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• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 8-6
  Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Safety Practices and Accident Prevention

  Safety Practices and Accident Prevention Aviation instructors are on the front line of efforts to improve the safety record of the aviation industry. Safety, one of the most fundamental considerations in aviation training, is paramount. Comprehensive FAA regulations promote safety ... mitigating conditions that can cause death, injury, or damage, but even the strictest compliance with regulations may not guarantee safety. Rules and regulations are designed to address known or suspected conditions detrimental to safety, but there is always a chance…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 10-9
  Chapter 10: Advanced Flight Maneuvers › Confined Area Operations

  begin with as nearly accurate an altimeter setting as possible to determine the altitude. There are several things to consider when operating in confined areas. One of the most important is maintaining a clearance between the rotors and obstacles forming ... confined area. The tail rotor deserves special consideration because, in some helicopters, it is not always visible from the cabin. This not only applies while making the approach, but also while hovering. Another consideration is that wires are especially difficult…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 15-4
  Chapter 15: Airspace › Other Airspace Areas

  Controlled Firing Areas (CFAs) CFAs contain activities that, if not conducted in a controlled environment, could be hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft. The difference between CFAs and other special use airspace is that activities must be suspended when a spotter aircraft ... radar, or ground lookout position indicates an aircraft might be approaching the area. There is no need to chart CFAs since they do not cause a nonparticipating aircraft to change its flight path. Other Airspace Areas “Other airspace areas…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 10-10
  Chapter 10: Advanced Flight Maneuvers › Confined Area Operations › Takeoff

  power reserve. Always make the landing to a specific point and not to some general area. This point should be located well forward, away from the approach end of the area. The more confined the area is, the more essential ... definite point. Keep this point in sight during the entire final approach. When flying a helicopter near obstacles, always consider the tail rotor. A safe angle of descent over barriers must be established to ensure tail rotor clearance…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 8-7
  Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Flight Instructor Qualifications

  best actions a flight or maintenance instructor can take to enhance aviation safety is to emphasize safety by example. Another way for the instructor to advocate safety is to partner with the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam). The FAASTeam is dedicated ... improving the aviation safety record by conveying safety principles and practices through training, outreach, and education. More information is available at FAASafety.gov. Flight Instructor Qualifications A flight instructor needs to be thoroughly familiar with the functions, characteristics, and proper…

• Risk Management Handbookp. 2-5
  Chapter 2: Personal Minimums › Personal Minimums › Step 5—Adjust for Specific Conditions

  Here are several important cautions regarding personal minimums. The pilot should: 1. Not adjust personal minimums to complete a specific flight. The time to consider adjustments is not while under pressure to fly, but rather when time and objectivity permits ... flights. 2. Make adjustments to one variable at a time. For example, if the goal is to lower baseline personal minimums for visibility; the ceiling, wind, or other values should not change at the same time. 3. Seek training…