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  • Chapter 5: Mitigating Risk › Mitigating External Pressure Risks › Local Versus Transportation Flights

    option is easier if another means of transportation is available or if long-term rescheduling is an option. Mitigating External Pressure Risks External pressures can be either subtle or overt. Because it may involve passengers or others waiting ... them of the need for flexibility. Local Versus Transportation Flights A local pleasure flight can still be subject to external pressures, but it is easier to cancel than a scheduled flight related to transportation to an event. When planning…

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

    operational during preflight and is a flashlight available that is appropriate for intended use before and during flight? E = External Pressures External pressures are influences external to the flight that create a sense of pressure to complete a flight—often ... expense of safety. Factors that can be external pressures include the following: ⦁ Someone waiting at the airport for the flight’s arrival. ⦁ A passenger the pilot does not want to disappoint. ⦁ The desire to demonstrate pilot qualifications. ⦁ The desire…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Hazard and Risk › V = EnVironment

    least two flashlights—one for exterior preflight and a smaller one that can be dimmed and kept nearby. E = External Pressures External pressures are influences external to the flight that create a sense of pressure to complete a flight—often ... expense of safety. Factors that can be external pressures include the following: • Someone waiting at the airport for the flight’s arrival…

  • Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis › External Pressures

    External Pressures • The scheduled meetings back in Santa Rosa on Tuesday generate external pressures. The need to be present in Durango on Monday narrows the departure window to Tuesday morning only. If these pressures are not mitigated, a forced departure…

  • Chapter 10: Aeronautical Decision-Making and Judgment › 1. Illness—Am I sick? Illness is an obvious pilot risk › E = External Pressures

    another important component of analyzing the flight environment. Airspace Check the airspace and any temporary flight restriction (TFRs). E = External Pressures External pressures are influences external to the flight that create a sense of pressure to complete a flight—often ... expense of safety. Factors that can be external pressures include the following: The desire to demonstrate pilot qualifications The desire to impress someone (Probably the two most dangerous words in aviation are “Watch this!”) The pilot’s general goal-completion…