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  • Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Leading Accident Causes › Identifying Hazards

    items include condition of tires and brakes, security of access panels and latches, and leaking operating fluids. Properly securing the aircraft may prevent damage, which could affect the next flight…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › Estimate (the Need To React)

    safe outcome. For example, what if the cabin door of a Mooney suddenly opened in flight while the aircraft climbed through 1,500 feet on a clear sunny day? The sudden opening would be alarming, but the perceived hazard ... impact safe flight and can almost be disregarded. Most likely, a pilot would return to the airport to secure the door after landing. The pilot flying on a clear day faced with this minor problem may rank the open cabin…

  • Glossary › Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum

    authority to alert aircraft pilots of any hazards en route or at a specific location. The authority in turn provides means of disseminating relevant NOTAMs to pilots. NRP. See National Route Program. NSA. See National Security Area. NTSB. See National…

  • Chapter 15: Airspace › Other Airspace Areas

    Local airport advisory (LAA) • Military training route (MTR) • Temporary flight restriction (TFR) • Parachute jump aircraft operations • Published VFR routes • Terminal radar service area (TRSA) • National security area (NSA) • Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ) land and water based and need…

  • Chapter 15: Airspace › Other Airspace Areas › Terminal Radar Service Areas (TRSAs)

    additional radar services. The purpose of the service is to provide separation between all IFR operations and participating VFR aircraft. The primary airport(s) within the TRSA become(s) Class D airspace. The remaining portion of the TRSA overlies other ... pilots operating under VFR are encouraged to contact the radar approach control and take advantage of TRSA service. National Security Areas (NSAs) NSAs consist of airspace of defined vertical and lateral dimensions established at locations where there is a requirement…

  • Chapter 15: Airspace › Other Airspace Areas › Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR)

    TFRs has become much more common. There have been a number of incidents of aircraft incursions into TFRs that have resulted in pilots undergoing security investigations and certificate suspensions. It is a pilot’s responsibility to be aware of TFRs ... visit the FAA website, www.tfr.faa.gov, and verify that there is not a TFR in the area. Parachute Jump Aircraft Operations Parachute jump aircraft operations are published in the Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly Airport/Facility Directory). Sites that are used frequently…