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2. SINGLE PILOT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
The Eclipse 500 pilot must employ higher order piloting skills to safely operate the
aircraft through its full range of capabilities. In addition to physical and motor skills
associated with normal and abnormal operations, pilots must be competent in risk
management and single pilot resource management (SRM) procedures.
Risk Management Definitions
Risk is present in all human activity. Risk can be managed effectively through
use of simple procedures and tools. The Eclipse 500 pilot can effectively
employ
risk identification, risk assessment, and risk mitigation
procedures to
minimize risk during pre-flight planning and in-flight operations. The following
guidance regarding this process assumes that the pilot has a basic knowledge
of risk management obtained through the Eclipse 500 type rating training or
through some other source.
Risk Identification
During pre-flight planning, the Eclipse 500 pilot should consider all potential
hazards that may affect the flight. The pilot must then determine which of
those hazards will become risks as a result of some triggering event.
Example:
A mountain next to an airport is a hazard but may not become a risk until
the pilot attempts to complete a night circling approach to that airport
during IMC conditions.
Once risk identification is complete, the pilot should conduct a risk
assessment.
Risk Assessment
The Eclipse 500 pilot should fully assess all identified risks by determining
risk severity
and
risk likelihood
. Risk severity describes the potential
consequences of a given risk while risk likelihood refers to the probability of
a given event occurring.
It is then possible to classify each identified risk since each combination of
risk severity and risk likelihood results in a cumulative level of risk that may
be identified as high, medium, or low.
Example:
An engine out on takeoff may be a high risk at gross weight at high density
altitude with inhospitable terrain. At sea level and light weight with flat
terrain, the overall risk may be low. In both cases, the low risk likelihood
of an engine out on takeoff makes this risk manageable.
