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• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 13-3
  Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Aeronautical Decision-Making (ADM) › Scenario

  determination to continue. After landing, and waiting 30 minutes longer than planned, the pilot observed the outer effects of the thunderstorm, yet still attempted to depart. The pilot dispelled any available options by thinking the only option ... four patients to be transported. On numerous occasions leading to and during the flight, the pilot could have made effective decisions that could have prevented this accident. However, as the chain of events unfolded, each poor decision left him with…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 5-12
  Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Ground Effect

  aircraft leaving ground effect after takeoff encounters just the reverse of an aircraft entering ground effect during landing. The aircraft leaving ground effect will: • Require an increase in AOA to maintain the same CL • Experience an increase in induced drag ... nose-up change in moment • Experience a reduction in static source pressure and increase in indicated airspeed Ground effect must be considered during takeoffs and landings. For example, if a pilot fails to understand the relationship between the aircraft…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 8-1-8
  Chapter 8. Medical Facts for Pilots › Section 1. Fitness for Flight › 8-1-7. Aerobatic Flight

  lower part of the body as in the case of rapid pull-up maneuvers and with the same physiologic effects and symptoms. e. Physiologically, humans progressively adapt to imposed strains and stress, and with practice, any maneuver will have decreasing ... effect. Tolerance to G forces is dependent on human physiology and the individual pilot. These factors include the skeletal anatomy, the cardiovascular architecture, the nervous system, the quality of the blood, the general physical state, and experience and recency…

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

  Physiological Effects Some of the items listed on the I’m Safe checklist (illness, medication, stress, alcohol, fatigue) have the potential to cause pilot errors. For example, it may become difficult or impossible for a stressed or fatigued pilot ... pilot’s individual sense of vision combined with all the visual signals received at the same time. Psychological Effects Psychological effects include stress, emotion, expectation bias, and the effects of personality. Stress & Emotion…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 8-1-3
  Chapter 8. Medical Facts for Pilots › Section 1. Fitness for Flight › 8-1-2. Effects of Altitude

  physically and mentally safe to fly; not being impaired by: Illness Medication Stress Alcohol Fatigue Emotion 8-1-2. Effects of Altitude a. Hypoxia. 1. Hypoxia is a state of oxygen deficiency in the body sufficient to impair functions ... deterioration in night vision occurs at a cabin pressure altitude as low as 5,000 feet, other significant effects of altitude hypoxia usually do not occur in the normal healthy pilot below 12,000 feet. From…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 13-6
  Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Pilot Self-Assessment

  that aircraft. The list of PIC responsibilities is long, and nothing should be overlooked. To exercise those responsibilities effectively and make effective decisions regarding the outcome of a flight, a pilot must have an understanding of personal limitations. Pilot performance…