ACS · PA.II.A.K4

Environmental factors, including weather, terrain, route selection, and obstructions

Environmental factors, including weather, terrain, route selection, and obstructions. Risk Management: The applicant is able to identify, assess, and mitigate risk associated with:

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Area: PA.II

Task: PA.II.A

Element: Environmental factors, including weather, terrain, route selection, and obstructions

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medium

When planning a VFR flight with an outside air temperature of 70°F and a dew point of 67°F, the pilot should identify a risk to which aircraft system due to environmental factors?

hard

During preflight planning for a VFR cross-country flight, you determine that the selected route passes within 0.5 nautical miles laterally of a 1,000-foot AGL obstruction located on rising terrain. Applying risk management principles, which action best mitigates these environmental risks?

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Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement

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Environmental factors, including weather, terrain, route selection, and obstructions