What is a caution in cockpit terminology?

• A. Immediate action required
• B. Condition or procedure that if not strictly observed could result in damage or destruction of equipment
• C. Essential to highlight
• D. Advisory only

Answer: (B)

In cockpit terminology, a caution flags a condition or procedure that requires careful attention because if it isn’t strictly observed, it could lead to damage or destruction of equipment. It signals a potential problem that you must heed to protect the aircraft and its systems, but it isn’t signaling an immediate danger to flight as a warning would. This makes the described definition fit a caution best.

This isn’t about immediate action required—that would be a warning—and it isn’t just informational or advisory without consequence. So a caution sits between those concepts: it warns of possible equipment damage if you don’t follow the procedure or observe the condition.