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  • Chapter 8: Aeronautical Decision-Making in Flight › Single-Pilot Resource Management

    some cases, the procedures for new equipment affect the aircraft checklists. A short video on modern installations and checklist management is available here. In a single-pilot operation, pilots often gather, organize, and manage available resources before flight to make ... needed information at hand. For example, while en route to an airport the aircraft alternator fails. After completing the appropriate checklist, the alternator remains off line, and the battery will only provide electricity for a short time. The pilot decides…

  • Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Normal and Crosswind Takeoff and Climb

    Normal and Crosswind Takeoff and Climb After completing the before takeoff checklist and pre-takeoff safety brief, and after receiving an air traffic control (ATC) clearance (if applicable), the pilot should check for approaching aircraft and line ... runway centerline. If departing from an airport without an operating control tower, the pilot should listen on the appropriate frequency, make a careful check for traffic, and transmit a radio advisory before entering the runway. Sharp turns onto the runway…

  • Appendix C: Certificates, Ratings, and Endorsements › Flight Instructor Endorsements › Instrument Proficiency Checks

    Proficiency Check, provides guidance for conducting a flight review. An appendix in the AC includes a sample flight review checklist, which contains portions of 14 CFR part 61, section 61.56 and a sample endorsement. At the conclusion of a successful ... pilot should be endorsed, as recommended. [Figure C-2] Figure C-2. This sample logbook endorsement is for completion of a flight review. Instrument Proficiency Checks Instrument rated pilots who fail to meet instrument currency requirements of 14 CFR part…

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Flight Training › Safety Considerations › Use of Checklists

    actions have been completed with emphasis on the “check” in checklist. However, checklists are of no value if the pilot is not committed to using them. Without discipline and dedication to using the appropriate checklists at the appropriate times…

  • Chapter 5: Mitigating Risk › Balanced Approach to Risk Management

    represents a moderately complex scenario covering the flight of a general aviation aircraft on a transportation flight. It is appropriate to conduct a full risk management process for any flight, including the use of a FRAT. However, for less complex ... flights, such as a flight in the vicinity of the airport on a sunny day with no wind, the completion of a FRAT may not be necessary. To enhance risk management accuracy and skill, consider the following steps: • Take risk…

  • Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › Implementing the Risk Management Process › The Pave Checklist

    ⦁ If the trip includes flying over water or unpopulated areas might there…