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In the PAVE risk checklist, what does the E stand for?

External pressures: Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, External pressures.

  1. Equipment
  2. Emergency procedures
  3. External pressures ✔

Why: External pressures are things outside the flight that push you to finish it, like a client waiting or wanting to impress someone. The FAA calls managing them the single most important key to risk management.

Huh, didn't know that: Personal standard operating procedures are one way the FAA suggests to release external pressure.

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Sources

  1. FAA Remote Pilot Study Guide (FAA-G-8082-22), Ch. 10 https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/remote_pilot_study_guide.pdf

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