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Welcome to the test Unexpected Situations – 01.
This test contains 3 situations that you can choose from the menu on the left hand side of this page. Always try to answer before reading the expected answer!
PILOT: Brasilia centre Gol 4269, we are experiencing severe turbulence at flight level 300. A passenger is injured. We request return to Brasilia.
ATC: Gol 4269 roger. Turn right heading 115 and descend to flight level 240. Medical assistance will be provided upon arrival.
EXAMINER: Now tell me in your own words everything the pilot and controller said.
The pilot reported that there was severe turbulence at flight level 300 and a passenger was injured then requested to return to Brasilia airport and the controller told him to turn right heading 115, descend to flight level 240 and that medical assistance would be provided upon landing.
EXAMINER: How can pilots avoid bad weather when overflying the ocean?
Pilots can avoid bad weather when overflying the ocean using the weather radar and deviating bad weather.
EXAMINER: Now listen to situation number 2
PILOT: Paris control, AirFrance 7824, I had a tail strike during take-off. We need to climb to a safe altitude in order to check our systems before returning.
ATC: AirFrance 7824 Roger climb to four thousand feet, maintain one two zero radial from Paris VOR. Call back for vectors to return.
EXAMINER: Now tell me in your own words everything the pilot and controller said.
The pilot reported that he had a tail strike during take-off and that it was necessary to climb to a safe altitude to check their systems, and then the controller told him to climb to four thousand feet maintaining 120 radial from Paris VOR and call back for vectors to return
EXAMINER: What kind of emergency or abnormal situations can a pilot face during take-off?
During take-off pilots can experience a tail strike, a rejected take off due to an engine failure or engine ingestion.
EXAMINER: Now situation number 3
PILOT: Mayday mayday mayday Rio departure Avianca 5468. We lost thrust in both engines. We will try to return to Galeão airport, but we might need to ditch.
ATC: Avianca 5468, roger. Turn left heading two three zero to land on runway one zero.
EXAMINER: Now tell me in your own words everything the pilot and controller said.
The pilot reported that they lost thrust in both engines and they would try to return to Galeao airport but they might need to ditch and then the controller told him to turn left heading two three zero to land on runway one zero.
EXAMINER: If faced with a similar situation what actions would you take?
If I were the pilot and had sufficient altitude I would try to restart the engines because there is a specific check list for that problem.
EXAMINER: Now, considering the three situations you have heard in part three: How would you compare them? You may want to compare them in terms of severity, possible solutions and ways of prevention. Which one do you think is the most difficult to deal with? Why?
IN MY OPINION THE 1ST SITUATION IS NOT SO SERIOUS.
THE 2ND SITUATION IS WORSE THAN THE 1ST BECAUSE A TAIL STRIKE CAN CAUSE:
- THE AIRCRAFT TO BE GROUNDED FOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES DUE TO SEVERE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
- FLIGHT CANCELATIONS AND DELAYS
- AND FINALLY THE PILOT MAY HAVE TO BURN OR DUMP FUEL BEFORE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT.
I THINK THE 3RD SITUATION WHICH WAS A LOSS OF THRUST IN BOTH ENGINES IS THE MOST SERIOUS OUT OF THE THREE BECAUSE A LOSS IN BOTH ENGINES CAN CAUSE:
- A DISASTER
- DEATHS
- AND FINALLY ITS VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE PILOTS TO RESOLVE.
EXAMINER: Thank you. That is the end of this part.