Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category › II. Preflight Procedures › Task A. Preflight Assessment

AA.II.A.R1

Risk management

Human performance factors.

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14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors Open
14 CFR § 61.155 Aeronautical knowledge.
their effect on aircraft performance; (10) Aerodynamics relating to an aircraft's flight characteristics and performance in normal and abnormal flight regimes; (11) Human factors; (12) Aeronautical decision making and judgment; (13) Crew resource management to include crew communication…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 17-9
Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Health and Physiological Factors Affecting Pilot Performance › Climbing While Turning
1. They teach pilots to understand the susceptibility of the human system…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 17-7
Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Health and Physiological Factors Affecting Pilot Performance › Vestibular Illusions
Take care when retrieving charts and other objects in the flight deck…
Risk Management Handbook p. G-2
Glossary
performance and reducing human error. It incorporates the methods and principles of the behavioral and social sciences, engineering, and physiology. It may be described as the applied science which studies people working together in concert with machines. Human factors involve…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 2-15
Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Programming › Perceive, Process, Perform (3P) Model
Perceive, Process, Perform, and Evaluate method as a continuous model for every aeronautical decision that you make. Although human beings will inevitably make mistakes, anything that you can do to recognize and minimize potential threats to your safety will make ... Perform with the PAVE, CARE and TEAM checklists. Pilots can help perceive hazards by using the PAVE checklist of: Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, and External pressures. They can process hazards by using the CARE checklist of: Consequences, Alternatives, Reality, External factors…
14 CFR Part 141 — Pilot Schools Open
14 CFR Part 141, Appendix E to Part 141—Airline Transport Pilot Certification Course
effects on aircraft performance; (10) Aerodynamics relating to an aircraft's flight characteristics and performance in normal and abnormal flight regimes; (11) Human factors; (12) Aeronautical decision making and judgment; and (13) Crew resource management to include crew communication…