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AA.VII.B.R6FAA-S-ACS-11A · Nov 2023Risk management

Altitude, wind, terrain, and obstruction considerations in an emergency.

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Altitude, wind, terrain, and obstruction considerations in an emergency.

Bottom line

All pilots should learn to determine the wind direction and estimate its speed from the windsock at the airport, smoke from factories or houses, dust, brush fires, wind farms, or patterns displayed on nearby bodies of water .

FAA references

  1. RMH ch. 3 (p. 3-7) — FAA-H-8083-2A
  2. PHAK ch. 12 (pp. 12-10–12-11) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  3. PHAK ch. 2 (p. 2-19) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  4. PHAK ch. 12 (p. 12-8) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  5. PHAK ch. 16 (p. 16-18) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  6. AFH ch. 13 (pp. 13-11–13-12) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  7. PHAK ch. 9 (p. 9-4) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  8. AFH ch. 9 (p. 9-28) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  9. RMH ch. 8 (p. 8-3) — FAA-H-8083-2A
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