SH.VI.C.R11
Risk managementCollision hazards.
From the FAA library
- Chapter 6: Threat and Error Management › Causes of Errors › Insufficient Training & Experience
within acceptable levels. Some common threats include: • Malfunction of aircraft systems, engines, flight controls, or automation. • Various unforecast weather hazards. • Collision hazards, including wildlife on airports and birds in the air. • Unexpected sudden reductions in visibility. • Closures of facilities, runways…
- Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Hazard Combinations › Airspace, Air Traffic Control, and Other Aircraft
hazard. • Prohibited and Restricted Airspace–Different airspace designations and restrictions are meant to protect pilots and aircraft from hazards. For example, entering a prohibited or restricted area without permission can result in conflicts with military aircraft. • ATC Delays and Service ... system may require route changes or holding, which may require more fuel than expected. • Air Traffic Density and Collision Hazards–Pilots are responsible for seeing and avoiding other aircraft when flying under VFR or in VMC while flying under…
- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Collision Avoidance › Runway Incursion Avoidance
occurrence in the airport runway environment involving an aircraft, vehicle, person, or object on the ground that creates a collision hazard or results in a loss of required separation with an aircraft taking off, intending to take off, landing ... surface as in other phases of flights. Proper planning can prevent runway incursions and the possibility of a ground collision. A pilot should always be aware of the aircraft’s position on the surface at all times and be aware…
- Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › VFR Flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions
them (e.g., power lines, towers, rising terrain, etc.). By the time the pilot sees the hazard, it is either too late to avoid a collision, or while successfully maneuvering to avoid an obstacle, the pilot becomes disoriented. Flying at night…
- Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › Low-G Conditions and Mast Bumping
The accident sequence may be extremely rapid, and the energy and inertia…
- Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
turnoff lights. Lights that are flush with the runway which emit a steady green color. TCAS. See traffic alert collision avoidance system. TCH. See threshold crossing height. TDZE. See touchdown zone elevation. TEC. See Tower En Route Control. Technique ... Protect persons and property in the air or on the surface from an existing or imminent flight associated hazard; 2. Provide a safe environment for the operation of disaster relief aircraft; 3. Prevent an unsafe congestion of sightseeing aircraft above…