Agenda for Tonight
• Welcome and Remarks by Club President• BoD Update to Members• Safety Meeting: Human Factors and Pilot
Decision Making
Tonight, We Will Cover
• General Aviation vs. other types of Flying• Aeronautical Decision-Making• “PAVE” Model• Case Studies
Aviation vs Other Endeavors
Unlike other regulations, which are designed to protect the weakest or least-skilled member of a group, the FAA designs its regulations to maximize the capabilities of the best pilots and aircraft. This is because the FAA has a dual purpose of promoting aviation while at the same time regulating its safety.
- Richard Jensen, Ph.D, Director, Ohio State University Aviation Psychology Laboratory
General Aviation vs. Other Types of Aviation
Military andAirline
Operations
Other Commercial Operations
Flying Club General Aviation
- Third Class* Medical Exams - Annual Flight Check- Aircraft Checkouts/Currencies- FAR Parts 61/91 - BUPERSINST 1710.22- Safety Meetings, PIF
Failed orAbsent Defenses
OrganizationalFactors
UnsafeSupervision
Preconditionsfor Unsafe Acts
UnsafeActs
Adapted from Reason (1990)
Accident & Injury
Reason’s “Swiss-cheese” Model of Human ErrorReason’s “Swiss-cheese” Model of Human Error
Aeronautical Decision-Making (ADM)
• 80% of all Aviation Accidents due to Human Factors
• Over 50% are due to poor judgement• So how do we help pilots make better
decisions?
So, What is it?
• ADM is a systematic approach to the mental process used by pilots to consistently determine the best course of action in response to a given set of circumstances
Scenario 1
• Experienced ‘Bush Pilot’ in Stinson 108-3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVM3RRd1vf0
Scenario 2
• Private Pilot working on Instrument Rating• VFR Night Cross Country Flight with Ground
Visual Checkpoints
Final Thoughts
• Integrity• Breaking the Accident Chain• Begins Well Before the Flight• Takes Changes Into Account• Personal Minimums
Additional Resources
‒ AC 60-22, “Aeronautical Decision Making”‒ Redefining Airmanship, Tony Kern‒ Videos
‒ “Do The Right Thing,” AOPA Air Safety Foundation‒ “Anatomy of a General Aviation Accident” 2014 ‒ “Making the Right Decisions” NTSB Brief 2012 Sun N’ Fun‒ “General Aviation Pilot Decision Making”
Future Safety Meeting Subjects Human Factors and Pilot Decision Making• Local Flying Area Problems• Mid-Air Collision Prevention Seasonal Flying Hazards (including Wx and Bird Migration)• Light Aircraft Maintenance and Potential Problem Areas• Mishap Reports• Wake Turbulence, Thunderstorms, Microbursts, Crosswinds, Flight
Planning and Fuel Management Lost Pilot and other Emergency Procedures• Spatial Disorientation, Survival, and Hypoxia• Medication and Self-Medicating Hazards• Mountain flying• Cross-Country Flying