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When answering an emergency question in the oral, what should the applicant emphasize first?
Choices
✓ Maintaining aircraft control, then memory items and the checklistcorrect
Aircraft control comes first, followed by memory items and checklist reference.
Locating the nearest maintenance shop
Immediate control and procedures take priority over maintenance logistics.
Filing a report before doing anything else
Reporting is not the immediate priority during an emergency.
Turning off all electrical systems immediately
A blanket shutdown is not the correct general first action.
Why
For emergencies, the applicant should put aircraft control first, then describe the memory items and reference the appropriate checklist.
FAA source: PHAK Ch. 7 / ACS emergenciesbrowse the reference library →
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