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AP.VI.E.S5

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Maintain the ground track, heading, or course appropriate for the conditions, or as specified by ATC or the evaluator.

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  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › CARE Checklist: Review Hazards and Evaluate Risks

    CARE Checklist: Review Hazards and Evaluate Risks In the second step, the goal is to process this information to determine whether the identified hazards constitute risk, which is defined as the future impact of a hazard that is not controlled ... extent of possible loss), and probability (the likelihood that a hazard will cause a loss). The goal is to evaluate their impact on the safety of your flight, and consider “why must I CARE about these circumstances?” For each hazard…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › RISK › Automation

    when those skills were needed to manually resume direct control of the aircraft. A major study was conducted to evaluate the performance of two groups of pilots. The control group was composed of pilots who flew an older version ... newer models equipped with an electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) and a flight management system (FMS). The pilots were evaluated in maintaining aircraft parameters, such as heading, altitude, airspeed, glideslope, and localizer deviations, as well as pilot control inputs. These…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › RISK › Decision-Making in a Dynamic Environment

    Evaluate (the Effect of the Action) Finally, after implementing a solution, evaluate the decision to see if it was correct. If the action taken does not provide the desired results, the process may have to be repeated. Decision-Making ... pilots gather all available information, review it, analyze the options, rate the options, select a course of action, and evaluate that course of action for correctness. In some situations, there is not always time to make decisions based on analytical…

  • Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › When To Take the Knowledge Test › Practical Test

    specific knowledge, skills, and risk management elements and performance metrics for each Area of Operation and Task The ACS evaluation program will eventually replace the PTS program for evaluating and certifying pilots. The practical tests are administered by FAA ASIs…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Programming › Perceive, Process, Perform (3P) Model

    flight. To use it, the pilot will: • Perceive the given set of circumstances for a flight • Process by evaluating their impact on flight safety • Perform by implementing the best course of action Use the Perceive, Process, Perform, and Evaluate method…

  • Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Propeller Overspeed in Piston Engine Aircraft

    allows for maximum power during takeoff but can result in a propeller overspeed at a higher airspeed. A performance evaluation of the flight condition was performed for the particular aircraft model involved in this incident. This evaluation indicated that…