1. Commercial Decision Making

2. Commercial Opns Need to focus on safety Decisions may not be popular
Never base inflight decisions on how it will affect your career

3. Aeronautical Decision Making

4. Aeronautical Decision Making
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

5. Aeronautical Decision Making
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6. DECIDE Model

7. DECIDE Model
Detect

8. DECIDE Model
Detect That a change has occurred

9. DECIDE Model
Detect
Estimate

10. DECIDE Model
Detect
Estimate The need to counter or react to the change

11. DECIDE Model
Detect
Estimate
Choose

12. DECIDE Model Detect Estimate
Choose The desired outcome for the success of the flight

13. DECIDE Model
Detect
Estimate
Choose
Identify

14. DECIDE Model Detect Estimate Choose
Identify Actions which can successfully control the change

15. DECIDE Model
Detect
Estimate
Choose
Identify Do

16. DECIDE Model Detect Estimate Choose Identify
Do The necessary action to adapt to the change

17. DECIDE Model
Detect
Estimate
Choose
Identify Do
Evaluate

18. DECIDE Model Detect Estimate Choose Identify Do
Evaluate The effect of the action

19. DECIDE Model Detect That a change has occurred
Estimate The need to counter or react
Choose A desired outcome
Identify Actions that can control the Change
Do What necessary to adapt to change
Evaluate The effect of the action

20. Risk Management

21. Risk Management
Relies on situational awareness, problem recognition, and good judgment to reduce risks associated with each flight

22. Hazardous Attitudes

23. Hazardous Attitudes
Anti-authority

24. Antidote
Follow the rules. They are usually right.

25. Hazardous Attitudes
Anti-authority
Impulsive

26. Antidote
Not so fast. Think first.

27. Hazardous Attitudes
Anti-authority
Impulsive
Invulnerability

28. Antidote
It could happen to me.

29. Hazardous Attitudes
Anti-authority
Impulsive
Invulnerability
Machoism

30. Antidote
Taking chances is foolish.

31. Hazardous Attitudes Anti-authority Impulsive Invulnerability Machoism
Resignation

32. Antidote
I’m not helpless. I can make a difference.

33. “Right Stuff”

34. “Right Stuff”
The basic drive to demonstrate the “right stuff” can have an adverse effect on safety and can impose an unrealistic assessment of piloting skills under stressful conditions

35. Stress Management

36. Stress Management
Since many of the stress coping techniques practiced for life stress management are not usually practiced in flight, you must condition yourself to relax and think rationally when stress occurs.

37. Dangerous Tendencies Peer Pressure Get-there itis
Loss of positional or situational awareness
Operating without adequate fuel reserves

38. PIC Responsibilities Flight Operation Manual Operations Specifications
Crew Relationships

39. PIC Responsibilities Communication Briefings duties PF PNF Checklist
Sterile Cockpit Workload Management

40. PIC Responsibilities
Planning
Prioritizing
Situation Awareness
CFIT

41. Resource Use Internal Resources IFR charts VFR charts Autopilot
FO _____Flight Attendants
other Crew Members

42. Resource Use External Resources Dispatch personnel
Maintenance technicians
Baggage Handlers
Gate personnel
Flight Service Stations
Controllers

43. CRM
LOFT
Line Oriented Flight Training

44. GA Accidents Preflight/Taxi 3.5% Takeoff/Climb 23.4% 2% Climb 3.3% 13%
Accidents Exposure
Preflight/Taxi 3.5%
Takeoff/Climb 23.4% 2%
Climb 3.3% 13%
Cruise % 60%

45. GA Accidents Accidents Exposure Descent 2.6% 10% Maneuvering 13.0% 11%
Approach 9.7% 3%
Landing % 1%

46. Judgment
Poor judgment chain