[FAA HFH CH14 Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making, ISBN978-1-56027-901-3]
(Last Update 2020 May 2 0720Z)
Situational awareness is the accurate perception and understanding of all the factors and conditions within the four fundamental risk elements (pilot, aircraft, environment, external pressures) that affect safety before, during, and after the flight – i.e know all aspects of the circumstance
- what has happened
- what is happening
- what might happen in the near future