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Antiauthority (don’t tell me), impulsivity (do something quickly without thinking), macho (i can do it)
Risk management, stress management, and risk elements
Poor decision making, situational awareness, and judgement
Early recognition of hazardous thoughts
Taking meaningful steps to be more assertive with attitudes
Redirecting that hazardous attitudes so that appropriate action can be taken
Knowing what causes stress
Eliminating life and cockpit stress issues
Good life stress management
The mental process of analyzing all information in a particular situation and making a timely decision on what action to take
Application of stress management and risk element procedures
Situational awareness, problem recognition, and good judgement
Assume additional responsibilities and assert PIC authority
Promote situational awareness and then necessary changes in behaviour
Complete a flight as planned, please passengers, meet schedules, and demonstrate the “right stuff”
What is the worst that could happen?
He can handle a little problem like this
It’s too late to fix now
Not so fast, Think first
It won’t happen to me. It could happen to me
Don’t tell me. Follow the rules. They are usually right
Humidity decreases
Altitude increases
Oxygen demand increases
Drowsiness
Decreased breathing rate
Euphoria – sense of well-being
They want to hurry and get going, before things get worse
A thunderstorm won’t stop them
They can’t change the weather, so they might as well go
Well, nobody told him about the extra weight
Weight and balance is a formality forced on pilots by the FAA
He can’t wait around to de-fuel, they have to get there on time
A small amount of alcohol increases vision acuity
An increase in altitude decrease the adverse effect of alcohol
Judgement and decision-making abilities can be adversely affected by even very small amounts of alcohol
Swallow or yawn
Slow the breathing rate
Increase the breathing rate
Follow the rules, they are usually right
Not so fast. Think first
Taking chances is foolish
Excessive oxygen in the bloodstream
Insufficient oxygen reaching the brain
Excessive carbon dioxide in the bloodstream
Rely on body sensations
Increase the breathing rate
Rely on aircraft instrument indications
Taking a self-assesssment hazardous attitude inventory test
Understanding the drive to have the “right stuff”
Obtaining proper flight instruction and experience during training
Deficiencies in instrumental skills and knowledge of aircraft system or limitations
Perform deficiencies from human factors such as fatigue, illness, or emotional problems
Peer pressure, get-there-itis, loss of positional or situational awareness, and operating without adequate fuel reserves
He is not too concerned, everything will be alright
He flies a little closer, just to show him
He quickly turns away and dives, to avoid collision
1 hour
2 hours
3 hours
Decreased breathing rate and depth
Heightened awareness and feeling of well-being
Symptoms of suffocation and drowsiness
Insufficient oxygen
Excessive carbon monoxide
Insufficient carbon dioxide
Systematic approach to the mental process used by pilots to consistently determine the best course of action for a given set of circumstances
Decision making process which relies on good judgement to reduce risks associated with each flight
Mental process of analyzing all information in a particular situation and making a timely decision on what action to take
Avoid developing this hazardous thought
Develop this hazardous thought and follow through with modified action
Label that thought as hazardous, then correct that thought by stating the corresponding learned antidote
Those reservation rules do not apply to this flight
If the pilot hurries, he or she may still make it on time
The pilot can’t help it that the passengers are late