The Federal Aviation Administration identifies five personality styles, or pilot attitudes that it calls "hazardous" to flying safety. Each "bad attitude" highlights traits that can inhibit good decision making.
In many cases, however, it's these very traits that make a pilot begin flying in the first place. It's important, then, to be able to recognize the signs of "bad attitudes" in yourself so you can avoid being blinded by your own decision-making style. Further, although the FAA does not explore this in its publications, there are times when elements of these so-called "bad attitudes" can *improve* safety in the cockpit. Today ANN's CFI Tom Turner and I discuss the five hazardous pilot attitudes, how we can recognize them in ourselves, and how we can use this knowledge to make *better* decisions in flight.
Morning All,
Some interesting listening, caution though – The file is large (9Megs)