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IR.IV.A.R3FAA-S-ACS-8C · Nov 2023Risk management

Flying unfamiliar aircraft or operating with unfamiliar flight display systems and avio...

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Flying unfamiliar aircraft or operating with unfamiliar flight display systems and avionics.

Bottom line

Instrument failure indications of conventional instruments and electronic flight displays may be entirely different, and electronic systems failure indications are not standardized.

FAA references

  1. AFH ch. 5, Human Factors (p. 5-2) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  2. AFH ch. 18 (pp. 18-15–18-16) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  3. IFH ch. 11 (p. 11-12) — FAA-H-8083-15B
  4. IPH App. A (p. A-3) — FAA-H-8083-16B
  5. PHAK ch. 2 (p. 2-30) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  6. IPH ch. 6 (p. 6-14) — FAA-H-8083-16B
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