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Does 'Pilot Error' Really Exist?

As we know, ‘pilot error’ is the cause of many accidents. The precursor of Pilot Error is aviation medicine …. This was a result of the aircraft manufacturers having to replace numerous crashed planes by pilot wanna-be’s. In the early … Continue reading

Breaking Bottlenecks

Breaking Bottlenecks The year is nearly half over …how are things going?  How many of your goals have you achieved?  Did you identify your motivations and your obstacles?  Were your motivators strong enough for you to overcome your obstacles?  Did … Continue reading

Pardon me … are you staring

Interesting article on Staring …. why you stare, who you stare at, what you can do to stop staring. Staring … or peering intently at something or someone … is what part of your emotional brain does.  When the object, … Continue reading

The Habits of the Mind ….

Time for Points to Ponder The Habits of Mind of Professional Behavior* … This can bring up many different habits — think before speaking, don’t cuss or use inappropriate words, keep an open mind ….. and these may have a direct … Continue reading

Cockpit Acoustics

I was re-reading an article in a prior edition of Business & Commercial Aviation, entitled Cockpit Cacophony.  It states that “The noisy cockpit environment certainly doesn’t help the communication of important information.  A review of 250 NASA ASRS …. business … Continue reading