Crew Resource Management & Decision-Making Flashcards
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A client is pressuring the remote PIC to fly beyond the permitted visual line of sight. The correct response based on CRM principles is to:
Answer: Decline the request, citing regulatory and safety requirements
External pressures from clients do not override regulatory requirements; the remote PIC must assertively decline unsafe or illegal requests.
Situational awareness (SA) in sUAS operations includes monitoring all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: The client's project budget
Situational awareness covers operational and environmental factors affecting safety; the client's budget is a business concern, not a safety variable.
Which action best demonstrates effective crew briefing before a sUAS flight?
Answer: Verbally reviewing roles, hazards, lost-link procedures, and abort criteria with all crew
A thorough crew briefing covers individual roles, anticipated hazards, emergency procedures, and the criteria that would require aborting the mission.
The 'anti-authority' hazardous attitude is characterized by:
Answer: Resentment of rules and a belief that they do not apply to oneself
Anti-authority pilots resent oversight and dismiss regulations, believing rules are for others or are unnecessary restrictions.
During a multi-operator sUAS mission, an unresolved disagreement about whether to continue flying in deteriorating weather should be resolved by:
Answer: The remote PIC, who holds final authority for the flight
Under Part 107, the remote PIC has final authority over and responsibility for the safe operation of the sUAS.
Stress degrades pilot performance primarily by:
Answer: Narrowing attention and reducing the ability to process multiple information sources
High stress causes cognitive tunneling — a narrowing of attention that can cause pilots to miss critical information outside their immediate focus.
A remote PIC who consistently second-guesses every decision during flight is most likely experiencing:
Answer: Task saturation leading to decision paralysis
Over-analysis and inability to commit to decisions often stem from task saturation or excessive cognitive load, leading to decision paralysis.