Blog 5

My critical question for this course is "How does weather affect society?"  I want to study a person or a group of people that deal with weather on a day to day basis.  I'm hoping to be able to speak to a pilot or meteorologist and ask them how they think society deals with weather.  Either that or I'll find a community of people and ask them how they deal with weather in their daily lives.  I think I will interview a guy by the name of Ward Shires, he is a family friend that my dad mentioned and I'm not sure if I've ever met the guy.  He is a retired Navy and Air Force pilot who was awarded the flying cross for his actions in the Vietnam Conflict.  I will be studying how weather affected the daily life of this pilot.  My dad said he had his number so I plan to contact him via phone.

Interview questions:

• In what ways did the weather make you prepare on day to day flights?
• What weather would you consider the most concerning  when flying or preparing?
• What was the prime weather for flying?
• Whats the worst weather you have flown in?
• Has the weather made you a better pilot?
• Has the weather helped you in anyways as a pilot?
• In what ways does weather make it difficult for a pilot?
• Have you ever been in a dangerous situation while flying in bad weather?
• What was that situation like?
• What are the preflight checks on weather what are you looking for?
• What is the most difficult about flying in bad weather?
• Have you ever been caught in a weather phenomenon known as a micro burst?
• What are pilots looking for in bad weather, what really sticks out to them?
• How has weather changed you as a pilot?
• Has being a pilot made you more aware of the weather around you?

For this interview I will be using my phone to record the interview as well as I will be taking notes.