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Instrument Flying Handbook Menu>Human
Factors>Physiological and Psychological Factors
Several factors can affect the pilot, either
physiologically or psychologically, to the point where the safety
of a flight can be severely compromised. These factors are stress,
medical, alcohol, and fatigue. Any of these factors, individually
or in combination, can significantly degrade the pilot’s
decisionmaking or flying abilities, both in the flight planning
phase and in flight.
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