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PA.IX.B.S6FAA-S-ACS-6C · Nov 2023Skills

Complete the appropriate checklist(s).

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Complete the appropriate checklist(s).

Bottom line

In an emergency situation, the first priority is to fly the aircraft and maintain a safe airspeed. Certain immediate action items, such as a response to an engine failure in a critical phase of flight, are best committed to memory; after they are accomplished, and as work load permits, the pilot can compare the action taken with a checklist. Naturalistic decision-making is not a replacement for memory items or a checklist procedure.

FAA references

  1. PHAK ch. 9 (p. 9-4) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  2. SEA ch. 7 (p. 7-8) — FAA-H-8083-23
  3. AIH ch. 1 (p. 1-25) — FAA-H-8083-9B
  4. AFH ch. 13 (p. 13-35) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  5. RMH ch. 8 (p. 8-3) — FAA-H-8083-2A
  6. AFH ch. 3 (pp. 3-22–3-23) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  7. AIH ch. 1 (p. 1-20) — FAA-H-8083-9B
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