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CA.II.A.R1FAA-S-ACS-7B · Nov 2023Risk management

Pilot.

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Pilot.

Bottom line

Often, pilots thoroughly check their aircraft to determine airworthiness, yet do not evaluate their own fitness for flight. A pilot must continually make decisions about competency, condition of health, mental and emotional state, level of fatigue, and many other variables. Setting personal minimums is an important step in mitigating risk, and safe pilots know how to properly self-assess.

FAA references

  1. AIH ch. 1 (pp. 1-12–1-13) — FAA-H-8083-9B
  2. RMH ch. 1 (p. 1-2) — FAA-H-8083-2A
  3. PHAK ch. 2 (p. 2-22) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  4. RMH ch. 6 (p. 6-2) — FAA-H-8083-2A
  5. RMH ch. 5 (p. 5-1) — FAA-H-8083-2A
  6. PHAK ch. 1 (p. 1-19) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  7. PHAK ch. 2 (p. 2-18) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
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