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CA.VI.C.S6FAA-S-ACS-7B · Nov 2023Skills

Promptly divert toward the destination.

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Promptly divert toward the destination.

Bottom line

Attempting to complete all plotting, measuring, and computations involved before diverting to the alternate destination may only aggravate an actual emergency. If time permits, try to start the diversion over a prominent ground feature.

FAA references

  1. PHAK ch. 16 (pp. 16-34–16-35) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  2. FAA-S-ACS-7B CA.VI.C.S1 — FAA-S-ACS-7B
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