Definition
In scenario-based training, the people, equipment, information, and tools a pilot can draw on to manage a flight situation. This includes onboard items such as checklists, charts, avionics, and passengers, as well as outside support like air traffic control, flight service, dispatch, and other pilots.
Plain English
Everything and everyone a pilot can use to help fly the airplane safely and make good decisions, both inside the cockpit and outside it.
Context Anchor
Used in scenario-based training when discussing how a pilot recognizes help, information, and tools that can support a decision in a realistic flight situation.
Why Pilots Care
Recognizing and using all available resources reduces risk and supports better decisions when problems arise.
Intuition Check
Do not read available resources as only the items inside the airplane. In this context, it can also include people, services, and information outside the airplane if the pilot can realistically use them in time.
Example Sentence 1
When the weather started closing in, the pilot used all available resources, contacting flight service for an updated briefing and asking ATC for vectors around the cells.
Example Sentence 2
During the scenario, the instructor emphasized using available resources like the copilot’s experience to resolve the emergency.