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• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 2-1
  Chapter 2: Ground Operations › Preflight Assessment of the Aircraft

  Preflight Assessment of the Aircraft The visual preflight assessment mitigates airplane flight hazards. The preflight assessment ensures that any aircraft flown meets regulatory airworthiness standards and is in a safe mechanical condition prior to flight. Per 14 CFR part ... section 3.5(a), the term “airworthy” means that the aircraft conforms to its type design and is in condition for safe operation. The owner/operator is primarily responsible for maintenance, but in accordance with 14 CFR part 91, section…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 14-26
  Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Air Traffic Control (ATC) Services › Radar Traffic Advisories

  traffic is referenced by azimuth from the aircraft in terms of the 12-hour clock. Also, distance in nautical miles, direction in which the target is moving, and type and altitude of the aircraft, if known, are given. An example ... miles east bound, Cessna 152, 3,000 feet.” The pilot should note that traffic position is based on the aircraft track and that wind correction can affect the clock position at which a pilot locates traffic. This service…

• Aviation Weather Handbookp. 24-26
  24 Observations › 24.5 Aircraft Observations and Reports › 24.5.1 Pilot Weather Reports (PIREP)

  Indicator A maintenance indicator ($) is coded when an automated system detects that maintenance is needed on the system. 24.5 Aircraft Observations and Reports There are three kinds of aircraft observations: Pilot Weather Reports (PIREP), Aircraft Reports (AIREP), and Volcanic Activity ... pilot (or aircrew), while AIREPs can either be reported by the pilot or generated from sensors onboard the aircraft (automated AIREPs). PIREPs and AIREPs are coded differently. The PIREP format is a U.S.-only format. The AIREP format is used…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 8-28
  Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents

  Chapter Summary Flight instruments enable an aircraft to be operated with maximum performance and enhanced safety, especially when flying long distances. Manufacturers provide the necessary flight instruments, but to use them effectively, pilots need to understand how they operate ... system and associated instruments, the gyroscopic instruments, and the magnetic compass. Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents Each aircraft comes with documentation and a set of manuals with which a pilot must be familiar in order to fly that…

• Risk Management Handbookp. 4-3
  Chapter 4: Assessing Risk › Risk Assessment Analysis › Aircraft

  serious (yellow) risk. [Figure 4-2] 16112 Figure 4-2. FRAT excerpt for pilot hazards and associated risks. Aircraft She identified three areas that pertain to aircraft-related risk. During a non-stop flight, the likelihood of fuel exhaustion increases ... catastrophic” consequences, which indicate a serious (yellow) risk on the risk assessment matrix. 12118 Tricia also noted that her aircraft is not approved for flight in known icing conditions and that a flight along the planned route might encounter icing…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 2-8
  Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Hazard and Risk › A = Aircraft

  Aircraft What limitations will the aircraft impose upon the trip? Ask the following questions: • Is this the right aircraft for the flight? • Am I familiar with and current in this aircraft? Aircraft performance figures and the AFM are based ... brand new aircraft flown by a professional test pilot. Keep that in mind while assessing personal and aircraft performance. • Is this aircraft equipped for the flight? Instruments? Lights? Navigation and communication equipment adequate? • Can this aircraft use the runways available…