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Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-96/19

Title and Subtitle: Developing the Personal Minimums Tool for Managing Risk During Preflight Go/No-Go Decisions

Report Date: July 1996

Authors: Larry A. Kirkbride, Richard S. Jensen, Gerald P. Chubb, and David R. Hunter

Abstract: This report describes the preliminary design of a structured method for pilots to construct personal minimums related to safety for use during preflight decision making. The design uses a three-step process by which individual pilots prepare personal minimums that apply to the scope of their routine flight activities. The approach encourages voluntary compliance with the self-generated personal minimums guidelines prepared in checklist form.

Key Words: Personal Minimums, Risk, Preflight Decisions, Decision Making, Decision Aids, Aeronautical Decision Making, Pilot Training

No. of Pages: 35