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Skip:
I agree with everything you said, and I think that kind of training and discussion of previous accidents are very good things to do. I didn't say *never*, I said that we *tend* not to learn from the mistakes of others. Millinea of human history indicates that to be the case in all areas of human endeavor, not just in aviation. The truth is, we pilots may be a bit better than the general population, but we're still humans. THAT is why your company undertakes the effort to discuss those things as "Human Factors" on a recurrent basis. They know that "Humans tend not to learn much from other's experiences..." and they try to improve on that human short-coming by making it a high priority in your awareness and training. That's good. Admitting it is even better.
If humans were very successful at learning from other's mistakes, we would not see accidents for the same repetitive reasons. We would see an example of poor judgment by one pilot not repeated by others. The statistics reflect that we aren't doing too well in that regard. It might be a good thing to admit it. That does not mean that we shouldn't try--we should try harder, it's just an acknowledgment of the reality of human action. In that acknowledgment is the acceptance that we do need to try harder to learn from others' lapses in judgment. Since we tend not to do that, we need to work harder at it.
**Those who elect to ignore all of the things we talk about on the LML are depriving themselves of a tremendous opportunity to expand their knowledge base.**
I could not agree more.
Respectfully,
Walter
On Aug 23, 2005, at 11:34 PM, Skip Slater wrote:
"Humans tend not to learn much from other's experiences although we sure like to claim that we do."
Speak for yourself Walter.
One part of my recurrent training at my airline is a class called Human Factors where we go over accidents and incidents both within our company and industry wide. We dissect each event, pointing out good and bad aspects of how it was handled by the crew. This is some of the best and most effective training I get and I get it every nine months.
When it comes to flying my Lancair, I've learned a great deal from things that have happened to other builders. Those who elect to ignore all of the things we talk about on the LML are depriving themselves of a tremendous opportunity to expand their knowledge base.
Skip Slater
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