Plain English Meaning

Spotting and naming the things that could go wrong before the flight or lesson starts, so they can be dealt with rather than discovered in the air.

Full Definition

The first step in the risk management process, in which a person systematically recognizes and names the hazards present in a given flight, lesson, or operational situation before deciding how to deal with them. In aviation training, identifying risk means deliberately looking at the pilot, aircraft, environment, and external pressures to surface anything that could lead to an undesirable outcome.

Context Anchor

Used in preflight planning, flight lessons, instructor briefings, and in-flight decision-making whenever a looks for problems before they become .