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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 9-9
  Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents › Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL) and Operations With Inoperative Equipment

  adopted the minimum equipment list (MEL) concept for 14 CFR part 91 operations, it allowed aircraft to be operated with inoperative equipment determined to be nonessential for safe flight. At the same time, it allowed part 91 operators, without ... aircraft operated under part 91. They are the deferral provision of 14 CFR, part 91, section 91.213(d) and an FAA-approved MEL. The deferral provision of 14 CFR, part 91, section 91.213(d) is widely used by most pilot/operators…

• Risk Management Handbookp. G-1
  Glossary

  exposed to this risk. Aeronautical decision-making (ADM). A systematic approach to the mental process used by aircraft pilots to consistently determine the best course of action in response to a given set of circumstances. Automatic decision-making. Quick decision ... goal to reduce accidents through a data-driven approach. Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). An accident whereby an airworthy aircraft, under pilot control, inadvertently flies into terrain, an obstacle, or water…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 9-12
  Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents › Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

  design defect, maintenance, or other causes. Airworthiness Directives (ADs), under 14 CFR, part 39, define the authority and responsibility of the Administrator for requiring the necessary corrective action. ADs are used to notify aircraft owners and other interested persons ... regulatory and shall be complied with unless a specific exemption is granted. It is the responsibility of the aircraft owner or operator to ensure compliance with all pertinent ADs, including those ADs that require recurrent or continuing action. For example…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 9-8
  Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents › Aircraft Documents › Aircraft Maintenance

  Sport Aircraft (LSA). LSA receive a pink special airworthiness certificate; however, there are exceptions. For example, the Piper Cub is in the LSA category, but it was certificated as a normal aircraft during its manufacture. When purchasing an aircraft classified ... pertinent airworthiness requirements and the limitations of such a certificate. Aircraft Maintenance Maintenance is defined as the preservation, inspection, overhaul, and repair of an aircraft, including the replacement of parts. Regular and proper maintenance ensures that an aircraft meets…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 1-12
  Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › Pilot Self-Assessment

  controls of an aircraft. Often, pilots thoroughly check their aircraft to determine airworthiness, yet do not evaluate their own fitness for flight. Just as a checklist is used when preflighting an aircraft, a personal checklist based on such factors…

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

  controls of an aircraft. Often, pilots thoroughly check their aircraft to determine airworthiness, yet do not evaluate their own fitness for flight. Just as a checklist is used when preflighting an aircraft, a personal checklist based on such factors…