AAV1ATE
Annual (preceding 12 calendar months)
Altimeter / static system check (24 months IFR)
VOR check (IFR) 30 days
100 hour (for hire)
ADs complied with
Transponder check (24 months)
ELT (12 months check, replace at 50% life)
6x Types of Fog
Advection
Upslope
Steam
Radiation
Freezing
precipitation fog
Pressure Altitude =
29.92 - (current altimeter setting) X 1,000 + Elevation
MCPRAWN
MOA
Controlled firing
Prohibited
Restricted -
Alert
Warning areas (off the coast)
National security area
LOST
-Circle
-Climb
-Conserve
-Confess
-Comply
NWKRAFT (pre-flight actions)
91.103
N - Notams
W - Weather
K - known delays
R - Runway lengths
A - Alternatives available
F - Fuel
T - Takeoff/landing distance
Sierra AIRMET
mountain obscuration/IFR conditions
Tango AIRMET
turbulence
Zulu AIRMET
icing
IAMI
(risk management)
Involve others
Accept no undue risk
Make risk decisions at the appropriate level
Integrate risk management into all levels
PAVE
Pilot - IMSAFE, prof/currency
Airplane - req’d inspections, W&B, performance, familiarity, complexity
enVironment -weather, terrain, airspace
External pressures
IMSAFE
Illness
Medication
Stress
Alcohol
Fatigue
Emotion/eating
AVEF Lost Comms Routing
Assigned
Vectored
Expected
Filed
Alternate airport needed?
‘123 Rule’
-1 hr before/after ETA
-2,000’ ceiling
-3 SM visibility
- Or if there’s no published approach (VFR only airport)
Standard Alternate Minimums
At ETA for alternate airport:
- NPA 800’ and 2 miles
- PA 600’ and 2 miles
