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Risk management

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Aeronautical Information Manual p. 1-2-11
Chapter 1. Air Navigation › Section 2. Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV) › 1-2-4. Recognizing, Mitigating, and Adapting to GPS Jamming and/or Spoofing
path, autotuning will not select the nearby NAVAID). 8. Unanticipated position-dependent flight management system effects (e.g., erroneous insufficient fuel indication). 9. Failure or degradation of Air Traffic Management (ATM) infrastructure and its associated systems reliant on GPS, resulting ... operators to: 1. Be aware of potential risk locations. 2. Check for any relevant Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs). 3. Plan fuel contingencies. 4. Plan to use conventional NAVAIDs and appropriate arrival/approach procedures at the destination. 5. Follow the detailed guidance…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 16-11
Chapter 16: Navigation › Distance D = GS X T › Fuel Consumption
available for your intended flight, you must be able to accurately compute aircraft fuel consumption during preflight planning. Typically, fuel consumption in gasoline-fueled aircraft is measured in gallons per hour. Since turbine engines consume much more fuel than reciprocating ... label for specific range is NM per pound of fuel, or often NM per 1,000 pounds of fuel. Preflight planning should be supported by proper monitoring of past fuel consumption as well as use of specified fuel management…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 1-17
Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › SRM and the 5P Check › The Plan
plan can also be called the mission or the task. It contains the basic elements of cross-country planning, weather, route, fuel, publications currency, etc. The plan should be reviewed and updated several times during the course of the flight…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 2-14
Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › The Plan
Plan” can also be called the mission or the task. It contains the basic elements of cross-country planning, weather, route, fuel, publications currency, etc. The “Plan” should be reviewed and updated several times during the course of the flight…
Risk Management Handbook p. 5-3
Chapter 5: Mitigating Risk › Case Study › Risk Mitigation Analysis
Durango – La Plata County Airport, and can depart from there at gross weight, which includes 40 gallons of fuel. She plans to make one additional fuel stop. 12162 After a thorough analysis and weather briefing, she elects…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 16-17
Chapter 16: Navigation › Flight Planning › Assembling Necessary Material
Fuel rate—predetermined gallons per hour used at cruising speed NOTE: Additional fuel for adequate reserve should be added as a safety measure. Flight Planning Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91 states, in part ... vicinity of an airport, this must include information on available current weather reports and forecasts, fuel requirements, alternatives available if the planned flight cannot be completed, and any known traffic delays of which the PIC has been advised…