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- Chapter 6: Threat and Error Management › Causes of Errors › Psychological Effects
become more likely if the pilot is obsessed to the point of exclusion of all else or if the pilot is generally disinterested in the events at hand. Appropriate focus and concentration are the golden mean. Expectation Bias…
- Chapter 16: Navigation › RAIM Capability › Tips for Using GPS for VFR Operations
area, waypoint definition of existing reporting points, enhanced navigation in and around Class B and Class C airspace, and enhanced navigation around Special Use Airspace. VFR pilots should rely on appropriate and current aeronautical charts published specifically for visual navigation…
- Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Weight and Balance
safety. Unfortunately, the canyon is only 5,000 feet across and the aircraft will hit the canyon wall. The point is that airspeed is the most influential factor in determining how much distance is required to turn. Many pilots have ... error of increasing the steepness of their bank angle when a simple reduction of speed would have been more appropriate…
- Chapter 16: Navigation › Flight Planning › Airplane Flight Manual or Pilot’s Operating Handbook (AFM/POH)
appropriate, to obtain empty weight and empty weight CG information. Determine the takeoff and landing distances from the appropriate charts, based on the calculated load, elevation of the airport, and temperature; then compare these distances with the amount of runway ... Calculate the rate of fuel consumption, and compare it with the estimated time for the flight so that refueling points along the route can be included in the plan…
- Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
Stress management. The personal analysis of the kinds of stress experienced while flying, the application of appropriate stress assessment tools, and other coping mechanisms. Structural icing. The accumulation of ice on the exterior of the aircraft. Sublimation. Process by which ... engine can produce additional power. Supercooled water droplets. Water droplets that have been cooled below the freezing point, but are still in a liquid state. Surface analysis chart. A report that depicts an analysis of the current surface weather. Shows…
- Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 6. National Security and Interception Procedures › 5-6-4. ADIZ Requirements
flights in controlled airspace. The pilot must maintain a continuous watch on the appropriate frequency and report the time and altitude of passing each designated reporting point or those reporting points specified or requested by ATC, except that while ... aircraft passed the last reporting point before penetration and the estimated time of arrival over the next appropriate reporting point along the flight route; (b) If there is no appropriate reporting point along the flight route, the pilot reports…