The  PAVE  checklist item that is not marginal: Continue/Land decision following review of  PAVE  checklist: You should take action any time you have two or more  PAVE  risk categories that are marginal. If you are airborne, make  the decision to land. In this case, the  P ilot (hunger, fatigue, and stress from spouse), the  A ircraft (reduced fuel reserve),  and the en V ironment (closing temperature-dew point spread) risk factors are all marginal. There is no indication that the  E xternal Pressure risk factor is marginal. With marginal instrument proficiency and no in-cockpit experience flying GPS approaches, you have substantially increased  risk in the Pilot category for this flight in additional to marginal risk factors in both the enVironment and External Pressures  categories. 4.  E xternal Pressures a.  You take off as scheduled, having made arrangements at the alternate airport to have a rental car ready should you  need to land there, and hope the weather holds. b.  You rush your plans, leave early, and try to beat the worsening weather by arriving earlier. c.  You decide that today is not the day to fly yourself to this destination. You move the meeting to later in the afternoon  and catch an airline flight. All the risk factors are still present, making the  P ilot, en V ironment, and  E xternal Pressures all marginal. Once airborne,  your goal-orientated nature will pressure you to attempt to land at your destination (such as pressing minimums on  the approach). By rushing, you may take shortcuts and miss something in your planning, ground or inflight procedures, and you  have now added the additional stress of trying to beat the weather. The stop, getting local advice, and carrying oxygen do nothing about the risk of flying the 172 at its performance  limit. Flying a route well within the capabilities of your airplane reduces the Aircraft risk factor. Flying an airplane, such as a Turbo Saratoga that is capable of comfortably cruising at the airway Minimum Enroute  Altitude or higher reduces the Aircraft risk factor. a. C-172. Fly the 172, but revise your schedule to allow more travel time and change your route to one with a 10,000- foot maximum airway MEA. b. PA-32. Schedule the FBO’s Turbo Saratoga that you flew a couple of years ago, and get refresher checkout. c. C-172. Fly the 172 on the original route, but plan a stop at a 7,000-foot airport on this side of the highest ridges to  check out conditions and get local advice. Take portable oxygen. IFR Scenario 2 IFR Scenario 1 There is no indication of any additional external pressure to reach the destination other than your natural inclination  to complete your planned trip. Land B-6