The IMSAFE checklist evaluates a pilot's personal readiness to fly. What does each letter represent?
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IMSAFE: Illness (any symptom affecting performance?), Medication (any drugs that impair judgment or physical function?), Stress (psychological pressures?), Alcohol (within 8-hour rule and 0.04% BAC limit?), Fatigue (adequately rested?), Emotion (unusually anxious, angry, or distracted?). Any "yes" should trigger a go/no-go review.The trap →
Option A is a maintenance/equipment list. Option C is fabricated. IMSAFE specifically addresses the pilot's personal condition. It is the "P" in PAVE applied in systematic detail.SOURCE → PHAK Chapter 2, Aeronautical Decision-MakingCHECKED APR 21ACS V.C.K1MED