Q4

Question 1

What are the major factor for CFIT accidents?

Answer 1

There are some factors for CFIT accidents such as lack of familiarity with approach, mistake in setting altitude or pressure and so on. But, in my point of view, the major factor for CFIT accidents is a loss of situation awareness.

Question 2

What could be the reasons for fuel starvation?

Answer 2

Unestimated headwind, fuel leakage, diverting to an alternate airport or aircraft system failures may case of fuel starvation in flight.

Question 3

What are the best techniques in case of belly-landing?

Answer 3

The landing with minimum airspeed and vertical speed, landing without roll are the best techniques in case of a belly-landing.

Question 4

What measures are effective in preventing bird strikes?

Answer 4

There are a lot of measures to minimize bird risks. There are special ground services can emit the sounds of predators to scare away the birds. Before take off and landing pilots should switch on the landing lights to repel the birds. The hunters shoot the birds near the airfield.

Question 5

What will you do if there is a bomb scare on board?

Answer 5

I will set sq 7700, advice ATC about this problem, request descent to FL100 and plan to land at the nearest suitable airport.

Question 6

What shall be checked by a pilot if weapons are carried on board?

Answer 6

He must check the documents of people who carry weapons on board and report to security service or ATC about this situation.

Question 7

Why are there different types of hand fire extinguishers on board?

Answer 7

There are some types of hand fire extinguishers such as chemical, water and Freon. The chemical hand fire extinguisher is designed for extinguishing fire of electrical equipment. The water hand fire extinguisher is designed for extinguishing the fire of cabin furniture. Freon fire extinguisher is designed for extinguishing the fire of wiring.

Question 8

What may RW incursion be caused by?

Answer 8

RW incursion may happen due to poor knowledges of airport layout, loss of situation awareness and concentration during taxi. So, it is important to discuss airport layout during initial briefing.

Question 9

What actions shall be taken in case of pilot incapacitation?

Answer 9

First of all, you must be sure that it is the pilot incapacitation, call a flight attendant, move the chair back from the control panel of aircraft, fix the pilot in the chair, advice ATC about this situation and plane to land at the nearest suitable airport.

Question 10

What happens if the brakes fail during landing?

Answer 10

There are a lot of other systems of an aircraft to stop safely but in some cases of situations, brakes failure of an aircraft can lead to RW excursion.

Question 11

How many natural disaster affect condition of taxiways and runways?

Answer 11

There are a lot of natural disasters that may affect condition of taxiways and runways such as snow, heavy rain, freezing rain, earthquakes, flooding.

Question 12

What is the purpose of “touch and go”?

Answer 12

“Touch and go” landing is performed for training purposes. It is a prepared GA after touchdown. “Touch and go” usually confused with “Reject landing”. Reject landing is unexpected GA after touchdown in case of long flare or runway incursion.

Question 13

Why is it important to inform passengers on the flight progress?

Answer 13

It is important to inform passengers on the flight progress to keep the calmness on board.

Question 14

What penalties are applied to unruly passengers?

Answer 14

After landing some penalties are applied to unruly passengers such as administrative penalty, sanctions, blacklisting and so on

Question 15

In what situations can an ATC initiate a re-routing?

Answer 15

ATC can initiate re-routing in case of thunderstorm, military activity, prohibited areas, severe turbulence, volcanic ash, tornados and so on.

Question 16

Why are the words “take off” used only in special situations only?

Answer 16

Words “take off” are used only when clearance for take off is received. It is a good way to avoid unauthorized T/O.

Question 17

Why should flight crew members pass customs control?

Answer 17

Flight crew members should pass customs control because it is a government requirement.

Question 18

What is minimum equipment list used for?

Answer 18

Minimum equipment list is used for departure with delayed defects.

Question 19

How do you deal with difficult local accents in flight?

Answer 19

In this situation, I advice ATC to divide his message into parts and speak slower.

Question 20

Why are RW thresholds sometimes displaced?

Answer 20

RW threshold sometimes displaced due construction works

Question 21

Why is each tow-bar designed for only one type of aircraft?

Answer 21

Each tow-bar is designed for only one type of aircraft because all aircraft have different weight, sizes and gears.

Question 22

Why is it important to check weather reports before flight?

Answer 22

It is important to check weather reports before the flight to ensure that the weather in destination, alternate airport and en route is acceptable for us.

Question 23

What distances to prefer flying?

Answer 23

I prefer flying medium haul flights because I have enough time and don’t spend a lot of time in the air.

Question 24

How can pilot fatigue be minimized?

Answer 24

To minimize fatigue, pilots should rest before the flight, have enough sleep, eat healthy food and lead a healthy lifestyle.

Question 25

What are PIREP’s used for?

Answer 25

PIREP is decoded as pilot report. PIREP is a report of actual weather conditions,about the technical condition of navigation equipment during the flight.