FAA Instrument Rating Airplane (IRA)Aeromedical and ADMHard
A pilot planning an IFR flight considers four broad categories of risk: personal proficiency and currency, aircraft equipment and performance, weather and terrain, and pressures such as passenger schedules. This structured approach to identifying risk before flight is known as the:
- APAVE checklist
- B5P model
- CCRM model
- DDECIDE model
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. PAVE checklist
The PAVE checklist divides flight risk into four categories: Pilot (proficiency, currency, health), Aircraft (equipment, performance, limitations), enVironment (weather, terrain, airspace, airport conditions), and External pressures (get-there-itis, passenger expectations, schedules). This structured framework helps pilots systematically assess overall flight risk before departure.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. The 5P model (Plan, Plane, Pilot, Passengers, Programming) is a similar but distinct risk framework with different categories.
- C. CRM (Crew Resource Management) concerns communication and coordination, not a risk category checklist.
- D. DECIDE is a six-step sequential decision-making process, not a four-category risk identification tool.
PAVE Checklist
A risk management framework dividing flight risk into four categories: Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, and External pressures.
- Pilot: currency, proficiency, health/IMSAFE
- Aircraft: airworthiness, performance, equipment
- enVironment: weather, terrain, airport, airspace
- External pressures: schedules, passenger expectations, get-there-itis
Memory trick: PAVE the way: Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, External pressures.