Form 2120-0692 Customer Feedback on A Pilot�s Guide to Safe Surface Ope

C USTOMER FEEDBACK on A Pilot’s Guide to Safe Surface Operations

This comprehensive guide was created for flight instructors to use as a training tool while teaching students and conducting flight reviews, and for pilots to use as a quick and portable reference on surface operations.

We invite you to be among the first to review and provide us with comments on the guide. We would appreciate a little information on your background.

Background information

I am a:  CFI

 DPE

 FAA Inspector

 Other (specify): ______________________________

I am certified to teach/conduct pilot examinations for:

	Pilot Certificates
	 Student	 Recreational	 Private	 Commercial	 Airline Transport
	Airplane Class Ratings
	 Single-engine	 Multi-engine
	 Instrument Rating

Please answer the applicable questions below:

Number of years you’ve been a pilot:  1-5 years  6-10 years  More than 10

Number of flight hours you have:  Less than 100  100-500 501-1000

1001-3000  3001-10,000  Over 10,000

Types of Ratings you have:  Instrument  Airplane  Multi-engine  Rotorcraft/Helicopter

Number of years you’ve been a CFI/DPE  1-5 years  6-10 years  More than 10

Number of years you’ve been an inspector  1-5 years  6-10 years  More than 10

I teach/conduct pilot examinations/conduct inspections in the following state(s): ________________________________________________________________________

Your comments are valuable in helping us improve this guide prior to its release to all pilots. Please rate the following aspects.

Guide Content:

Please rate the extent to which you agree with these statements regarding the content of the guide:

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
The guide provides a good overview of surface safety fundamentals.					
The guide accurately addresses the risk of runway incursions.					
The guide addresses the appropriate level of knowledge of the average pilot.					
The section on “Planning Your Surface Operation” adequately addresses this subject area.					
The section on “Taxi Procedures” adequately addresses this subject area.					
The section on “Aircraft Lights” adequately addresses this subject area.					
The section on “Communication” adequately addresses this subject area.					
The section on “Airfield Markings, Signs, and Lights” adequately addresses this subject area.					
The pilot-controller dialogue examples are useful for reviewing correct phraseology.					
The guide adequately addresses the use of airport diagrams.					

What surface safety topics were more useful to you, and why?

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Were there any surface safety topics that you think were missing from the brochure or should have more emphasis?

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Anticipated Benefits

Please rate the extent to which you agree with these statements regarding the benefits of the guide:

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
The guide will make surface safety easier for students to understand.					
The guide will serve as a good overall “refresher” for pilots.					
Use of this information by pilots will improve safety during surface operations.					
Use of the guide will help pilots avoid errors that could lead to runway incursions.					
This guide is a resource that a pilot would keep in a flight bag as a ready reference.					

This guide  supports,  adds to,  conflicts with previously received training. How?

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Would you use the guide as part of your curriculum?  Yes  No  Not Sure

Would you recommend the guide to your students?  Yes  No  Not Sure

Would you recommend that this guide be distributed  Yes  No  Not Sure
to all licensed pilots?

Would you like to see a self-assessment exercise included  Yes  No  Not Sure
in the guide?

How could the guide be more useful? _______________________________________________

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Please add any additional input you have about the guide: _________________________________________________________________________________

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Please return the completed questionnaire to:

FAA, Office of Runway Safety

490 L’Enfant Plaza, SW

Suite 7225

Washington, DC 20024

hank you for your input!