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CAA Project I   May 1947
INTERVIEWERS GUIDE
For Use During
PILOT INTERVIEW

QUESTION #1: "probably all pilots who have flown a lot have done something at one time or another that got them into an uncomfortable situation or even a near accident. We would like to get from each pilot several examples of such things that he has done. First, could you describe the most recent situation in which you did something like this and tell me just what you did?"

DESIRED INFORMAITON: 
1.Specific Behavior of the pilot.
2. Most recent incident.
3. Conditions: location, traffic, weather, instrument or contact, day or night, etc.
4. Type of airplane.
5. Equipment involved in incident.

Alternative Question (Alt. #1): "Well, perhaps you could recall the most recent incident where you observed some other pilot do something that got him in such a spot."

QUESTION #2 (Captains): "Now, I would like for you to recall the last time you had to take over the controls from a copilot because you felt the situation was pretty critical. Could you describe that situation and tell me just what the copilot did or might have done if you hadn't taken over?"

(Copilots)"Now, I would like for you to recall the last time the captain you were flying with took over the controls from you because he felt the situation was pretty critical. Could you describe this situation and tell me just what you did or what he thought you might have done if he hadn't taken over?"

DESIRED INFORMATION: 1. Specific behavior of the pilot
2. Most recent incident
3. Conditions: location, traffic, weather, instrument or contact, day or night, etc.
4. Type of airplane
5. Equipment involved in incident.

Alternative Question (Alt. #2)(Captains): "Well, then, perhaps you could tell me about the last time that you felt the situation was so critical that you would not have wanted the average copilot to fly the airplane. Could you describe that situation and tell me what unsafe act an average copilot might have done in that situation?"

Alternative Question (Alt. #2) (Copilots): "Well, then, perhaps you could tell me about the last time that you felt that the situation was so critical that you preferred that the captain fly the airplane. Could you describe that situation and tell me what you might have done in that situation?"

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