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During each flight, the single pilot makes many decisions Severity
under hazardous conditions. To fly safely, the pilot needs Likelihood Catastrophic Critical Marginal Negligible
to assess the degree of risk and determine the best course of High High Serious
Probable
action to mitigate the risk.
Occasional High Serious
Assessing Risk
Remote Serious Medium Low
For the single pilot, assessing risk is not as simple as it sounds.
For example, the pilot acts as his or her own quality control Improbable
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