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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 13-8
  Chapter 13: Aviation Weather Services › Aviation Weather Reports › Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs)

  Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs) PIREPs provide valuable information regarding the conditions as…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 1-10
  Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › The Role of the FAA › Handbooks

  that enhances training or understanding. The FAA publishes a variety of handbooks that generally fall into three categories: aircraft, aviation, and examiners and inspectors. [Figure 1-15] These handbooks can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents or downloaded ... faa.gov/regulations_policies. Aviation handbooks are also published by various commercial aviation companies. Aircraft flight manuals commonly called Pilot Operating Handbooks (POH) are documents developed by the airplane manufacturer, approved by the FAA, and are specific to a particular make…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 1-9
  Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Field Offices › Aviation Safety Inspector (ASI)

  Aviation Safety Inspector (ASI) The ASIs administer and enforce safety regulations and standards for the production, operation, maintenance, and/ or modification of aircraft used in civil aviation. They also specialize in conducting inspections of various aspects of the aviation system ... training on a regular basis. The FAA has approximately 3,700 inspectors located in its FSDO offices. All questions concerning pilot certification (and/or requests for other aviation information or services) should be directed to the local FSDO. FAA Safety Team…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 13-6
  Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Pilot Self-Assessment › Curiosity: Healthy or Harmful?

  Curiosity: Healthy or Harmful? The roots of aviation are firmly based on curiosity. Where would we be today had it not been for the dreams of Leonardo da Vinci, the Wright Brothers, and Igor Sikorsky? They all were infatuated with ... flight, a curiosity that led to the origins of aviation. The tale of aviation is full of firsts: first flight, first helicopter, first trans-Atlantic flight, and so on. But, along the way there were many setbacks, fatalities, and lessons…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 13-23
  Chapter 13: Aviation Weather Services › Electronic Flight Displays (EFD) /Multi-Function Display (MFD) Weather › Flight Information Service- Broadcast (FIS-B)

  system provides pilots and flight crews of properly-equipped aircraft with a flightdeck display of certain aviation weather and aeronautical information which are listed below. • Aviation Routine Weather Reports (METARs) • Special Aviation Reports (SPECIs) • Terminal Area Forecasts (TAFs) and their ... official weather products. The weather products displayed on FIS-B should not be used as primary weather products (i.e., aviation weather to meet operational and safety requirements). Each aircraft system is different and some of the data that is rendered…

• Risk Management Handbookp. 3-1
  Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Why Hazards Result in Aviation Accidents

  relevant hazards, understand and analyze potential consequences, and exercise judgment when responding to any hazard. Why Hazards Result in Aviation Accidents Pilots learn to recognize hazards during ground and flight training. While instructors normally include the learner in the decision…