84 F uel Ex haustion fuel check fight plan fuel reser v e F uel Co ntamination fuel t esting fuel fltration fuel st orage fuel sam pling Collision o n Gr ound passe nge r co ntr ol gr o u nd pr oce d u re s Collision in the Air air speed w eather pr ocedures Medical Ev acuation mede v ac capability securing eq uipment air cre w e xperience simulations The Pilo t In the fel d if y ou are unf amiliar with the pilo ts credentials it is y our responsibility and y our right t o satisfy y our self that the pilo t mee ts or e x ceeds the req uired skill and e xperience le v el needed f or the pr oject Inquire about t o tal fying hour s t o tal hour s on air craf t type f ormal mountain fying training if applicable v er tical ref erence training and e xperience accident record e xperience on y our type of operation dat e of last Pilo t Profciency Check and ho v er e xit training The pilo t is in command of the air craf t and his judgment shall be respect ed concerning such it ems as adeq uacy of w eather f or fy ing o pe ratio ns su itability of landing sit e s and pa ylo ad t o be carrie d Under no cir cumstances should the pilo t be harassed coer ced or o ther wise en cour a ged t o a ct a gain st the pilo ts o wn ju dgmen t Pilo t F atigue F atigue is a pr ogressiv e decline in ones ability t o per f orm saf ely F or pilo ts f atigue results in an insidious change of attitude t o w ar d fying The pilo ts per sonal standar ds decline more risks are tak en and small w arning incidents t end t o occur If the pilo t e xhibits stress sym pt oms eg irritability isolation missing cues distract ed att ention contact the helicopt er com pan y immedi at ely and advise them of the situation Flight and duty times are clearly defned and go v erned b y the Canadian A viation R egula tions CARs F atigue is the cause of man y air craf t accidents and incidents