X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:48:30 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from HQEMGATE01.nvidia.com ([216.228.112.170] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c1) with ESMTP id 678920 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:26:27 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.228.112.170; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net Received: from hqemfe02.nvidia.com (Not Verified[172.16.227.92]) by HQEMGATE01.nvidia.com id ; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 07:25:39 -0700 Received: from ccaselt ([172.16.228.84]) by hqemfe02.nvidia.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 23 Aug 2005 07:25:39 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <006701c5a7ee$88eebed0$b911020a@nvidia.com> From: "colyncase on earthlink" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: [LML] Re: Single Pilot IFR X-Original-Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 07:25:37 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0064_01C5A7B3.DB9CD440" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Original-Return-Path: colyncase@earthlink.net X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Aug 2005 14:25:39.0483 (UTC) FILETIME=[892426B0:01C5A7EE] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0064_01C5A7B3.DB9CD440 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable John Halle said,=20 The sad fact is that lack of training is not what kills most GA pilots. = Lack of judgment is I think I agree that judgment is the bigger problem, but I think = judgment in the face of realtime inputs is more difficult, especially when encountered for the first time, than = truisms stated on the ground. I sometimes wonder if the dead pilots would laugh at some of the Monday = morning quarter-backing if they could hear it. I wonder what the dead pilots know (now) about = what was different than they thought it would be and what we could learn from that. While some dead pilots = might be readily identifiable as in the bad judgment category I tend to think that many were just like us. = e.g. if you posed the situation to them in their living room they would likely have given an answer that = led to survival. ...but that somehow they weren't able to deliver the right answer in the heat of the = moment. IMO training to defeat the inputs that disrupt good judgment is generally not done in = GA, but could be. e.g. ATD or full sim scenario-based real-time training would force you to develop = better skills to discriminate useful vs. bogus inputs to the decision making process.=20 I think the King risk management dvd's at least provide=20 some means of monitoring your decision process and a way to start = thinking about the problem. I also find the accounts of those who almost lost it and fess up to be = very helpful in helping to recognize when you are experiencing a pattern of events that needs a strong and = immediate correction. Keep them coming! Colyn ------=_NextPart_000_0064_01C5A7B3.DB9CD440 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

John Halle said,

The sad fact is that lack of = training is not=20 what kills most GA pilots. Lack of judgment is

I think I agree that judgment is the = bigger=20 problem, but I think judgment in the face of realtime = inputs

is more difficult, especially when = encountered for=20 the first time, than truisms stated on the = ground.

I sometimes wonder if the dead pilots = would laugh=20 at some of the Monday morning quarter-backing

if they could hear it. I wonder what the dead pilots know (now) about what was = different than=20 they thought it

would be and what we could learn from=20 that. While some dead pilots might be readily = identifiable as=20 in the

bad judgment category I tend to think = that many=20 were just like us. e.g. if you posed the = situation

to them in their living room they would = likely have=20 given an answer that led to survival. ...but = that

somehow they weren't able to deliver = the right=20 answer in the heat of the moment. IMO training = to

defeat the inputs that disrupt good = judgment is=20 generally not done in GA, but could be. e.g. ATD or

full sim scenario-based real-time = training would=20 force you to develop better skills to discriminate useful

vs. bogus inputs to the decision making = process.=20

I think the King=20 risk management dvd's at least provide

some means of monitoring your decision = process and=20 a way to start thinking about the problem.

I also find the accounts of those who = almost lost=20 it and fess up to be very helpful in helping to recognize = when

you are experiencing a pattern of = events that needs=20 a strong and immediate correction. Keep them coming!

Colyn

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