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Situational Awareness

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The accurate perception and understanding of all the factors and conditions affecting the aircraft and flight crew during a specific period of time. Loss of situational awareness is a common precursor in accident chains; fatigue, distraction, task saturation and complacency all erode it.

Source FAA Risk Management Handbook (FAA-H-8083-2) · checked 2026-08-25

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