Originally Posted by
Checkboard
Well, there are two exercises in the PPL syllabus (well, the one I used to teach 25 years ago, at least). One involves understanding the visual effects of wind and how it can lead to inappropriate rudder inputs (increased drag, yaw, spin) turning up wind or down wind. The other involves low level navigation and terrain recognition.
Then there's the different collision risks - especially man-made ones. Understanding what a Single-wire earth return (SWER) transmission system is, compared to three-phase electric power Transmission Lines, what to look for, how to predict where the wires (which you can't see) are by recognising the poles and where they are placed etc etc.
Then there are job-specific hazards - depending on if you are flying low level for powerline inspection vs crop dusting for instance.
Couldn't of summarised it better, hasn't changed much from this and still just as valid. The whole endorsement feels like it scratches a very general surface of the dangers and escapes of flying low.