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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 2-17
  Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › TEAM Checklist: Choose and Implement Risk Controls

  pilot whose experience consists mostly of local flights in good VMC, launching a long cross-country flight over mountainous terrain in hazy conditions could lead to pilot disorientation and increase the risk of an accident. • Alternatives: Options include postponing ... visibility improves, or modifying the route to avoid extended periods of time over the mountains. • Reality: Hazy conditions and mountainous terrain clearly create risks for an inexperienced VFR-only pilot. • External Factors: Few pilots are immune to the pressure…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 2-9
  Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Hazard and Risk › V = EnVironment

  occur. • Consider the winds at the airports being used and the strength of the crosswind component. • If flying in mountainous terrain, consider whether there are strong winds aloft. Strong winds in mountainous terrain can cause severe turbulence and downdrafts…

• Risk Management Handbookp. 3-7
  Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Environmental Hazards › Terrain

  less than indicated. Pilots following instrument approach procedures have also been involved in CFIT accidents. • Mountains, Hills, and Elevated Terrain–Mountainous terrain affects departure, en route, and arrival operations. Numerous airports in the western United States require…

• Risk Management Handbookp. 3-4
  Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Leading Accident Causes

  ceiling or low visibility, flight at night, incorrect interpretation of a chart, flight at high density altitude, flight in mountainous terrain, or intentionally flying too low. 11808 3. System Component Failure Powerplant (SCF-PP)–This category includes a variety…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 2-8
  Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Hazard and Risk › A = Aircraft

  weather for a particular flight, they should consider the following: • What is the current ceiling and visibility? In mountainous terrain, consider having higher minimums for ceiling and visibility, particularly if the terrain is unfamiliar. • Consider the possibility that the weather…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 12-10
  Chapter 12: Weather Theory › Wind and Currents › Low-Level Wind Shear

  stronger the wind, the greater the downward pressure and turbulence become. Figure 12-16. Turbulence in mountainous regions. Due to the effect terrain ... wind in valleys or canyons, downdrafts can be severe. Before conducting a flight in or near mountainous terrain, it is helpful for a pilot unfamiliar with a mountainous area to get a checkout with a mountain qualified flight instructor…