PL.II.A.K3b

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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 2-13
  Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › The 5 Ps Check

  prior to takeoff. Few pilots have ever had to make an “emergency takeoff.” While the point of the 5P check is to help the pilot fly, the correct application of the 5 P before takeoff is to assist in making ... reasoned go/no-go decision based on all the information available. That decision will usually be to “go,” with certain restrictions and changes, but may also be a “no-go.” The key idea is that these two points in the process…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 16-21
  Chapter 16: Navigation › Filing a VFR Flight Plan

  efficiently. Most of the fields are either self-explanatory or non-applicable to the VFR flight plan (such as item 13). However, some fields may need explanation. • Item 3 is the aircraft type and special equipment. An example would ... aircraft has no transponder. A listing of special equipment codes is found in the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM). • Item 6 is the proposed departure time in UTC (indicated by the “Z”). • Item 7 is the cruising altitude. Normally…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 16-23
  Chapter 16: Navigation › Ground-Based Navigation › Very High Frequency (VHF) Omnidirectional Range (VOR)

  accomplish the dual receiver check, a pilot must tune both VOR receivers to the same VOR ground facility. The maximum permissible variation between the two indicated bearings is 4°. A list of the airborne and ground checkpoints is published ... Chart Supplement U.S. Basically, these checks consist of verifying that the VOR radials the aircraft equipment receives are aligned with the radials the station transmits. There are not specific tolerances in VOR checks required for VFR flight…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-7
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Health and Physiological Factors Affecting Pilot Performance › Vestibular Illusions

  sudden return to level flight following a gradual and prolonged turn that went unnoticed by the pilot. The reason a pilot can be unaware of such a gradual turn is that human exposure to a rotational acceleration of 2 degrees ... maneuver the aircraft into a dangerous attitude in an attempt to correct the aircraft’s perceived attitude. For this reason, it is important that pilots develop an instrument cross-check or scan that involves minimal head movement. Take care when…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 5-1-11
  Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 1. Preflight › 5-1-5. Flight Plan - VFR Flights

  significant information to be passed to the transiting aircraft and also serve to check the progress of the flight should it be necessary for any reason to locate the aircraft. h. Pilots flying VFR should fly an appropriate cruising altitude ... history data can be useful in finding a downed or missing aircraft; therefore, surveillance equipment should be listed in Item 18. Pilots using commercial GPS tracking services are encouraged to note the specific service in Item 19 N/ (survival equip…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 9-29
  Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Emergency Approaches and Landings (Simulated)

  addition to flying the airplane from the point of simulated engine failure to where it is known that a reasonable safe landing could be made (or to where it is known that the approach cannot be salvaged), a pilot should ... these procedures should be developed to such an extent that, if an engine failure actually occurs, a pilot checks the critical items that might get the engine operating again while selecting a field and planning an approach. Combining…