Part 107 Study Guide
Aeronautical Decision-Making
DECIDE model, PAVE/5P checklists, hazardous attitudes and their antidotes, crew resource management, fatigue, stress, and automation complacency in sUAS operations.
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Sample Questions
The IMSAFE checklist assesses:
IMSAFE is a personal fitness self-assessment: Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, Emotion. The FAA says all pilots must do a proper physical self-assessment prior to each and every flight, and IMSAFE is the mnemonic for it. FAA-G-8082-22 Ch. 9 and Ch. 10.
Which hazardous attitude is characterized by 'Do it quickly — we're behind schedule'?
Impulsivity is the urge to act immediately without thinking. The antidote is 'Not so fast — think first.' Other hazardous attitudes: Macho ('I can do it'), Anti-authority ('Don't tell me'), Invulnerability ('It won't happen to me'), Resignation ('What's the use'). FAA-G-8082-22 Ch. 10; FAA-H-8083-25C Ch. 2.
💡 Memory tip
Impulsivity = snap decision. Antidote: 'Not so fast, think first.' The urge to act now is your cue to slow down.
Crew Resource Management (CRM) principles applied to sUAS operations include:
CRM is the effective use of all available resources: human resources, hardware, and information. For a remote PIC working with VOs or other crew, the FAA lists situational awareness, proper allocation of tasks, avoiding work overload for yourself and others, and effective communication with the crew. It calls for an environment where open communication is encouraged and expected. Additional crewmembers such as VOs are a CRM resource, not something to avoid. AC 107-2A 5.3 and Appendix A.2.5; FAA-G-8082-22 Ch. 10.
A remote pilot feels pressure from a client to fly despite marginal weather. This is an example of:
External pressures are influences external to the flight that create a sense of pressure to complete a flight, often at the expense of safety. A client pushing you to fly in marginal weather is one. The FAA calls managing external pressure the single most important key to risk management, because it is the one risk factor category that can cause a pilot to ignore all the other risk factors. External pressures are the E in PAVE (Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, External pressures). FAA-G-8082-22 Ch. 10.
The risk management process in order is:
The FAA's six-step risk management process is: identify hazards, assess risks, analyze controls, make control decisions, use controls, and monitor results. Option A is the only choice that keeps that order. Hazards are identified first, their risk is assessed, controls (mitigations) are applied, and the results are monitored. FAA-G-8082-22 Ch. 10; FAA-H-8083-25C Ch. 2; AC 107-2A Appendix A.2.4.
💡 Memory tip
Identify, Assess, Mitigate, Monitor: you can't mitigate a risk you haven't assessed, or assess a hazard you haven't identified.
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What are the five hazardous attitudes in ADM? ▾
Anti-authority ('Don't tell me'), Impulsivity ('Do it quickly'), Invulnerability ('It won't happen to me'), Macho ('I can do it'), and Resignation ('What's the use?'). Each has a specific antidote phrase. FAA-G-8082-22 Ch. 10; FAA-H-8083-25 Ch. 2.
What is the IMSAFE checklist? ▾
IMSAFE stands for: Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol (8 hours bottle to throttle; 0.04 alcohol concentration limit under 14 CFR 91.17, applied by 107.27), Fatigue, Emotion. It's a personal preflight health self-assessment for any pilot including remote PICs.