What is Single-Pilot Resource Management (SRM)?
The art and science of managing all available resources (both onboard the airplane and from outside sources) prior and during flight to ensure the successful completion of flight.
What is Aviation Physiology?
The study of the performance and limitations of the body in the flight environment.
What does ‘applying’ SRM mean?
Using hardware, information, and human resources, such as dispatchers, weather briefers, maintenance personnel, and air traffic controllers, to gather information, analyze your situation, and make effective decisions about the current and future status of your flight.
What are the SRM 6 Concepts?
- Aeronautical decision making
- Risk Management
- Task Management
- Situational Awareness
- Controlled flight into terrain awareness
- Automation management
What is Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM)?
A systematic approach for aircraft pilots to consistently determine the best course of action in response to specific circumstances.
What are the steps in the ADM Process?
- Recognize a change.
- Define the problem.
- Choose a course of action.
- Implement your decision.
- Evaluate the outcome.
What is the FAA’s DECIDE Model for the ADM Process?
- Detect the fact that a change has occurred.
- Estimate the need to counter or react to the change.
- Choose a desirable outcome for the success of the flight.
- Identify actions which could successfully control the change.
- Do the necessary action to adapt to the change.
- Evaluate the effect of the action.
What is Self-Assessment for pilots?
As a pilot in command, you are the ultimate decision maker and your choices determine the outcome of the flight. Just as you must thoroughly check your aircraft to determine if it is airworthy, you must evaluate your own fitness for flight.
What does the I’M SAFE Checklist include?
(I) Illness - Do I have any symptoms?
(M) Medication - Have I been taking prescription or over-the-counter drugs?
(S) Stress - Am I under psychological pressure from the job?
(A) Alcohol - Have I been drinking within 8 hours? Within 24 hours?
(F) Fatigue - Am I tired and not adequately rested?
(E) Eating - Am I adequately nourished?
(E) Emotion - Have I experienced any emotionally upsetting event?
What are Hazardous Attitudes?
Your attitude also affects the quality of your decisions.
What are the 5 Hazardous Attitudes?
- Anti-authority
- Impulsivity
- Invulnerability
- Macho
- Resignation
What are Self-Critiques?
You should perform self-critiques after each flight to evaluate your performance, determine the skills that need improvement, and create a plan for increasing your proficiency.
What is Learner-Centered Grading?
During flight lessons, both you and your instructor should evaluate your performance and resolve any differences in your assessments before creating a plan for improvement.
What is Risk Management in aviation?
Critical to making effective decisions. Pilots use a variety of tools to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with the risk elements.
What are the 4 Fundamental Risk Elements?
- The Pilot
- The Aircraft
- The environment
- The Type of Operation
What does PAVE stand for?
Pilot - Evaluate your training, experience, and fitness.
Aircraft - Determine airworthiness, performance, and proper configuration.
enVironment - Assess items such as airport conditions, terrain and airspace, and weather.
External Pressures - Evaluate the purpose of the flight and how critical it is to maintain the schedule.
What does 5Ps stand for?
Pilot - Evaluate your training, experience, and fitness.
Passengers - Consider your passengers’ experience, flexibility, and fitness.
Plane - Determine airworthiness, performance, and proper configuration.
Programming - Check avionics airworthiness, operation, and configuration.
Plan - Assess items such as airport conditions, terrain and airspace, and weather.
How should the 5Ps be used in flight?
Managing risk does not end with a Go decision; you must continue to assess risk to make effective decisions during the flight.
What is Task Management?
It involves planning and prioritizing tasks to avoid work overload, identifying and using resources to accomplish tasks, and managing distractions.
What is Planning and Prioritizing in aviation?
When flying an airplane, your tasks are not evenly distributed over time. By planning ahead and prioritizing tasks, you can prepare for high workload periods during times of low workload.
What is Resource Use?
You must learn to recognize all the resources available to you and use them effectively.
What are External Resources in aviation?
Air Traffic Controllers, Maintenance Technicians, Flight Service Briefers.
What are Internal Resources in aviation?
Your Own Knowledge and Skills, Your Instructor and Other Pilots, Passengers, Aircraft Equipment, Aeronautical Charts, Pilot’s Operating Handbook, Checklists.
What are Checklists used for?
Valuable resources that help you manage distractions while you perform procedures.
