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  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › The 5 Ps Check

    first decision point is preflight in the flight planning room, where all the information is readily available to make a sound decision, and where communication and Fixed Base Operator (FBO) services are readily available to make alternate travel plans ... second easiest point in the flight to make a critical safety decision is just prior to takeoff. Few pilots have ever had to make an “emergency takeoff.” While the point of the 5P check is to help the pilot…

  • Chapter 8: Aeronautical Decision-Making in Flight › Analytical Decision-Making

    While an autopilot is engaged, a pilot’s attention should not disengage. Pilots need to maintain situational awareness and appropriate focus on the progress of the flight at all times. Balancing the use of automation with manual flying skills ... necessary in case a particular situation requires pilot intervention. Using automation proficiently and at the appropriate level reduces risk and helps prevent incidents and accidents. Chapter 8: Aeronautical Decision-Making in Flight Introduction ADM Background Analytical Decision-Making Introduction This…

  • Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › Teaching Decision-Making Skills

    Engages all three learning domains. ⦁ Is interactive. ⦁ Should not promote errors. ⦁ Should promote situational awareness and opportunities for decision-making. ⦁ Requires time-pressured decisions. The flight instructor should make the situation as realistic as possible. This means the learner knows ... flight instructor should understand in advance which outcomes are positive and/or negative and give the learner the freedom to make both good and poor decisions. This does not mean that the learner should be allowed to make an unsafe decision…

  • Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Aeronautical Decision-Making (ADM) › Implementing the Decision and Evaluating the Outcome

    appear that she would be able to terminate the approach in a hover. The pilot decided to make the shallowest approach possible and perform a run-on landing. Pilots sometimes have trouble not because of deficient basic skills or system ... knowledge, but because of faulty decision-making skills. Although aeronautical decisions may appear to be simple or routine, each individual decision in aviation often defines the options available for the next decision the pilot must make, and the options (good…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › RISK › The Decision-Making Process

    under utilize outside sources of information, including copilots, flight attendants, flight service personnel, flight instructors, and ATC The Decision-Making Process An understanding of the decision-making process provides the pilot with a foundation for developing ADM and SRM skills ... much more than the simple definitions of the terms might suggest. Risk management and risk intervention are decision-making processes designed to systematically identify hazards, assess the degree of risk, and determine the best course of action. These processes involve…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Decision-Making in a Dynamic Environment › External Resources

    services provided by ATC can not only decrease pilot workload, but also help pilots make informed in-flight decisions. Figure 2-18. Controllers work to make flights as safe as possible. The Flight Service Stations (FSSs) are air traffic facilities ... type of operation that comprise any given aviation situation) that affect safety before, during, and after the flight. Monitoring radio communications for traffic, weather discussion, and ATC communication can enhance situational awareness by helping the pilot develop a mental picture…