Gather the Flight Documents
  • Study the Weather Reports
  • Read the Notams
  • Do the Briefing
  • Check the Flight planning
  • Perform the Walkaround
  • Prepare the cockpit

Remember to talk about YOUR REALITY

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What is V1?

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  • Decision speed.
  • Maximum speed to reject a takeoff.
  • Below V1, we can reject the takeoff safely.
  • However, after V1 we must continue.
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What is a briefing?

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  • Preflight conversation
  • Most important aspects of the flight, during a briefing we talk about:
  • flight duration
  • weather conditions
  • possible alternatives
  • evacuation procedure
    …

It’s a good moment to know the crew and answer questions to get everyone prepared for the flight.

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What can cause a tail strike?

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A tail strike can be caused by:

  • early rotation
  • excessive pitch
  • cargo movement
  • tail wind
  • incorrect weight and balance
  • mistrimmed stabilizer
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What is the difference between a captain and a first officer?

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  • They are both well-trained pilots

However, the captain has:
- complete responsibility (airplane, passengers and regulations);
- full authority, especially during emergencies.
- more experience in aviation, airplane or seniority in the company.

  • copilot will assist the captain
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How can bad weather affect flight safety?

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  • loss of controls
  • panic onboard
  • structural damage
  • cracked windshield
  • system malfunction
  • crash
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What kind of damages can a bird strike cause?

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A bird strike can cause:
- a cracked windshield
- a fuel leak
- an engine failure
- loss of controls
- a weather radar malfunction
- injuries
- a landing gear issue

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What are the company’s responsibilities in case of an accident?

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  • companies have full responsibility
  • provide support for the victims and their families;
  • pay for ground damages;
  • help investigators by providing the logbooks, documents and maintenance records;
  • create new guidelines to avoid the same problem in the future.

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What is liftoff?

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  • When the airplane becomes airborne.
  • after the rotation speed
  • It’s the exact moment the landing gear leaves the ground
  • The flight starts.
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How can companies improve flight safety?

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  • Investing in training (simulators, courses and material);
  • Respecting the maintenance schedule;
  • Creating standard operational procedures;
  • Upgrading or updating their equipment;
  • Establishing an open communication channel between the management and the crew.
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What would you do in case of a depressurization?

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In case of a depressurization, I would:
- First, put on the oxygen mask
- After that, establish communicaton and start an emergency descent
- Then, Inform ATC about the problem and declare an emergency
- And finally, I would land in the nearest suitable airport with medical services waiting.

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For which reasons would you cancel a flight?

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  • bad weather, like a CB or strong winds near the airport
  • airframe damage
  • system malfunction
  • Issue with the engines
  • problem with the flight documents
  • medical problem with a crew member.
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How can pilots avoid bad weather?

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  • Good flight planning;
  • The correct use of the weather radar.
  • Visual deviations; and
  • Constant communication with ATC or other pilots.
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What’s V2?

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Takeoff Safety Speed in case of an engine failure during the takeoff roll.

  • V2 will provide a good climb rate and obstacle clearance,
  • and this speed also guarantees a safe margin from the stall speed.
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How can CRM avoid accidents?

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  • Creates a good environment among the crew members
  • Provides clear communication
  • Improves the checklists, procedures and routines.

In case of a problem, the correct use of CRM can avoid undesirable consequences.
- Ensuring flight safety.

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What is a driftdown procedure?

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Happens when a…
- multi-engine aircraft suffers an engine failure during cruise and needs to descend to a better altitude to continue its flight.

It is a
- Series of maneuvers that guarantees a good performance during descent while avoiding obstacles along the flight path.

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What are your obligations during cruise?

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  • Control the Aircraft
  • Set the Autopilot
  • Maintain constant communication
  • Deviate from Bad weather
  • Oversee the Engine Parameters
  • Prepare the aircraft for Descent

Use your reality

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When do pilots need to perform an emergency landing?

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  • Whenever we feel it’s not possible to continue flying safely or
  • Realize we aren’t able to reach an airport or overfly a specific area.
  • In cases like this, the best alternative they have is to perform an emergency landing with ground support waiting for us.
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21
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When do pilots need to go around?

