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  • Chapter 8: Aeronautical Decision-Making in Flight › Single-Pilot Resource Management

    some cases, the procedures for new equipment affect the aircraft checklists. A short video on modern installations and checklist management is available here. In a single-pilot operation, pilots often gather, organize, and manage available resources before flight to make ... needed information at hand. For example, while en route to an airport the aircraft alternator fails. After completing the appropriate checklist, the alternator remains off line, and the battery will only provide electricity for a short time. The pilot decides…

  • Appendix C: Certificates, Ratings, and Endorsements › Flight Instructor Endorsements › Instrument Proficiency Checks

    Proficiency Check, provides guidance for conducting a flight review. An appendix in the AC includes a sample flight review checklist, which contains portions of 14 CFR part 61, section 61.56 and a sample endorsement. At the conclusion of a successful ... pilot should be endorsed, as recommended. [Figure C-2] Figure C-2. This sample logbook endorsement is for completion of a flight review. Instrument Proficiency Checks Instrument rated pilots who fail to meet instrument currency requirements of 14 CFR part…

  • Chapter 5: Mitigating Risk › Balanced Approach to Risk Management

    represents a moderately complex scenario covering the flight of a general aviation aircraft on a transportation flight. It is appropriate to conduct a full risk management process for any flight, including the use of a FRAT. However, for less complex ... flights, such as a flight in the vicinity of the airport on a sunny day with no wind, the completion of a FRAT may not be necessary. To enhance risk management accuracy and skill, consider the following steps: • Take risk…

  • Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › Implementing the Risk Management Process › The Pave Checklist

    ⦁ If the trip includes flying over water or unpopulated areas might there…

  • Chapter 7: Automation & Flight Path Management › Balancing Automated & Manual Flight

    appropriate checklists. These tasks will increase workload and divert pilot attention from monitoring and controlling the flight path. If using an autopilot to track the approach, the automation performs the control inputs and allows the pilot to complete other tasks…

  • Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents › Placards › Emergency Procedures (Section 3)

    follow the abbreviated checklist. To be prepared for emergency situations, memorize the immediate action items and, after completion, refer to the appropriate checklist. Figure 9-5. Placards are used to depict aircraft limitations. Manufacturers may include an optional subsection entitled…