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You're at FL350 cruising and get a master warning for cabin pressure. Walk me through your first 30 seconds.Aviate Navigate Communicate prioritySenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd run a memory item versus a non-memory checklist in an emergency.Checklist executionSenior–leadershipWalk me through what you'd communicate to ATC during a single-engine emergency.Dispatch and ATC coordinationSenior–leadershipWalk me through what you'd say to passengers when you've decided to divert for a medical emergency.Passenger communicationSenior–leadershipWalk me through what reports you'd file after a precautionary diversion.Post Event reportingSenior–leadershipWalk me through your response to a fire warning during takeoff roll just before V1.Aviate Navigate Communicate prioritySenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd handle a non-normal checklist with steps you've never run in actual flight.Checklist executionSenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd coordinate with dispatch when an abnormal is making your fuel calculations marginal.Dispatch and ATC coordinationSenior–leadershipWalk me through what you'd communicate after a brace position has been ordered and then stood down.Passenger communicationSenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd debrief a serious in-flight event with the crew before going to the report.Post Event reportingSenior–leadershipWalk me through your response to multiple simultaneous warnings during approach.Aviate Navigate Communicate prioritySenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd handle a checklist step that doesn't match the symptoms you're seeing.Checklist executionSenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd request a priority handling without invoking emergency authority.Dispatch and ATC coordinationSenior–leadershipWalk me through what you'd say to a flight attendant during an abnormal that affects the cabin.Passenger communicationSenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd handle the immediate aftermath of an aborted takeoff.Post Event reportingSenior–leadershipWalk me through your response to severe turbulence injuring a flight attendant.Aviate Navigate Communicate prioritySenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd handle an abnormal you've never seen, with only the QRH for guidance.Checklist executionSenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd handle ATC directing you to an airport you'd rather not divert to.Dispatch and ATC coordinationSenior–leadershipWalk me through what you'd say to passengers during a holding pattern they don't understand.Passenger communicationSenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd respond to media questions about a serious in-flight incident.Post Event reportingSenior–leadershipWalk me through your response to engine vibration that's within limits but increasing.Aviate Navigate Communicate prioritySenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd handle a checklist when fatigue is making you slower than usual.Checklist executionSenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd request a holding pattern to work through a complex abnormal.Dispatch and ATC coordinationSenior–leadershipWalk me through what you'd say to a panicking passenger reported by cabin crew during turbulence.Passenger communicationSenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd handle a self-report that might affect your own certification.Post Event reportingSenior–leadershipWalk me through your response to a hydraulic system failure in cruise.Aviate Navigate Communicate prioritySenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd coordinate checklist execution when the captain is task-saturated.Checklist executionSenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd handle conflicting advice from dispatch and the maintenance handler about continuing.Dispatch and ATC coordinationSenior–leadershipWalk me through what you'd say after landing to passengers who experienced a serious in-flight event.Passenger communicationSenior–leadershipWalk me through how you'd structure a debrief of an emergency with newer first officers as observers.Post Event reportingSenior–leadershipWalk me through your response to a landing gear unsafe indication on final approach.Aviate Navigate Communicate priorityEntry–midWalk me through how you'd execute the engine failure after takeoff checklist at 1,000 feet AGL.Checklist executionEntry–midWalk me through what you'd say to ATC if you need to return immediately after takeoff for an abnormal.Dispatch and ATC coordinationEntry–midWalk me through what you'd announce to passengers after declaring an emergency for a fuel issue.Passenger communicationEntry–midWalk me through what documentation you'd complete after an emergency evacuation on the runway.Post Event reportingEntry–midWalk me through your response to a cargo fire warning light illuminating in cruise.Aviate Navigate Communicate priorityEntry–midWalk me through how you'd handle interruptions from ATC while running a time-critical checklist.Checklist executionEntry–midWalk me through how you'd notify dispatch of an unscheduled landing for a sick pilot.Dispatch and ATC coordinationEntry–midWalk me through what you'd say to passengers when returning to the gate for a maintenance issue before takeoff.Passenger communicationEntry–midWalk me through what information you'd gather from the cabin crew before filing an injury report.Post Event reportingEntry–midWalk me through your response to a flap malfunction during approach configuration.Aviate Navigate Communicate priorityEntry–midWalk me through how you'd verify you're on the correct page of the QRH when multiple warnings are active.Checklist executionEntry–midYou get a TCAS resolution advisory during climb-out that directly contradicts the ATC instruction you just received. Walk me through what you do and what you say.Aviate Navigate Communicate prioritySenior–leadershipIn cruise near a region with reported GPS interference, your