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  • Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › Use of Resources › Workload Management

    items should be prioritized. This concept should be emphasized to learners and reinforced when training procedures are performed. For example, during a go-around, adding power, gaining airspeed, and properly configuring the aircraft are priorities. Informing the tower ... devoted to several tasks at one time, and the pilot may begin to focus on one item. When the pilot becomes task saturated, there is no awareness of inputs from various sources; decisions may be made on incomplete information…

  • Chapter 16: Navigation › Latitude and Longitude (Meridians and Parallels) › Time Zones

    Mountain Standard Time, and 10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. When Daylight Saving Time is in effect, generally between the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November, the sun is directly above the 75th meridian at noon, Central ... Daylight Time. These time zone differences must be taken into account during long flights eastward—especially if the flight must be completed before dark. Remember, an hour is lost when flying eastward from one time zone to another, or perhaps…

  • 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 ... realistic scenario. The learner should plan the flight to include: ⦁ Route ⦁ Destination(s) ⦁ Weather ⦁ NOTAMS ⦁ Possible emergency procedures Since the scenarios may have several good outcomes and a few poor ones, the flight instructor should understand in advance which outcomes…

  • Chapter 16: Navigation › Filing a VFR Flight Plan

    determined to be 106 knots. Based on this information, the total trip time, as well as time between checkpoints, and the fuel burned can be determined. These numbers can be calculated by using a manual or electronic calculator. For this ... trip, the GS is 106 knots and the total time is 35 minutes (30 minutes plus 5 minutes for climb) with a fuel burn of 4.7 gallons. Refer to the flight log in Figure 16-26 for the time between…

  • Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Go-Around

    Around A go-around is a procedure for remaining airborne after an intended landing is discontinued. A go-around may be necessary when: • Instructed by the control tower. • Traffic conflict occurs. • The helicopter is in a position from which ... safe to continue the approach. Any time an approach is uncomfortable, incorrect, or potentially dangerous, abandon the approach. The decision to make a go-around should be positive and initiated before a critical situation develops. When the decision is made…

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

    important to think ahead and determine how the decision could affect other phases of the flight. As the flight progresses, a pilot must continue to evaluate the outcome of the decision to ensure that it is producing the desired result ... 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…