Turbulence  SE  ME  Make/Model 
Surface Wind Speed 
Surface Wind Gust 
Crosswind  Component 

Performance  SE  ME  Make/Model 
Shortest runway 
Highest  terrain 
Highest  density altitude 

Step 5: Adjust for specific conditions.
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Federal Aviation
Administration

Developing Personal Minimums
Think of personal minimums as the human factors equivalent of reserve fuel. Personal minimums should provide a solid safety buffer between:
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Skills required for the specific flight, and

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Skills available to you through your training, experience, currency, and proficiency.  

Step 1 – Review Weather Minimums
Step 2 – Assess Weather Experience and
     Personal Comfort Level

Step 3 – Consider Winds and Performance
Step 4 – Assemble Baseline Values
Step 5 – Adjust for Specific Conditions
Step 6 – Stick to the Plan!
Step 1: Review definitions for VFR & IFR weather minimums. Step 2(b):  Enter values for weather experience/ “comfort level.”
Category  Ceiling  Visibility 
VFR  greater than 3,000 AGL  and  greater than 5 miles 
MVFR  1,000 to 3,000 AGL  and/or  3 to 5 miles 
IFR  500 to 999 AGL  and/or  1 mile to less than 3 miles 
LIFR  below 500 AGL  and/or  less than 1 mile 

Experience & “Comfort Level” Assessment Combined VFR & IFR 
Weather  Condition  VFR  MVFR  IFR  LIFR 
Ceiling 
Day 
Night 
Visibility 
Day 
Night 

CERTIFICATION LEVEL 
Certificate level (e.g., private, commercial, ATP) 
Ratings (e.g., instrument, multiengine) 
Endorsements (e.g., complex, HP, high altitude) 
TRAINING SUMMARY 
Flight review (e.g., certificate, rating, Wings) 
Instrument Proficiency Check 
Time since checkout in airplane 1 
Time since checkout in airplane 2 
EXPERIENCE 
Total flying time 
Years of flying experience 
RECENT EXPERIENCE (last 12 months) 
Hours 
Hours in this airplane (or identical model) 
Normal Landings 
Crosswind landings 
Night hours 
Night landings 
Hours flown in high density altitude 
Hours flown in mountainous terrain 
IFR hours 
IMC hours (actual conditions) 
　
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