Describe pilot-in-command authority and responsibility.

Description should include

• the concept that the pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority on, the operation of that aircraft
• explanations of situations that may arise while flying with another pilot/transfer of controls.

Refer to 14 CFR § 91.3, Responsibility and Authority of the Pilot in Command, for more information.

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Process/Skill Questions:

• When might a pilot transfer controls?