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What does the PAVE risk checklist cover?

Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, External pressures.

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  1. Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, External pressures ✔
  2. Plan, Altitude, Visibility, Equipment
  3. Pilot, Airport, Weather, Experience

Why: PAVE splits the risks of a flight into four categories to examine before each flight. It gives the pilot a simple way to remember what to check, including outside pressures to hurry.

Huh, didn't know that: The PHAK reminds pilots that book performance figures come from a brand new aircraft flown by a professional test pilot.

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Answer: Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, External pressures. PAVE splits the risks of a flight into four categories to examine before each flight. It gives the pilot a simple way to remember what to check, including outside pressures to hurry.

  1. PHAK ch 2, Aeronautical Decision-Making (FAA-H-8083-25C) www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/04_phak_ch2.pdf
    the pilot divides the risks of flight into four categories
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. PHAK ch 2, Aeronautical Decision-Making (FAA-H-8083-25C) www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/04_phak_ch2.pdf
    process hazards by using the CARE checklist of: Consequences, Alternatives, Reality, External factors.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  3. PHAK ch 2, Aeronautical Decision-Making (FAA-H-8083-25C) www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/04_phak_ch2.pdf
    Aircraft performance figures and the AFM are based on a brand new aircraft flown by a professional test pilot.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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