Questionnaire Notes:
Survey to be administered via phone.
All questions will have a ‘Don’t Know/Not Applicable’ response option.
INTRO1. Hello. The FAA has hired my company, (____________), to conduct a survey with those pilots who have received flight service. My name is ____________________.
May
I please speak with __________?
1 Yes > (Continue)
2 Person
not available > (Schedule
a call back)
3 No
Such Person > “Thank you and have a nice
day!”
99 Refusal/Hung Up
(Interviewer: When respondent comes to the phone, read INTRO2)
INTRO2. Hello. The FAA has hired my company, (_____________), to conduct a survey with those pilots who have received flight service. My name is ___________________. We are conducting a survey on how satisfied users are with flight service.
The purpose of this research is to help the FAA improve its services to you. Your answers are voluntary, but your opinions are very important for this research. Your responses will be anonymous, and you will never be identified by name. This interview is authorized by Office of Management and Budget Control No. 1090-0007 which expires on March 31, 2015. The interview will take approximately 10 minutes. Is this a good time?
1.
Yes
(Continue)
2.
No. Can
we schedule a time that is more convenient for you?
S1. Did you receive flight service between January 1, 2014 and March 31, 2014?
Yes (CONTINUE)
No (ASK S1.2 AND TERMINATE INTERVIEW)
Don’t Know (ASK S1.2 AND TERMINATE INTERVIEW)
S1.2. Please indicate the reasons why you have not contacted a Flight Service Station in the past three months? (Select all that apply):
No need
Telephone calls not answered quickly enough
Telephone calls dropped
Radio calls not answered quickly enough
Radio calls not answered
Flight plans mishandled or lost
Recorded broadcast information incomplete or unavailable
Flight service specialists’ level of professionalism
Flight service specialists’ lack of knowledge
Telephone calls not handled by a specialist with specific local area knowledge
Inflexibility of government-mandated briefing formats
Prefer to file flight plans and be briefed through commercial service
Prefer to file flight plans and self-brief through DUATS
DK/NA
Other (please specify)_________________
S2. Did you receive your flight information from Lockheed Martin flight service or Alaska Flight Service?
Lockheed Martin (COUNT AS CONTIGUOUS US)
Alaska (COUNT AS AK)
Don’t Know (THANK AND TERMINATE INTERVIEW)
I-1. Which of the following best describes you? (Select all that apply)
Pilot for pleasure
Pilot for business
Instructor
Former air traffic controller who became a pilot
Part 121
Part 135
Dispatch Airport Manager
DK/NA
FSS1. Which best describes how frequently do you request flight services from a Flight Service Station?
Daily
Weekly
1-2 times per month
4 times per year
Twice per year
Once per year
DK/NA
LM2. Please tell me the area code from which you most frequently request flight services by telephone. (Programming Note: Only allow for 3 characters)
Please think about your last contact with a specialist at a Flight Service Station. On a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is Poor and 10 is Excellent, please rate his/her:
LM4. Courtesy
LM5. Communication skills
LM6. Effort to understand issue
LM7. Knowledge of the area in which you plan to fly
LM8. Knowledge of “non-routine” aspects related to your flight planning (i.e., FDC notam requests, special use airspace restrictions, trans-border flight planning to Mexico or Canada, international flight planning, etc.)
LM9. Ability to satisfactorily answer your questions
LM10. Timeliness in answering your questions
On the same scale, please rate the following:
LM11. Waiting time to speak with a specialist
Still thinking about your experiences in the past year contacting a Flight Service Station please answer the following…
D1. Generally, how quickly are your telephone calls to flight service answered by a specialist after being routed by the call distribution system?
5 seconds or less
6 seconds to 30 seconds
31 seconds to 1 minute
Between 1 and 5 minutes
Between 5 and 10 minutes
More than 10 minutes
Call is never answered
DK/NA
D2. While waiting for a specialist to answer your telephone call for service, how often have you hung up due to wait time?
Never
1% to 25% of the time
26% to 50% of the time
51% to 75% of the time
76% to 100% of the time
DK/NA
D3. While waiting for a specialist to answer your telephone call for service, how often has your call been disconnected?
