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it may be concluded that both the pilots in charge of evaluation and the pilots being evaluated feel that the check could be improved by the addition and deletion of certain items, by standardizing the method of administration, by providing more opportunity for practice and training on maneuvers required by the check and by effecting certain changes in regard to the personnel administering the check.

Critical Situations in Airline Flying
Although the main objective of this survey were to obtain information pertaining to the critical requirements of the job of the airline pilot, it was realized that it would be necessary to look at the pilot's job in relation to other factors contributing to making his job more difficult, and hence airline flying less safe. Consequently, information has been obtained which bears on the problem of what contributes to critical situations in airline flying.  
  
It will be recalled that in response to Question #3 of the pilot interview, pilots made 1,241 comments as to causes of unsafe airline flying. A total of 902 of these comments, or 72.7%, war related to factors other than the pilot, such as unsafe conditions of airplanes, airports, weather, etc. These comments attributed unsafe airline flying to causes which fell into the following categories: (comments related to the pilot as a cause are excluded.)

[[2 Column Table]]
    | Percentage of Comments 
--- | ---
Communication and Navigational Equipment | 20.0
Airports | 19.1
Aircrafts | 16.7
Airline Companies' Policies and Procedures | 14.4
C.A.A. and C.A.B. Policies and Procedures | 13.3
Weather | 8.5
Traffic Control | 7.8
Other | .2
TOTAL | 100.0%

Each of these categories has been broken down into the specific causes mentioned by the pilots and is presented in Table 22.  These data provide valuable information as to existing conditions which pilots feel are making their job more difficult.  Of particular significance to all agencies interested in flying safety are the 15 most frequently mentioned specific causes of unsafe airline flying.  Each of the following 15 items was mentioned by at least 20 pilots:

Inadequate Approach System
Inadequate Lighting at Airports
Non-commercial Airplanes in Traffic
Too much Government Interference
Airway Traffic Control Inadequate
Radio Static
Lack of V.H.F.
Lack of High Intensity Approach and Runway Lights
Short Runways
Inadequate Airports for Amount of Traffic
Cockpits not Standardized
De-icing Equipment Inadequate
Inadequate Training for New Equipment
Inaccurate Weather Reports

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