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Decision making and flight planningQuestion 768 of 934

What is situational awareness?

  1. A plan to avoid all other traffic in the area
  2. Accurate perception of all factors that affect safety
  3. Skill to fly the airplane by reference to instruments
  4. A list of items that a pilot checks before flight
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Correct answer: Accurate perception of all factors that affect safety

A pilot with situational awareness has an overview of the total operation and is not fixated on one factor.

Source: Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C), Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making — Situational Awareness, page 63

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026