Crew - Cockpit Resource Management
| Objectives: |
To familiarize the student with the methods of organizing the cockpit prior to and during flight and to familiarize the student with the topic of crew resource management and its importance in aviation. |
| Content: |
- Cockpit organization
- Document organization and scan for loose articles that could interfere with flight controls or be tossed around during turbulence or maneuvering
- Pilot must be able to see all references inside and outside the cockpit by adjusting the seat and/or using added seat cushions
- Safety belts should be snug but all switches and dials should remain within reach
- Insure that seats are in locked position
- Passenger briefing
- Human resources
- Include all individuals involved in a specific flight and are not limited to: weather briefers, flight line personnel, maintenance personnel, crewmembers, pilots, air traffic control personnel, and other pilots.
- Pilot should utilize these people for decision making
- Pilot should inform those involved of decisions made
- Inquiry, advocacy, assertion (keys to communication)
- Information workload
- Complete required tasks as soon as possible to minimize later workload
See Instrument Flying Handbook C. 1-13
See Airplane Flying Handbook C. 2-7 |
| Completion Standards: |
The lesson is complete when the instructor determines that the student has adequate knowledge of crew and cockpit resource management by giving an oral or written exam. |
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