Commercial Pilot for Airplane Category › III. Airport and Seaplane Base Operations › Task A. Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems

CA.III.A.R2

Risk management

Deciding if and when to declare an emergency.

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Aeronautical Information Manual p. 6-2-1
Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 2. Emergency Services Available to Pilots › 6-2-3. Intercept and Escort
6-2-3. Intercept and Escort a. The concept of airborne intercept…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 6-1-1
Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 1. General › 6-1-1. Pilot Responsibility and Authority
Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures Section 1. General 6-1-1. Pilot Responsibility and Authority a. The pilot-in-command of an aircraft is directly responsible for and is the final authority as to the operation of that aircraft ... emergency requiring immediate action, the pilot-in-command may deviate from any rule in 14 CFR part 91, Subpart A, General, and Subpart B, Flight Rules, to the extent required to meet that emergency. NOTE-In the event…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 18-22
Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › Emergency Response Systems › Ballistic Parachutes
Emergency Response Systems Airplanes may have installed systems that provide alternatives in certain emergency situations. For example, ballistic parachute systems, if installed, may be deployed in an emergency allowing an airplane to descend slowly enough toward the ground such that ... occupants usually survive the resulting impact with minor or no injuries. Airplanes may also have an Emergency Autoland (EAL) system, which can take over control of the aircraft when necessary for a safe outcome. Ballistic Parachutes Deployment of an airplane…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 6-2-3
Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 2. Emergency Services Available to Pilots › 6-2-4. Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)
Reporting. 1. Pilots are encouraged to monitor 121.5 MHz and/or 243.0 MHz while inflight to assist in identifying possible emergency ELT transmissions. On receiving a signal, report the following information to the nearest air traffic facility: (a) Your position ... last heard. (c) Your position at maximum signal strength. (d) Your flight altitudes and frequency on which the emergency signal was heard: 121.5 MHz or 243.0 MHz. If possible, positions should be given relative to a navigation…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 18-22
Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › Emergency Response Systems › Autoland
Without further input, the EAL initiates an emergency descent. Without pilot responsiveness after an emergency descent, EAL initiates the process for an automated landing. The system also allows for manual activation by a pilot or a passenger. Once activated ... runway using a recognizable non-human synthesized voice. Additionally, EAL sets the transponder to squawk 7700 to indicate an emergency. After the initial broadcast, the system pauses for 25 seconds to allow air traffic control (ATC) to communicate with potential…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 6-2-1
Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 2. Emergency Services Available to Pilots › 6-2-2. Transponder Emergency Operation
possible, the noninstrument rated pilot should so advise the controller and indicating the lack of an instrument rating, declare a distress condition; or 3. If the pilot is instrument rated and current, and the aircraft is instrument equipped, the pilot ... provided on the basis that the aircraft can operate safely in IFR weather conditions. 6-2-2. Transponder Emergency Operation a. When a distress or urgency condition is encountered, the pilot of an aircraft with a coded radar beacon transponder…