A Pilot's Guide to Risk and Judgment

As apilot, judgment means weighing the risks and rewards of aproposed flying activityand proceeding in a way that boosts the likelihood of a safe outcome.Victor G. Vogel has learned that predicting risks can be fraught with uncertainty-and various factors can be unanticipated or unforeseen. Whether it's a surprise storm,unexpected mechanical failure, pilot illness, incapacitation, or something else, emergenciescan occur at any time.However, for most flights, risks can be anticipated, weighed, managed, and mitigatedsuccessfully. Using examples from actual flying experiences, the author explores howgeneral aviation pilots can safely fly small aircraft.He does so by sharing lessons he gleaned from over forty-five years of flying singleengineairplanes in all types of weather, over flat and mountainous terrain, during theday, and at night.Join the author as he shares insights and techniques that will give you the confidenceto fly in any terrain, avoid dangerous weather, and conduct regular missions to distant,unfamiliar airports in a cautious, reliable way.