Never
1% to 25% of the time
26% to 50% of the time
51% to 75% of the time
76% to 100% of the time
DK/NA
D4. Generally, how quickly are your radio calls for service answered by a specialist?
5 seconds or less
6 seconds to 30 seconds
31 seconds to 1 minute
Between 1 and 5 minutes
Between 5 and 10 minutes
More than 10 minutes
Call is never answered
DK/NA
D5. How frequently are you asked to “stand by” upon initial contact when making a request for service by radio?
Never
1% to 25% of the time
26% to 50% of the time
51% to 75% of the time
76% to 100% of the time
DK/NA
D6. When confronted with a delay while trying to contact flight service by radio, how often have you resorted to calling other air traffic services (tower, approach, en route center)?
Never
1% to 25% of the time
26% to 50% of the time
51% to 75% of the time
76% to 100% of the time
DK/NA
ONLY ASK D7 TO S2=1 (LOCKHEED MARTIN)
D7. Generally, how quickly are your radio calls to Flight Watch answered by a specialist?
5 seconds or less
6 seconds to 30 seconds
31 seconds to 1 minute
Between 1 and 5 minutes
Between 5 and 10 minutes
More than 10 minutes
Call is never answered
DK/NA
D8. After having filed a domestic flight plan with a flight service station, how often have you later been told that the flight plan could not be found in the system?
Never
1% to 25% of the time
26% to 50% of the time
51% to 75% of the time
76% to 100% of the time
DK/NA
D9. After having filed an international flight plan with a flight service station, how often have you later been told that the flight plan could not be found in the system?
Never
1% to 25% of the time
26% to 50% of the time
51% to 75% of the time
76% to 100% of the time
DK/NA
D10. Are you satisfied with the manner in which briefers apply the “VFR flight not recommended statement”?
Never
1% to 25% of the time
26% to 50% of the time
51% to 75% of the time
76% to 100% of the time
DK/NA
Think about the weather information you have accessed through the Transcribed Information Briefings System (TIBS) in the past year. On a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is Poor and 10 is Excellent, please rate the TIBS on:
TIBS1. Ease of access
TIBS2. Usefulness of recorded weather information
ONLY ASK HIWAS1 and HIWAS2 TO S2=1 (LOCKHEED MARTIN)
Now, please think about the weather information you have accessed through the Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory System (HIWAS) broadcast in the past year. On a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 is Poor and 10 is Excellent, please rate the HIWAS on:
HIWAS1. Ease of access
HIWAS2. Usefulness of recorded weather information
ONLY ASK ACSI 1.1 TO S2=1 (LOCKHEED MARTIN)
ACSI_1. 1 Please consider all of the experiences and interactions you had with a Flight Service Station in the past year. Using a 10-point scale on which 1 means Very Dissatisfied and 10 means Very Satisfied, how satisfied are you with the services provided by the Flight Service Station?
ONLY ASK ACSI 1.2 TO S2=2 (ALASKA)
ACSI_1.2 Please consider all of the experiences and interactions you had with an Alaska Flight Service Station in the past year. Using a 10-point scale on which 1 means Very Dissatisfied and 10 means Very Satisfied, how satisfied are you with the services provided by the Flight Service Station?
ACSI_2. Using a 10-point scale on which 1 now means Falls Short of your Expectations and 10 means Exceeds your Expectations, please rate the services provided by the Flight Service Station.
ACSI_3. Now, imagine an ideal service station that provides critical flight information to general aviation pilots. How well do you think the Flight Service Station compares with that ideal? Please use a 10-point scale on which 1 means Not Very Close to Ideal, and 10 means Very Close to Ideal.
OM1. Please indicate the status of your most recent query to a Flight Service Station.
Got the information I needed
The specialist took my contact information and told me that someone from the Flight Service Station would get back to me.
I need to follow up with the Flight Service Station
I did not understand what I needed to do next
DK/NA
Other (please specify)
OM2. On a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 means Not at all Willing and 10 means Very Willing, how willing are you to recommend the Flight Service Station to others with similar questions?
OM3. On a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 means Not at all Likely and 10 means Very Likely, how likely are you to contact the Flight Service Station in the future?
CON1. Please offer any additional feedback you may have so that the Flight Service Stations can ensure the best possible service.
Thank you for your time. The FAA ATO sincerely appreciates your input.
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