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  • Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Pilot Self-Assessment

    Pilot Self-Assessment The pilot in command (PIC) of an aircraft is directly responsible for and is the final authority for the operation of that aircraft. The list of PIC responsibilities is long, and nothing should be overlooked. To exercise…

  • Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › Pilot Self-Assessment

    Pilot Self-Assessment Setting personal minimums is an important step in mitigating risk, and safe pilots know how to properly self-assess. For example, in the opening scenario, the aircraft Mary plans to fly may have a maximum crosswind component ... particular flight. The FAA’s “Personal Minimums Checklist” located in Appendix D is an excellent tool for pilots to use in self-assessment. This checklist reflects the PAVE approach to risk mitigation discussed in the previous paragraphs…

  • Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Pilot Self-Assessment › The PAVE Checklist

    Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, the FAA has designed a personal minimums checklist. To help pilots with self-assessment, which in turn helps mitigate risk, the acronym PAVE divides the risks of flight into four categories. For each category…

  • Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Pilot Self-Assessment › Curiosity: Healthy or Harmful?

    Curiosity: Healthy or Harmful? The roots of aviation are firmly based on…

  • Chapter 6: Assessment › Authentic Assessment › Assessing Risk Management Skills

    involves the learner in the assessment process and establishes the habit of healthy reflection and self-assessment that is critical to being a safe pilot. Another is that these grades are not self-esteem related, since they do not describe ... practice” item, and by flight five, it is a “manage-decide” item. The learner may be reluctant to self-assess if he or she has not had the chance to participate in such a process before. Therefore, the instructor…