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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by an ELUCIDATE, EXPLICATE, ANNOTATE, DEMONSTRATE, AND ILLUSTRATE CHECKLIST. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | The [https://elevate-aviation.com/blog/pilots-priority-checklist "ANC" Pilot Priority Checklist] is a list of three guidelines, sorted by priority, that pilots should follow to prevent them from being distracted. Failing to follow it might make the | + | The [https://elevate-aviation.com/blog/pilots-priority-checklist "ANC" Pilot Priority Checklist] is a list of three guidelines, sorted by priority, that pilots should follow to prevent them from being distracted. Failing to follow it might make the plane crash or suffer other problems. As a {{w|mnemonic}} device, all the activities end in ''-ate''. |
− | # | + | # Aviate means "Keeping the plane in control". If the pilot fails to do this the plane might crash. That is why this should be the highest priority for the pilot. |
− | # | + | # Navigate means "Knowing where you are and where you're going". Failing to follow this might make the plane go into restricted airspace, for example, or make the journey take too long, or cause the flight to crash into terrain obscured by clouds. |
− | # | + | # Communicate means talking to air traffic control (ATC) through radio. In the standard list this is the lowest priority because talking through the radio might distract the pilot from other more important or urgent tasks. |
− | + | Randall humorously "expands" this list with other ''-ate'' things that pilots should do if they have nothing to aviate, navigate, or communicate. These extra tasks go from somewhat hilarious to physically impossible or dangerous. In real life these actions should not be taken as they would distract the pilot and prevent them from reaching the cabin in case of an emergency. | |
− | + | The title text refers to airspace with stricter entry requirements overhead of large airports. In the US, this airspace starts as a small circle and then becomes wider in one or more steps at higher altitudes. When depicted graphically, this looks like an [https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/phak/media/17_phak_ch15.pdf inverted tiered cake]. | |
− | + | ===Table of extended priority items=== | |
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− | | Decorate || Make the cockpit fancy || {{w|Interior design}} of aircraft cockpits is usually starkly utilitarian and could conceivably benefit from enhancements if they aren't distracting. | + | | Decorate || Make the cockpit fancy || {{w|Interior design}} of aircraft cockpits is usually starkly utilitarian and could conceivably benefit from enhancements if they aren't distracting. |
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− | | Accelerate || See how fast you can go || While pilots are often keenly interested in the extents of their aircraft flight capabilities, maximum speed is inefficient in jet aircraft, and probably best explored | + | | Accelerate || See how fast you can go || While pilots are often keenly interested in the extents of their aircraft flight capabilities, maximum speed is inefficient in jet aircraft, and probably best explored in modern flight simulators than passenger flights. |
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− | | Roller | + | | Roller Skate || Zoom down the aisle || Passengers would probably not appreciate this,{{cn}} although fellow crew members might be amused |
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− | | Exfoliate || Scrub away dead skin || {{w|Emery board}}s and {{w|pumice}} are used to prevent flaking and the development of {{w| | + | | Exfoliate || Scrub away dead skin || {{w|Emery board}}s and {{w|pumice}} are used to prevent flaking and the development of {{w|callouses}} but dermatologists caution exfoliation is almost always unnecessary and can have unwanted consequences. |
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− | | Sublimate || Turn directly into a vapor || To the contrary, one of the most important duties of aircraft pilots is to prevent passengers and crew from vaporizing | + | | Sublimate || Turn directly into a vapor || To the contrary, one of the most important duties of aircraft pilots is to prevent passengers and crew from vaporizing. |
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− | | Pollinate || Fly low to stir up pollen || | + | | Pollinate || Fly low to stir up pollen || A cursory search of the peer reviewed literature yeilds no information as to whether low-flying aircraft can assist in plant {{w|pollenation}}. |
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− | | Congratulate || You're doing a good job flying a plane! || | + | | Congratulate || You're doing a good job flying a plane! || Self-esteem is an important component of mental health, and encouragement can help build it. |
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− | | Celebrate | + | | Celebrate || Serve passengers tiered cakes shaped like the airspace class diagram || See above. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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− | : | + | :<big>Pilot Priority List</big> |
+ | :[In small font, bracketed by horizontal lines:] | ||
+ | :Standard Section | ||
+ | [A numbered list, with a single verb in large font and descriptors in small, light gray font:] | ||
:1. Aviate | :1. Aviate | ||
− | :: | + | ::Maintain control of the aircraft |
:2. Navigate | :2. Navigate | ||
− | :: | + | ::Figure out where you're going |
:3. Communicate | :3. Communicate | ||
− | :: | + | ::Stay in touch with ATC and others |
− | : | + | :[In small font, bracketed by horizontal lines:] |
+ | :Extended Section | ||
+ | :[Continuation of the list:] | ||
:4. Decorate | :4. Decorate | ||
− | :: | + | ::Make the cockpit fancy |
:5. Accelerate | :5. Accelerate | ||
− | :: | + | ::See how fast you can go |
− | :6. Roller | + | :6. Roller Skate |
− | :: | + | ::Zoom down the aisle |
:7. Exfoliate | :7. Exfoliate | ||
− | :: | + | ::Scrub away dead skin |
:8. Sublimate | :8. Sublimate | ||
− | :: | + | ::Turn directly into a vapor |
:9. Pollinate | :9. Pollinate | ||
− | :: | + | ::Fly low to stir up pollen |
:10. Congratulate | :10. Congratulate | ||
− | :: | + | ::You're doing a good job flying a plane! |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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