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IR.VII.D.R2FAA-S-ACS-8C · Nov 2023Risk management

Maintaining aircraft control.

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Maintaining aircraft control.

Bottom line

Attempts to control the airplane partially by reference to flight instruments while searching outside of the airplane for visual confirmation of the information provided by those instruments results in inadequate airplane control.

FAA references

  1. RMH Glossary — FAA-H-8083-2A
  2. RMH ch. 3 (p. 3-4) — FAA-H-8083-2A
  3. IFH ch. 11 (p. 11-7) — FAA-H-8083-15B
  4. AFH ch. 18 (pp. 18-15–18-16) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  5. AFH ch. 18 (p. 18-18) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  6. IFH ch. 8 (pp. 8-16–8-17) — FAA-H-8083-15B
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