In flying I have learned that …
Wilbur Wright in a letter to his father, Bishop Milton Wright, on 23 September 1900. That’s 117 years ago. And 3 years before they achieved powered flight. SaveSave
Author: Dave English
Active Monitoring
How do we monitor autopilots better? How do we stop just sitting and sorta watching the magic show? A major US airline training slide says ‘Active Monitoring’ works by: Visualizing the outcome. Acting to achieve the desired result. & Comparing expectations to reality. Look FOR something, not just AT something. I think they’re on to something. Monitoring has to be active, not passive enjoying the clever automation. What do you think of this? SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave
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That’s good enough
“Good enough” is the difference between drivers, operators, managers— and pilots. Quote by Steve Krog in EAA Sport Aviation magazine article, August 2017. SaveSave SaveSave
Expert pilot brains work less
Research finds expert pilots make better flying decisions—not a surprise. Expert pilots brains work less than average pilot brains—that is super cool! The paper Higher Landing Accuracy in Expert Pilots is Associated with Lower Activity in the Caudate Nucleus published in the journal PLOS One found that: High Expertise pilots showed lower activation in the bilateral caudate nucleus (0.97±0.80) compared to Moderate Expertise pilots (1.91±1.16) (p<.05). These findings provide evidence for increased “neural efficiency” in High Expertise pilots relative to Moderate Expertise pilots. So work hard to be an expert pilot, so you can fly better, and work less! Quotes and illustrations … Continue reading Expert pilot brains work less