Situational awareness

Situational awareness is your accurate mental picture of what is happening around you, including your aircraft, other traffic, weather, terrain and the current phase of flight. It is especially important at uncontrolled aerodromes, on shared frequencies and whenever no controller is separating traffic for you. Good situational awareness comes from looking outside, listening carefully, making clear position reports and thinking ahead. If it starts to degrade, slow down, reduce workload and rebuild the picture before continuing.