Identify flight safety equipment and safety protocols.

Identification should include

  • pressurized cabins
  • on-board oxygen
  • pressure suits/space suits
  • posted evacuation procedures
  • emergency procedures for crew
  • ejection seats
  • personal parachutes
  • airframe parachutes
  • aircraft instrumentation
  • traffic-avoidance technology
  • in-flight weather systems
  • fire protection systems
  • auto-land features.

Process/Skill Questions:

  • At what minimum altitude level should crews in unpressurized cabins begin to use oxygen?
  • What should a pilot do if his/her aircraft experiences rapid depressurization?
  • When flying in fog, what informs the pilot that his/her aircraft is in a spin?
  • How might a pilot judge his/her readiness to fly?
  • What is Automatic Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast (ADS-B)? How has the data transmitted to ADS-B in equipped aircraft improved flight safety?