Runway Problems

 What types of problems can an aircraft have on runways?

 A runway excursion happens when an aircraft fails to stay on the runway.

Can you tell me more about why these situations happen?

 What could be done to reduce the risk of runway excursions?

Numbers

 How has traffic numbers at aerodromes changed in Colombia?

 Do you think older aerodromes are able to cope with increases in traffic?

 In the future, how should aerodromes be designed differently to handle more traffic?

Buildings and Facilities

 What buildings and facilities are more important at an aerodrome?

 In your opinion, what is the difference between good and bad aerodrome facilities?

 How might the regulations for aerodrome buildings and facilities differ in the future?

Language in the Workplace

 How important is language in aviation?

 What are the difference between aviation phraseology and plain English?

 How do you think aviation language regulations will change in the future?

Fear of Flying

 What happen when passengers are afraid of flying?

 What would you say to a passenger who was panicking during a flight?

 What type of treatment should people receive to overcome their fear of flying?

Passenger Behavior
  What types of passengers cause problems?

 During a flight, the way some passengers behave could result in emergency
situations. Can you tell me more about this?

 Do you think there should be stricter rules about passenger behaviour?

Delays Due to Weather

 How can weather conditions delay flights?

 Do weather conditions cause delays as much as they used to?

Obviously, It´s impossible to control the weather.

 Do you think airports cope well with delays caused by weather?

Last-Minute Delays

 What problems cause last-minute delays?

 Pilots sometimes have to abandon take-off on the runway

Can you tell me more about these situations?

 If planes have to return to the stand, what problems could occur?

Separation

 How is aircraft separation maintained?

 National authorities have different separation standards.

Should passengers be concerned about this?

 As the number of flights in our skies increases, how will new approaches to
separation develop?

The Effect of Emergency Situations

 What effects can emergency situations have on aviation personnel?

 Do you think emergencies are worse for personnel or passengers?

 How might some situations be worse for controllers than pilots?

Human Errors

 How can human errors lead to emergency situations?

  Do you think human errors would have been more dangerous in the past?

 How should the potential effect of human errors be reduced?

Passenger Safety

 What makes commercial aviation safe?

 What would you say to passengers who are nervous about emergency situations?

 If aviation continues to grow, how will passenger’s safety be maintained?

Bad Weather Conditions

 Which weather conditions are bad for pilots and controllers?

 Passengers are sometimes worried about bad weather.

Should they be worried?

 How could aviation companies make passengers more relaxed about bad weather
conditions?

Climates

 Which climates are best for aviation?

 Do you think the aviation industry has a negative effect on our environment?

 How will attitudes to climates change affect the aviation industry in the future?

Weather Information

 Where does information about weather conditions come from?

 What is the difference between how controllers and pilots receive news about
weather?

 At what point are flights diverted because of expected weather problems?

Stress & Human Errors

 What the dangers of stress in a Pilot’s job?

  Passengers may be worried that human stress could lead to mistakes
What would you say to them?

 What could be done to reduce human errors in aviation?

Fire

 How dangerous is fire to aviation passengers?

 What are possible causes of fire on the ground compared to in the air?

 In what ways has the threat of fire in aviation been reduced over the years?

The Effect of Aviation Growth

 How has the aviation industry grown in your country?

 Should people worry about the aviation industry growing too much?

 What types of limits would help to stop the negative effects of aviation growth?

Aviation and Society

 Why is aviation important in modern society?

 What differences has the aviation industry made to people’s lives around the world?

 In your opinion, would further industry growth be beneficial to modern society?

Commercial Airlines

 How have commercial airlines changed in Colombia?

 Recently, some airlines have combined their operations.

Why do you think they have done this?

 How do you think airlines will change their operations in the future?

Responsibility

 How important is good health to a pilot’s job?

  Do you think physical exercise should be compulsory for all aviation staff?

 Who should be most responsible for pilot’s health?

Health Risks

 How can flying affect passengers’ health?

 Some passengers are more at risk than others.

Could you tell me more about this?

 What could airlines do to help passengers more?

Crew Health

 How can the health of the flight crew affect a flight?

 Which is more important: the health of the flight crew or the health of some
passengers?

 How might the food served on board cause an emergency situation?

Training with technology

 How is technology used to train pilots?

 Do you think that modern training simulations are better than old ones?

 How could computer simulations of emergency situations be made more realistic?

Back up systems

 Which systems in aviation have secondary or back up systems?

 Some passengers worry that technical failure will cause their aircraft to crash.
What would you say to them?

 How much do you think we can trust technology in aviation?

Technology in Emergencies

 Which technology helps pilots and controllers to deal with emergency situations?
  There are systems which helps pilots and controllers avoid collisions
Can you tell me more about this?

 What improvements to technology would make emergency situations less likely, or

easier to manage?

