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  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-11. Pilot Responsibilities When Conducting Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)

    pilots in identifying their location on the airport, thus reducing requests for “progressive taxi instructions” from controllers.) 2. Situational awareness includes effective pilot-controller radio communication. ATC expects pilots to specifically acknowledge and read back all LAHSO clearances as follows…

  • Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Visual Illusions › Demonstration of Spatial Disorientation

    certain flight situations, many false sensations can occur due to acceleration forces overpowering gravity. [Figure 17-6] These situations include uncoordinated turns, climbing turns, and turbulence. Demonstration of Spatial Disorientation There are a number of controlled aircraft maneuvers a pilot…

  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 4. ATC Clearances and Aircraft Separation › 4-4-9. VFR/IFR Flights

    issues a clearance or instruction, pilots are expected to execute its provisions upon receipt. ATC, in certain situations, will include the word “IMMEDIATELY” in a clearance or instruction to impress urgency of an imminent situation and expeditious compliance…

  • Chapter 6: Threat and Error Management › Defenses Provided by the Pilot or Crew › Time Management

    pilot should agree on the plan of action, ask for clarification, and question any inconsistency. Effective Situational Awareness Situational awareness may include knowing: • Aircraft position • Flight Path • Status of other aircraft in the area • Status of the environment • Human factors…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Information Management › Enhanced Situational Awareness

    high terrain or prohibited airspace, or if the moving map display fails. A good strategy for maintaining situational awareness information management should include practices that help ensure that awareness is enhanced, not diminished, by the use of automation. Two basic ... operations—are an excellent way to maintain situational awareness, as well as manage information. Other ways to maintain situational awareness include: • Perform verification check of all programming. Before departure, check all information programmed while on the ground…

  • Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Introduction

    which is the leading cause of fatal general aviation accidents in the U.S. and commercial aviation worldwide. LOC-I includes any significant deviation of an aircraft from the intended flightpath and it often results from an airplane upset. Maneuvering represents ... pilots to recognize and maintain a heightened awareness of situations that increase the risk of loss of control. Those situations include: uncoordinated flight, equipment malfunctions, pilot complacency, distraction, turbulence, and poor risk management. Attempting to fly in instrument meteorological conditions…