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In the PAVE risk checklist, what does the 'V' stand for?

enVironment.

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Why: PAVE stands for Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment and External pressures. The V is hidden in the word enVironment, which covers things like weather and terrain.

Huh, didn't know that: A risk matrix assesses two things: the likelihood of an event and the consequence of that event.

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Answer: enVironment. PAVE stands for Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment and External pressures. The V is hidden in the word enVironment, which covers things like weather and terrain.

  1. FAA PHAK Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/04_phak_ch2.pdf
    Pilot-in-command (PIC), Aircraft, enVironment, and External pressures (PAVE)
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. FAA PHAK Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/04_phak_ch2.pdf
    It assesses two items: the likelihood of an event occurring and the consequence of that event.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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