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• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 1-5
  Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › Implementing the Risk Management Process › The Pave Checklist

  weather for a particular flight, they should consider the following: ⦁ What are the current ceiling and visibility? In mountainous terrain, consider having higher minimums for ceiling and visibility, particularly if the terrain is unfamiliar. ⦁ Consider the possibility that the weather ... occur. ⦁ Consider the winds at the airports being used and the strength of the crosswind component. ⦁ If flying in mountainous terrain, consider whether there are strong winds aloft. Strong winds in mountainous terrain can cause severe turbulence and downdrafts…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 2-9
  Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Hazard and Risk › V = EnVironment

  occur. • Consider the winds at the airports being used and the strength of the crosswind component. • If flying in mountainous terrain, consider whether there are strong winds aloft. Strong winds in mountainous terrain can cause severe turbulence and downdrafts…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 2-17
  Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › TEAM Checklist: Choose and Implement Risk Controls

  pilot whose experience consists mostly of local flights in good VMC, launching a long cross-country flight over mountainous terrain in hazy conditions could lead to pilot disorientation and increase the risk of an accident. • Alternatives: Options include postponing ... visibility improves, or modifying the route to avoid extended periods of time over the mountains. • Reality: Hazy conditions and mountainous terrain clearly create risks for an inexperienced VFR-only pilot. • External Factors: Few pilots are immune to the pressure…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 12-10
  Chapter 12: Weather Theory › Wind and Currents › Low-Level Wind Shear

  stronger the wind, the greater the downward pressure and turbulence become. Figure 12-16. Turbulence in mountainous regions. Due to the effect terrain ... wind in valleys or canyons, downdrafts can be severe. Before conducting a flight in or near mountainous terrain, it is helpful for a pilot unfamiliar with a mountainous area to get a checkout with a mountain qualified flight instructor…

• Risk Management Handbookp. 3-4
  Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Leading Accident Causes

  ceiling or low visibility, flight at night, incorrect interpretation of a chart, flight at high density altitude, flight in mountainous terrain, or intentionally flying too low. 11808 3. System Component Failure Powerplant (SCF-PP)–This category includes a variety…

• Risk Management Handbookp. 7-3
  Chapter 7: Automation & Flight Path Management › Failure to Anticipate, Act, & Verify

  fatal accident in Colombia, a flight crew was unexpectedly cleared for an approach, lost situational awareness, and crashed into mountainous terrain. The accident summary cites failure of the flight crew to revert to basic radio navigation at the time when ... aircraft speed brakes when they became aware of the terrain ahead and after adding full thrust. This prevented the aircraft from climbing above the slope of the mountain ahead…