Aeronautical Decision-Making
Use a repeatable process to identify hazards, compare options, control risk, and reassess when conditions change.
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
- 01Identify the rule, source, or principle behind this idea: ADM makes risk decisions deliberate before external pressure narrows the options.
- 02Explain the operational effect of this idea: Likelihood and severity help prioritize hazards, but uncertainty should be stated rather than hidden.
- 03Apply the lesson to a new mission and defend a go, modify, or no-go decision.
01 / MISSION
Begin with the operating problem.
A client requests one extra shot as wind rises and the battery reaches the planned landing threshold.
02 / CORE BRIEF
What the remote pilot needs to know.
ADM makes risk decisions deliberate before external pressure narrows the options.
Likelihood and severity help prioritize hazards, but uncertainty should be stated rather than hidden.
Residual risk is what remains after controls and must still be accepted or rejected by the remote PIC.
03 / PILOT DECISION
Make the call.
Land and reassess; do not trade a prebriefed safety margin for an unplanned request.
04 / FIELD CHECK
Put it into the flight plan.
Define landing, wind, visibility, people, and link stop values before the aircraft leaves the ground.
05 / KNOWLEDGE CHECK
What is residual risk?
Reveal the debrief
The risk remaining after selected controls are applied.
RELATED FAA REFERENCES
Verify before you fly.
Educational summary only. Current regulation, FAA approval conditions, manufacturer instructions, and site-specific facts control the operation.