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• Risk Management Handbookp. 6-2
  Chapter 6: Threat and Error Management › Causes of Errors › Psychological Effects

  expectation rather than triggering an internal “uh-oh.” The phenomenon, not to be confused with expectation bias, has the slightly different name “confirmation bias.” The result of either, if uncorrected, may lead to an error. Either case results ... perceived. Fatigue tends to stop pilots from taking extra steps to verify perceived reality and contributes to expectation and confirmation bias susceptibility. An incident at the San Francisco, California airport (KSFO) is another example involving expectation bias. The NTSB docket…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 6-4-1
  Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 4. Two-way Radio Communications Failure › 6-4-1. Two-way Radio Communications Failure

  absence of an assigned route or a route that ATC has advised may be expected in a further clearance by the route filed in the flight plan. (b) Altitude. At the HIGHEST of the following altitudes or flight levels ... section 91.121(c)) for IFR operations; or (3) The altitude or flight level ATC has advised may be expected in a further clearance. The intent of the rule is that a pilot who has experienced two-way radio failure should…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. PCG E-3
  Pilot/Controller Glossary › E

  approach, execute the assigned missed approach procedure immediately upon receiving instructions to “execute missed approach.” (Refer to AIM.) EXPECT (ALTITUDE) AT (TIME) or (FIX)- Used under certain conditions to provide a pilot with an altitude to be used ... communications failure. It also provides altitude information to assist the pilot in planning. (Refer to AIM.) EXPECT DEPARTURE CLEARANCE TIME (EDCT)- The runway release time assigned to an aircraft in a traffic management program and shown on the flight progress…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 4-4-7
  Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 4. ATC Clearances and Aircraft Separation › 4-4-10. Adherence to Clearance

  pilot is expected to comply with the crossing altitude as a provision of the clearance. Any other clearance in which pilot execution is optional will so state “AT PILOT’S DISCRETION.” EXAMPLE-1. “United Four Seventeen, descend and maintain ... thousand.” NOTE-1. The pilot is expected to commence descent upon receipt of the clearance and to descend at the suggested rates until reaching the assigned altitude of 6,000 feet. EXAMPLE-2. “United Four Seventeen, descend at pilot…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 5-3-18
  Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 3. En Route Procedures › 5-3-2. Position Reporting

  repeated to the pilot when handed off to another controller. At times, the aircraft identity will be confirmed by the receiving controller; however, this should not be construed to mean that radar contact has been lost. The identity of transponder ... equipped aircraft will be confirmed by asking the pilot to “ident,” “squawk standby,” or to change codes. Aircraft without transponders will be advised of their position to confirm identity. In this case, the pilot is expected to advise the controller…