Security Rules

 Why do security rules change?

 Who do you think has more influence over security rules: airlines or airport
operators?

 How do you think security rules will change in the future?

Effects of increased Security

 What problems can increased security cause for pilots?

 Increase security at airports can cause delays and stress for passengers.
Can you tell me more about this?

 What would you like to change about aviation security?

Luggage Allowance

 Why are restrictions on passengers’ hand and checked luggage important?

 Many passengers say these rules are unfair. What do you think?

 How might the rules about what can or cannot be carried on board change in the
future?

Aviation growth

 What are the advantages of aviation growth?

 Some people believe aviation should NOT grow due to concers about the
environment. What do you think?

 When is it important to expand airports?

Aviation expansion

 Why might some people be unhappy about aviation expansion?

  We can either expand existing airports or build new ones. How is the decision made?

 What dangers are associated with fuel?

Fuel

 In an emergency situation the fuel weight can be a concern. Tell me more about this?

 How will the cost of fuel affect aviation in the future?

 Why is fuel dangerous in aviation?

Local industry growth

 How much has the aviation industry grown in your country in the last few years?

 Do you think aviation growth is important to the local area?

 What might be dangerous about aviation growth?

Busy periods

 What are the busiest times for a (pilot or controller)?

 How might busy work periods for pilots and controllers affect flight safety?

 What would you say to passengers who are worried that pilots and controllers are
overworked?

Cargo flights

 Why are cargo flights often scheduled during the night?

 In recent years, cargo flights have been used by terrorists. Can you tell me more
about this?
 Do you think that certain cargo should be prohibited as security concerns increase?

Coping with delays

 What types of delays cause the biggest problems for pilots and controllers?
  Pilots and controllers prepared for their flights and shifts appropriately. How could
delays affect their work negatively

 Some passengers get angry with aviation staff about delays. What would you say to
them?

Crowded spaces

 In recent years, how crowded has airspace become in your country?

 Level bust” occurs when an aircraft fails to fly at the cleared level. How could this
situation be hazardous?

 What would you say to passengers who are concerned that airspace is too crowded
around airports in big cities?

Planning dangerous

 How are pilots and controllers prepared for dangerous situations?

 Aviation authorities must always have back-up plans for emergency situations. Can
you tell me more about it?

 To what extends are safety precaution influenced by previous aviation accidents and
disasters?

Diversion

 If an airport has to close suddenly, how difficult is it for a lot of planes to be

diverted?

 Is it more dangerous for a lot of flights to be re-routed or kept in a holding pattern?

 As aviation grows and airspace gets busier, how will diverting traffic become more
complicated?

Fire in flight

 During a flight, how could fire start in different parts of a plane?

  Do you think that a fire during flight is the most serious emergency situation?

 How much should people worry about afire on board?

GND and en-route conditions

 Which weather problems are difficult for planes on the ground?

 Are weather problems more serious in the air or in the ground?

 When might a pilot divert because of weather problems?

GND movements

 When do pilots need assistance to maneuver around aerodromes?

 What are the biggest hazards to planes moving around aerodromes?

 How could safety around aerodromes be improved?

Mid-air collisions

 As a (Pilot or controller), how worried are you about mid-air collision?

 What situational factors may increase the chances of a mid-air collision?

 Are mid-air collisions more likely these days compared to the past when fewer
airplanes were in the sky?

Multiple destinations

 How has the increase in destinations affected aviation?

 Could aviation safety have decreased as a result of more destinations openings?

 Do you think there will be many more new destinations in the future?

Teamwork

 In what ways do you and your colleagues help each other?

  Which is more important in aviation – teamwork or individual work?

 How could you improve teamwork in aviation?

Language

 Were and how did you learn english?

 What do you think are the best ways to improve language skills?

 How important will computers become in aviation language training?

Training for emergencies

 How are pilots trained for emergencies?

 Do you think there is enough training for emrgencies? Why/why not?

 How could the emergency training process be improved?

PAX security

 Can you tell me about passenger security checks?

 How and why passenger security checks changed over the years?

 How do you think these checks could be improved?

Instructor

 What´s the difference between a good an a bad instructor?

 How important is the role of instructors in aviation?

 How might new technology change the role of instructor?

Pìlots

 When companies select new pilots, what information is important to them?

 Which is more important, the development of a pilot´s ability or good training?

 In the future how do you think the recruitment of pilot´s will change?
T/O and LND problems

 What problems can planes have when taking off or landing?

 Wake turbulence can cause difficulties for take-offs and landings. Can you tell me
more about this?

 Are the biggest dangers on runways today the same as in the past?

Weather and technology

 How does modern technology provide information about the weather for aviation?

 What information could pilots and controllers not receive in the past?

 Should passengers be concerned that modern aviation safety relies too much in
technology?