The notion that some lack these attributes is the very reason we talk so much about them. Attitudes and belief systems can most definitely be learned. Granted, it's difficult, but it can be done. From a purely academic perspective, learning occurs in three major domains: cognitive (what you know), psychomotor (what you can do) and affective (what you value). Pilot training used to be all about cognitive and psychomotor, but in recent years even the FAA has acknowledged that learning in the affective domain is at least as important as the others. When the FAA talks about decision making and risk management it is venturing into the affective learning domain.

If you're interested, click here for a good treatise on the subject of teaching and learning in the affective domain.

LOBO's training materials, like most FITS-approved training materials, are scenario based. They are specifically targeted at helping pilots learn about the different ways they make decisions and evaluate/manage risk. This is teaching (and hopefully learning) squarely in the affective domain, because so much of how an individual approaches these subjects depends on attitude.

--Mark