Plain English Meaning

A pre-flight risk checklist where you think through each risk factor and decide if the flight is safe to make, instead of scoring each factor with numbers and adding them up.

Full Definition

A Flight Risk Assessment Tool that evaluates the hazards of a planned flight using descriptive categories and qualitative judgments rather than assigned point values. The pilot or instructor reviews items such as pilot fitness, aircraft condition, environment, and external pressures, and forms an overall picture of risk through reasoning rather than by adding scores to reach a numerical threshold.

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Used in pre-solo planning when an instructor and student review whether the conditions, the , and the pilot are suitable for the planned flight.