FAA Commercial Pilot Airplane (CAX)Human Factors and ADMMedium
Using the PAVE checklist for risk management, a pilot's concern about gusty crosswinds forecast at the destination airport falls under which category?
- AAircraft
- BPilot
- CenVironment
- DExternal pressures
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: C. enVironment
The PAVE checklist categorizes risk into Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, and External pressures. Weather conditions such as gusty crosswinds fall under the enVironment category.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Aircraft factors relate to airworthiness, performance, and equipment.
- B. Pilot factors relate to the pilot's health, currency, and experience.
- D. External pressures involve things like schedules or passenger demands, not weather.
PAVE Checklist
A risk management tool categorizing flight risks into Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, and External pressures.
- Helps pilots systematically identify risk categories before flight
- enVironment includes weather, terrain, airspace, and airport conditions
- External pressures include get-there-itis and schedule pressure
Memory trick: PAVE the way: Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, External pressures