General - Beechcraft C23 SUNDOWNER 180 Pilot Operating Handbook

Section X
BEECHCRAFT
Safety
Information
Use
caution
when taking off or landing during gusty
wind
conditions.
Also be aware of the special wind
conditions caused by buildings or other obstructions
located near
the
runway
in
a crosswind pattern.
MEDICAL
FACTS
FOR
PILOTS
GENERAL
When the pilot enters the airplane, he becomes an
integral
part of
the
man-machine
system. He is
just
as essential
to
a successful
flight as the control
surfaces. To ignore
the
pilot
in pre-flight planning
would be as
senseless
as failing
to
inspect the
integ.rity
of
the
control
surfaces or any other
vital
part
of the machine.
The pilot
himself has
the
responsibility
for determining his
reliability
prior
to
entering
the airplane for flight. When
piloting an
airplane, an individual should be free of conditions
which
are harmful
to alertness,
ability to make
correct
decisions,
and rapid reaction time.
FATIGUE
Fatigue generally slows reaction
times
and causes
errors due
to
inattention. In addition to
the
most
common cause of fatigue; insufficient rest and loss
of sleep,
the
pressures
of business,
financial
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March,
1981