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## Aviation Instructor's Handbook (FAA-H-8083-9) 

## Appendix D: Personal Minimums Checklist 

Pilot:_________________________________ 

Date Revised: _________________________ 

Reviewed with: ________________________, (if applicable) 

## Your Personal Minimums Checklist—$_{ }$ 

⦁ $_{Is an easy-to-use, personal tool tailored to your level of skill, knowledge, and ability. }$ 

⦁ $_{Helps you control and manage risk by identifying even subtle risk factors. }$ 

⦁ $_{Allows you to fly with less stress and less risk. Practice }$ “Conservatism Without Guilt.”$_{ }$ 

Each item provides you with either a space to completea personal minimum or a checklistitem to think about. Spend some quiet time completing each blank and consider other items that apply to your personal minimums. Give yourself permission to choose higher minimums than those specified in the regulations, aircraft flight manuals, or other rules. 

## How To Use Your Checklist 

Use this checklist just as you would use one for your aircraft. Carry the checklist in your flight kit. Use it at home as you start planning a flight and again just before you make your final decision to fly. Be wary if you have an item that’s margina l in any single risk factor category. But if you have items in more than one category, you may be headed for trouble. If you have marginal items in two or more risk factors/categories, do n ot go! 

Periodically review and revise your checklist as your personal circumstances change, such as your proficiency, recency, or training. You should never make your minimums less restrictive unless a significant positive event has occurred. However, it is okay to make your minimums more restrictive at any time. And never make your minimums less restrictive when you are planning a specific flight, or else external pressures will influence you. 

## Have a fun and safe flight! 

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