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- Chapter 10: Aeronautical Decision-Making and Judgment › 1. Illness—Am I sick? Illness is an obvious pilot risk › Situational Awareness
Situational Awareness Situational awareness is the accurate perception and understanding of all the factors and conditions within the five fundamental risk elements (flight, pilot, aircraft, environment, and type of operation that comprise any given aviation situation) that affect safety before ... during, and after the flight. Maintaining situational awareness requires an understanding of the relative significance of all flight related factors and their future impact on the flight. When a pilot understands what is going on and has an overview…
- Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Information Management › Enhanced Situational Awareness
Enhanced Situational Awareness An advanced avionics aircraft offers increased safety with enhanced situational awareness. Although aircraft flight manuals (AFM) explicitly prohibit using the moving map, topography, terrain awareness, traffic, and weather datalink displays as the primary data source, these tools ... nonetheless give the pilot unprecedented information for enhanced situational awareness. Without a well-planned information management strategy, these tools also make it easy for an unwary pilot to slide into the complacent role of passenger in command. Consider the pilot…
- Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › RISK › Situational Awareness
Monitoring radio communications for traffic, weather discussion, and ATC communication can enhance situational awareness by helping the pilot develop a mental picture of what is happening. Maintaining situational awareness requires an understanding of the relative significance of all flight related ... added an additional burden to his or her management in the event of an emergency. To maintain situational awareness, all of the skills involved in ADM are used. Obstacles to Maintaining Situational Awareness Fatigue, stress, and work overload can cause…
- Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Decision-Making in a Dynamic Environment › External Resources
advise Customs and Immigration of transborder flights. Selected FSSs in Alaska also provide TWEB recordings and take weather observations. Situational Awareness Situational awareness is the accurate perception and understanding of all the factors and conditions within the five fundamental risk ... safety before, during, and after the flight. Monitoring radio communications for traffic, weather discussion, and ATC communication can enhance situational awareness by helping the pilot develop a mental picture of what is happening…
- Chapter 6: Threat and Error Management › Defenses Provided by the Pilot or Crew › Time Management
crew briefings, each 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 ... environment • Human factors in play Planning for What Comes Next Situational awareness allows the pilot to plan for what will happen next and to stay ahead of the aircraft. A forward-looking plan also provides for early detection…
- Chapter 11: Emergency Operations › Situational Awareness
approach, the transition, and choose the option to activate the approach or just load it into the flight plan. Situational Awareness Situational awareness is not simply a mental picture of aircraft location; rather, it is an overall assessment of each ... element of the environment and how it affects a flight. On one end of the situational awareness spectrum is a pilot who is knowledgeable of every aspect of the flight; consequently, this pilot’s decision-making is proactive. With good…