position sources start to disagree and the aircraft's navigation degrades. Walk me through your priorities.Aviate Navigate Communicate prioritySenior–leadershipCabin crew reports a passenger's device is on fire in the cabin. Walk me through how you'd coordinate the cabin response with what's happening on the flight deck.Checklist executionSenior–leadershipJust after takeoff your airspeed indicators disagree and keep diverging. Walk me through your first actions.Aviate Navigate Communicate prioritySenior–leadershipYou have smoke of unknown origin in cruise and the checklist isn't isolating the source. Walk me through how you decide when to stop troubleshooting and commit to landing.Checklist executionSenior–leadershipOn arrival, ATC reports a drone sighted on the final approach path. Walk me through how you'd work the problem with ATC and dispatch.Dispatch and ATC coordinationSenior–leadershipYou're the first officer in cruise and the captain becomes unresponsive. Walk me through your first five minutes.Aviate Navigate Communicate priorityMid–seniorYour datalink connection drops in oceanic airspace beyond VHF range. Walk me through how you maintain communication and separation requirements until it's restored.Dispatch and ATC coordinationSenior–leadershipYou take a laser strike on short final and land safely, but your eyes are still aching. Walk me through what you report in the air and what you do after landing.Post Event reportingMid–seniorYou fly a go-around from a few hundred feet and the cabin is rattled — passengers felt the sudden climb and heard the engines spool up. Walk me through what you say to them.Passenger communicationEntry–midDuring taxi-out, your electronic flight bag crashes with the performance data half-loaded. Walk me through how you'd handle it before takeoff.Checklist executionEntry–midYou're in a long ground hold for weather and approaching the point where tarmac-delay rules force a decision. Walk me through what you tell passengers and how you coordinate the decision.Passenger communicationSenior–leadershipWalk me through your immediate actions if you smell smoke in the cockpit but no warnings illuminate.Aviate Navigate Communicate priorityEntry–seniorYou're running an engine failure checklist and the next step requires reducing thrust on the operating engine, which seems counterintuitive. What's your process?Checklist executionEntry–seniorWalk me through what you'd communicate to ATC if you need priority handling but it's not yet an emergency declaration.Dispatch and ATC coordinationEntry–midWalk me through how you'd brief passengers after an aborted takeoff due to a mechanical issue when you don't yet know if you'll continue the flight.Passenger communicationMid–seniorWalk me through what documentation you'd complete after declaring an emergency that resolved before landing.Post Event reportingEntry–midYou're on final approach and get a landing gear unsafe indication. Walk me through your decision process for the next 60 seconds.Aviate Navigate Communicate priorityEntry–seniorWalk me through how you'd handle a situation where your flying pilot becomes incapacitated during a non-normal procedure.Aviate Navigate Communicate priorityMid–seniorWalk me through your response to a hydraulic system failure when you have three different checklists that could apply.Checklist executionMid–seniorWalk me through what you'd coordinate with dispatch when you're considering a diversion but weather at alternates is also deteriorating.Dispatch and ATC coordinationMid–seniorYou've just evacuated the aircraft on the runway. Walk me through your communication priorities in the first five minutes.Passenger communicationMid–seniorWalk me through how you'd document a serious event when crew members have conflicting recollections of the sequence.Post Event reportingSenior–leadershipWalk me through your response when ATC issues a clearance that conflicts with your emergency checklist guidance.Dispatch and ATC coordinationEntry–midYou're executing a rapid decompression descent and entering IMC simultaneously. Walk me through your task prioritization.Aviate Navigate Communicate priorityMid–seniorWalk me through how you'd run a time-critical checklist when your co-pilot is task-saturated with flying.Checklist executionEntry–seniorWalk me through what you'd say to passengers when diverting for a technical issue that poses no immediate safety threat.Passenger communicationEntry–midWalk me through your coordination with company operations when you've declared an emergency but can continue to your destination.Dispatch and ATC coordinationMid–seniorWalk me through how you'd prepare a post-flight report when maintenance actions during the emergency may have violated limitations.Post Event reportingSenior–leadershipYou're flying a visual approach when you get an EGPWS terrain warning. Walk me through your immediate actions and crew coordination.Aviate Navigate Communicate priorityEntry–midWalk me through how you'd handle discovering mid-checklist that a required switch was already in the correct position unexpectedly.Checklist executionMid–seniorWalk me through what you'd communicate to flight attendants when you've initiated an emergency descent for depressurization.Passenger communicationEntry–midWalk me through your decision process when dispatch recommends continuing but you're uncomfortable with the aircraft state.Dispatch and ATC coordinationMid–seniorWalk me through the debrief you'd conduct with cabin crew immediately after an emergency landing before passengers deplane.Post Event reportingMid–seniorYou receive a TCAS resolution advisory while executing an engine-out approach. Walk me through your response and crew callouts.Aviate Navigate Communicate priorityMid–seniorWalk me through how you'd execute a checklist that requires system resets when you suspect those resets might mask the underlying problem.Checklist executionSenior–leadershipWalk me through what you'd communicate to passengers during a prolonged hold on the ground after returning for a mechanical issue.Passenger communicationEntry–mid