Risk Management Training Chapter 8 Introduction When introducing system safety to instructor pilots, the  discussion invariably turns to the loss of traditional stick  and rudder skills. The fear is that emphasis on items such  as risk management, aeronautical decision-making (ADM),  single-pilot resource management (SRM), and situational  awareness detracts from the training that is so necessary in  developing safe pilots. Also, because the Federal Aviation  Administration’s (FAA) current Practical Test Standards  (PTS) or Airman Certification Standards (ACS) place so  much emphasis on stick-and-rudder performance, there is  concern that a shifting focus would leave flight students  unprepared for that all-too-important check ride.  Change 1 (January 2016)