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  • Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › SRM and the 5P Check › The Pilot

    operator can identify. With the advent of advanced avionics, the plane has expanded to include database currency, automation status, and emergency backup systems that were unknown a few years ago. Much has been written about single-pilot IFR flight both ... other Ps to be discussed. Pilot proficiency, currency, and fatigue are among them. The Pilot Flying, especially when used for business transportation, can expose the pilot to high altitude flying, long distance and endurance, and more challenging weather. The combination…

  • Glossary

    conditions, and visual meteorological conditions (VMC) expected over a large area encompassing several states. Area navigation (RNAV). Allows a pilot to fly a selected course to a predetermined point without the need to overfly ground-based navigation facilities, by using ... route surveillance radar. ARTCC. See air route traffic control center. ASDE. See airport surface detection equipment. ASOS. See Automated Surface Observing System. Aspect ratio. Span of a wing divided by its average chord. ASR. See airport surveillance radar. Asymmetric thrust…

  • Chapter 15: Airspace › Other Airspace Areas › Military Training Routes (MTRs)

    broadcasting, and a continuous Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS)/Automated Weather Observing Station (AWOS) data display, other continuous direct reading instruments, or manual observations available to the specialist. Military Training Routes (MTRs) MTRs are routes used by military aircraft ... that accommodate operations above 1,500 feet AGL. IR routes are conducted in accordance with IFR regardless of weather conditions. VFR sectional charts depict military training activities, such as IR, VR, MOA, restricted area, warning area, and alert area information…

  • Chapter 8: Flight Instruments › Setting the Altimeter

    If a pilot is not utilizing ATC assistance, local altimeter settings can…

  • Pilot/Controller Glossary › U

    direct route between NAVAIDs, a radial, a radar vector, or a final approach course beyond the segments of an instrument approach procedure. (See PUBLISHED ROUTE.) (See ROUTE.) UNRELIABLE (GPS/WAAS)- An advisory to pilots indicating the expected level of service ... Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), referring to an air transportation system utilizing highly automated aircraft to transport passengers or cargo in urban/suburban areas. URGENCY- A condition of being concerned about safety and of requiring timely but not immediate assistance; a potential…

  • Glossary

    Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS), Automated Weather Sensor System (AWSS), and Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS). Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). A surveillance system that continuously broadcasts GPS position information, aircraft identification, altitude, velocity vector, and direction ... most airports with an operating control tower that includes crucial information about runways and instrument approaches in use, specific outages, and current weather conditions, including visibility. Center Radar ARTS Presentation/Processing (CENRAP). CENRAP was developed to provide an alternative…