Table of Contents
1.PURPOSE
2.BACKGROUND
3.RELATED14CFRREFERENCES
4.RELATEDPUBLICATIONS
5.DEFINITIONS
6.SCOPE
7.TOP10RECOMMENDEDINTERVENTIONSTRATEGIES
8.VFR-ONLYPILOTSOPERATINGINMARGINALVFR/IMCCONDITIONS
9.GAIFROPERATIONSINIMCCONDITIONSONANIFRFLIGHT
10.LOW-FLYINGAIRCRAFTOPERATINGINVFRCONDITIONS
11.AERONAUTICALINFORMATIONMANUAL(AIM),SECTION5
12.DECIDEMODEL
13.TECHNICALSOLUTIONS
14.SUMMARY
APPENDIX1CFITCHECKLIST
APPENDIX2AERONAUTICALINFORMATIONMANUAL,EXCERPTS Abstract
Covers the inherent risk that controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) poses for general aviation (GA) pilots. Includes the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) common definition of the term CFIT, identifies some, but not all, of the risks associated with GA CFIT accidents, and provides some recommendations and strategies to combat CFIT within the GA community.