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Pilots will need to go around, in case of:
- an unstabilized approach
- incorrect configuration
- birds/drone on their flight path
- controller’s request
- runway incursion
- windshear warning.

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Which problems can pilots have during taxi?

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We can have an array of problems during taxi, including:
- A tire blowout;
- A brake failure
- structural damage
- system malfunction
- ground collision
- runway incursion

23
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What can cause a runway overrun?

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A runway overrun can be caused by:
- a deep landing
- overspeed during approach
- brake failure
- contaminated runway
- incorrect calculations
- tire blowout
- lack of situational awareness

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What is the importance of GPS for aviation?

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  • GPS is very accurate, precise and easy to operate.
  • Reduces our workload
  • Provides direct routes
  • Enhances flight safety
  • Decreases flight time and operational costs;

In conclusion, I believe the GPS is the best and most reliable navigation equipment today.

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How can airport authorities increase runway safety?

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  • investing in better pavement;
  • Performing periodical inspections along the day;
  • Protecting the movement area;
  • Installing perimeter fences and security cameras;
  • Creating a report system to communicate with the operators;
26
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What’s the importance of the missed approach profile?

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  • Provides standardized maneuvers and procedures;
  • Guarantees obstacle clearance;
  • Ensures Traffic separation;
  • Reinstates aircraft in a safe holding.
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What is D.A?

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  • Decision Altitude
  • Minimum altitude pilots can descend without having visual contact with the runway or the approach lights.

If, at DA, the pilots don’t have the airport’s visual cues in sight

  • They cannot continue with their landing
  • and Must initiate a missed approach procedure.
28
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What is RVSM?

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Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums
- Layer of airspace (FL290 to FL410)
- Vertical separation is reduced from 2000ft to 1000ft
- Increases airspace capacity

29
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What is your opinion about the autopilot?

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  • Reduces our workload;
  • The autopilot controls the altitude, heading and speed;
  • Gives pilots more time to manage other aspects of the flight, like the navigation, communication and the flight paperwork;
  • The autopilot is mandatory in some airspaces.
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When can pilots use the autopilot?

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It depends
- Engage the autopilot at around 400ft,
- we use it during climb, cruise and descent.
- Disengage it at the Decision Altitude for touchdown.

31
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Can you define an engine overheat?

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  • Engine’s temperature exceeds the normal operational parameters.

Cause
- Permanent Damages
- Engine Fire
- Engine Explosion
- Loss of controls
- Crash

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How do pilots determine V1, V2 and VR?

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  • Calculated before the flight.
  • The runway’s length and conditions,
  • Runway Slope
  • Outside air temperature and
  • Air density
  • Aircraft’s weight and configuration
33
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What do you normally do after landing?

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  • Rollout
  • Contact Ground Control
  • Follow ATC Instructions
  • Taxi to the Assigned position
  • Park the Aircraft
  • Perform the Shutdown Checklist
  • Fill out the Logs
  • Talk to the Mechanics
  • Secure the Airplane
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What’s the procedure to reject a takeoff?

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  • Reduce throttle to Idle
  • Apply necessary brakes
  • Autobrake kick in
  • Control Aircraft
  • Inform ATC
  • Request instructions or assistance
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What’s the procedure for loss of communication?

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  • First, try to contact a different ATC or change radios;
  • After that, squawk 7600;
  • Then, we must follow our filed flight plan to the original destination and perform holdings until our last estimated landing time;
  • Finally, we start the approach and expect the Tower’s green light signal to clear us for landing.
36
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What kind of problems can pilots face during takeoff?

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  • Bird Ingestion
  • Lack of thrust
  • Tire Blowout
  • Windshear
  • Open-door
  • Runway incursion
  • Runway overrun
    …

The examples are not limited to these.

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How can you define radar vectors?

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  • Instructions issued by ATC to facilitate and expedite the flow of traffic.
  • Controllers will provide altitude, heading and airspeed limitations
  • ATC will also be responsible for traffic separation and obstacle clearance
38
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What can cause loss of controls?

