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Risk management

Automation management.

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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 2-31
Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Information Management › Automation Management
Automation Management Advanced avionics offer multiple levels of automation, from strictly manual flight to highly automated flight. No one level of automation is appropriate for all flight situations, but in order to avoid potentially dangerous distractions when flying with advanced ... pilot needs to verify that armed functions (e.g., navigation tracking or altitude capture) engage at the appropriate time. Automation management is another good place to practice the callout technique, especially after arming the system to make a change in course…
Risk Management Handbook p. 6-4
Chapter 6: Threat and Error Management › Defenses Provided by the Pilot or Crew › Teamwork
other tasks. However, the pilots should communicate their reasoning, intentions, and actions to allow for discussion, agreement, and verification. Automation Management Managing automation can reduce workload and improve situational awareness if understood and used properly. Automation management will be discussed ... greater detail in Chapter 7, Automation & Flight Path Management…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 2-29
Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Understand the Platform › Managing Aircraft Automation
Managing Aircraft Automation Before any pilot can master aircraft automation, he or she must first know how to fly the aircraft. Maneuvers training remains an important component of flight training because almost 40 percent of all GA accidents take place ... rudder, but also include the mental mastery of the EFD. Three key flight management skills are needed to fly the advanced avionics safely: information, automation, and risk…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 2-4
Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › RISK › Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Single-Pilot Resource Management
ensure the successful outcome of the flight. SRM includes the concepts of ADM, risk management (RM), task management (TM), automation management (AM), controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) awareness, and situational awareness (SA). SRM training helps the pilot maintain situational awareness ... managing the automation and associated aircraft control and navigation tasks. This enables the pilot to accurately assess and manage risk and make accurate and timely decisions. SRM is all about helping pilots learn how to gather information, analyze…
Risk Management Handbook p. 7-2
Chapter 7: Automation & Flight Path Management › Balancing Automated & Manual Flight
One of the most common errors is failing to move to lower…
Risk Management Handbook p. 7-1
Chapter 7: Automation & Flight Path Management › Introduction
Chapter 7: Automation & Flight Path Management Introduction Introduction Automation systems provide an interface allowing the pilot to set a desired aircraft state. The system takes pilot input and aircraft information into account, develops a logical solution, and acts to fulfill…