situational awareness

Situational Awareness: Situational awareness is the accurate perception and understanding of all the factors and conditions within the five fundamental risk elements (flight, pilot, aircraft, environment, and type of operation that comprise any given aviation situation) that affect safety...

I had a good reminder yesterday of why you should always maintain good situational awareness and never assume you won't encounter manned aircraft under 400.... I had planned to do a little flying with my Mavic Air and was outside getting set up (luckily I wasn't in the air yet.) Literally out...