Flight Instructor for Airplane Category › II. Technical Subject Areas › Task B. Visual Scanning and Collision Avoidance

AI.II.B.S3

Skill

Use appropriate visual scanning techniques.

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Get a short, cited explanation of this element written from the FAA handbooks: the core idea, the numbers that matter, common test traps, and a quick self-check.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 1-12
Chapter 1: Introduction to Flight Training › Safety Considerations › Collision Avoidance
clearing procedure and insist on its use. The learner should execute the appropriate clearing procedure before all turns and before executing any training maneuver. Proper clearing procedures, combined with proper visual scanning techniques, are the most effective strategy for collision…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-4-12
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 4. ATC Clearances and Aircraft Separation › 4-4-15. Use of Visual Clearing Procedures and Scanning Techniques
Use of Visual Clearing Procedures and Scanning Techniques a. Before Takeoff. Prior to taxiing onto a runway or landing area in preparation for takeoff, pilots should scan the approach areas for possible landing traffic and execute the appropriate clearing maneuvers…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 17-25
Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Vision in Flight › Self-Imposed Stress
Drugs Drugs can seriously degrade visual acuity during the day and especially at night. Pilots who become ill should consult an aviation medical examiner (AME) or flight surgeon as to which drugs are appropriate to take while flying. Exhaustion Pilots ... total requirement. Their performance may become a safety hazard depending on the degree of fatigue and instead of using proper scanning techniques may get fixated on the instruments or stare off rather than multitask. Poor Physical Conditioning To overcome poor…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-3-2
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-2. Airports with an Operating Control Tower
more efficient tower operation. The four basic uses are: 1. To determine an aircraft’s exact location. This is accomplished by radar identifying the VFR aircraft through any of the techniques available to a radar position, such as having ... aircraft has been established and the appropriate instructions have been issued, radar monitoring may be discontinued; the reason being that the local controller’s primary means of surveillance in VFR conditions is visually scanning the airport and local area…