CP.II.A.K3a

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• Risk Management Handbookp. 3-4
  Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Leading Accident Causes › Identifying Hazards

  traffic, airspace activity, and other hazards. • Postflight Inspections–Inspecting the aircraft following the completion of a flight may identify aircraft hazards before the next person flies the aircraft. Common items include condition of tires and brakes, security of access panels…

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

  When inoperative equipment is found during a preflight inspection or prior to departure, the decision should be to cancel the flight, obtain maintenance prior to flight, or to defer the item or equipment. Maintenance deferrals are not used for inflight…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 2-12
  Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › RISK › Human Behavior

  inspecting the wreck, accident investigators found the nose wheel steering tiller in the fully deflected position. Both the after takeoff and before landing checklists require the tiller to be placed in the neutral position. Everyman had overlooked this item…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 10-4
  Chapter 10: Weight and Balance › Control › Management of Weight and Balance Control

  upon which to base the necessary calculations and decisions. Standard parts with negligible weight or the addition of minor items of equipment such as nuts, bolts, washers, rivets, and similar standard parts of negligible weight on fixed-wing aircraft ... negligible weight change is outlined in Advisory Circular (AC) 43.13-1 (as revised), Methods Techniques and Practices—Aircraft Inspection and Repair: • One pound or less for an aircraft whose weight empty is less than 5,000 pounds • Two pounds…

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

  inspections should follow the current manufacturer’s maintenance manual, including the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness concerning inspection intervals, parts replacement, and life-limited items as applicable to the aircraft…

• Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. 7-2
  CHAPTER 7. SMALL UAS MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION › 7.3 Preflight Inspection › 7.3.4 Preflight Inspection Items

  Preflight Inspection Items. Even if the small UAS manufacturer has a written preflight inspection procedure, the FAA recommends the remote PIC ensure the following inspection items be incorporated into the remote PIC’s preflight inspection procedure. Such a practice will ... condition for safe operation. The preflight inspection should include a visual or functional check of the following items. 1. Visual condition inspection of the small UAS components; 2. Airframe structure (including undercarriage), all flight control surfaces, and linkages; 3. Registration…