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What does the IMSAFE checklist help a pilot check before a flight?

Their own physical and mental readiness to fly.

  1. Their own physical and mental readiness ✔
  2. The airplane's airworthiness papers
  3. The weather along the route

Why: IMSAFE stands for Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue and Emotion. It is a quick personal self-check. If any item is a problem, the pilot should rethink or cancel the flight.

Huh, didn't know that: The FAA calls fatigue one of the most insidious hazards to flight safety.

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Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself? It was two tired.
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Sources

  1. FAA Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C), Chapter 2 https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/faa-h-8083-25c.pdf

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