This FAA handbook provides tools to help pilots determine and assess
each situation for the safest possible flight with the least amount of
risk. Pilots who practice effective risk management possess
predetermined personal standards and have formed habit patterns and
checklists to incorporate them. This handbook presents methods pilots
can use to manage the workloads associated with each phase of flight,
resulting in a safer, more enjoyable and less stressful experience for
both themselves and their passengers.
In the last 20 years, approximately 85 percent of aviation accidents have been caused by