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CH.VIII.D.S1

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Determine appropriate action for simulated emergencies specified by the evaluator, from at least three of the elements or sub-elements listed in K1 through K5.

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  • Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Risk Management › Four Risk Elements

    circumstance that a pilot encounters. Learning how to identify hazards, assess the degree of risk they pose, and determine the best course of action is an important element of a safe flight. Four Risk Elements During each flight, decisions must ... made regarding events that involve interactions between the four risk elements—the PIC, the aircraft, the environment, and the operation. The decision-making process involves an evaluation of each of these risk elements to achieve an accurate perception…

  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 5. Surveillance Systems › 4-6-9. Contingency Actions: Weather Encounters and Aircraft System Failures that Occur…

    Contingency Actions: Weather Encounters and Aircraft System Failures that Occur After Entry into RVSM Airspace TBL 4-6-2 provides pilot guidance on actions to take under certain conditions of aircraft system failure that occur after entry into RVSM airspace ... weather encounters. It also describes the expected ATC controller actions in these situations. It is recognized that the pilot and controller will use judgment to determine the action most appropriate to any given situation. Contingency Actions: Weather Encounters and Aircraft…

  • 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…

  • Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 2. Emergency Services Available to Pilots › 6-2-2. Transponder Emergency Operation

    course of action is available which will permit flight and a safe landing in VFR weather conditions, noninstrument rated pilots should choose the VFR condition rather than requesting a vector or approach that will take them into IFR weather conditions ... 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…

  • Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 2. Emergency Services Available to Pilots › 6-2-4. Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)

    activates, the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system can decode the owner’s information and provide that data to the appropriate search and rescue (SAR) center. In the United States, NOAA provides the alert data to the appropriate U.S. Air Force Rescue…

  • 14 CFR § 91.1093 Initial and transition training and checking: Check pilots (aircraft), check pilots (simulator).

    Initial and transition training and checking: Check pilots (aircraft), check pilots (simulator). (6) The approved methods, procedures, and limitations for performing the required normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures in the aircraft. (d) The transition ground training for a check pilot ... must include the approved methods, procedures, and limitations for performing the required normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures applicable to the aircraft to which the check pilot is in transition. (e) The initial and transition flight training for a check pilot…