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  • Severe turbulence
  • Ice accretion
  • Hydraulic malfunction
  • Airframe damage
  • Bird Strike
  • Cable line rupture
  • Mishandling

The examples are not limited to these.

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What does unreliable airspeed mean?

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Unreliable airspeed happens when the pilots have conflicting information regarding the aircraft’s real airspeed at a given time.

This could happen between both instruments or the indication and reality

40
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How do pilots normally handle emergency situations?

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Every emergency is different. However, these are the basic steps:

  • Control the aircraft
  • Analyze the problem
  • Work the appropriate checklist
  • Follow the SOP
  • Declare an Emergency
  • Land with emergency services on standby
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What is a Microburst? How can it affect flight safety?

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Strong downdraft from a CB
Very dangerous in low altitudes, because it can cause:
* Loss of controls
* Airframe damage
* Injuries
* Crash

42
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What’s the importance of English Phraseology for aviation?

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English phraseology is one of the most important elements in modern aviation, because it is the standard aviation language, so it is very important for pilots to speak and understand it very well.

English phraseology advantages:
* Clear and precise communication
* Improves situational awareness
* Increases flight safety
* Reduces chances of a mid-air collision or runway incursion

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What is a TCAS?

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Traffic Collision Avoidance System

Onboard system that informs pilots about nearby traffic and offers descent or climb instructions in order to avoid a mid-air collision.

44
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Do you think flying is always safe?

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No.

  • Flying will only be safe if the pilots respect and follow the regulations and standard procedures.
  • The companies also have to follow the standard maintenance schedule and respect the crew’s rest period.
  • Pilots have to be alert and well trained for every flight, regardless of their experience as captains.
  • Every flight is a different flight and we must always keep that in mind if we want to keep a good safety margin and avoid accidents.

This is just an opinion, you can answer “yes” and justify your answer.

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What are the possible threats during landing?

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  • We can have many threats during landing, for example:
  • A windshear, a microburst, wake turbulence,
    a runway incursion, a jammed landing gear or even a pilot’s mistake during the configuration of the aircraft.
  • Most accidents happen during the approach phase of the flight.
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How can fatigue affect a pilot’s performance?

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Fatigue is very dangerous for a pilot’s performance because it can:

  • Reduce their reflexes and their situational awareness;
  • Resulting in poor decisions during the flight.

The pilots could also commit a mistake in the aircraft’s configuration;
- Forget a checklist,
- Insert a wrong frequency on the radios or misunderstand the controller’s instructions

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Why are checklists important?

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Checklists are very important because they’ll provide the necessary steps for the airplane’s correct configuration, and the pilots won’t have to rely on their memory since they can read and confirm each step and this will also contribute to a safer flight.

Checklists are mandatory and we use them on every phase of the flight from engine startup to engine shutdown, especially in an abnormal or emergency situation.

48
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What can cause the lack of a pilot’s Situational Awareness?

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Lack of situational awareness can be caused by:
- Fatigue;
- Stress;
- Lack of experience;
- Insufficient training;
- Bad weather conditions; or even
- Unfamiliarity with the route or airport.

49
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Tell me about the relationship between the Controllers and the Pilots.

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The relationship between pilots and controllers is very professional and respectful.

We always try to help each other during the operations.
Pilots must understand that controllers have to take care of an entire area and sometimes can’t give them a direct heading or any kind of priority.

In my opinion, the relationship is very good and the goal is always to elevate our safety standards.

50
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What are you doing to keep your flying skills up to date?

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As most pilots, I study very hard because regulations and laws are always being updated.
I also undergo simulator training sessions twice a year and return to the classroom for refreshment classes every year.

So, I basically, study, fly and train as much as I can.

51
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What are volcanic ash?

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Volcanic Ash are suspended minerals that get blown into the air due to volcanic activity.

They are extremely dangerous, because they can cause an engine explosion, unreliable indications, loss of controls or even a crash.

Authorities must close the airspace when there’s evidence of volcanic ash in the area

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