Take Commitment to Solve!
"The World is a Dangerous Place,
Not because of those who do Evil,
But because of those who look on and do Nothing."
Quote found in Flight For Sanity, by Albert Einstein
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Whenever an accident occurs, the industry blames the pilot. However, if we continue to blame the pilot then no one needs to be accountable for necessary improvements. In 2016, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)identified that pilots lack flight skills and have problems monitoring their instruments. Incidents and safety reports have identified confusion, lack of understanding, and mode awareness issues. However, I hypothesize:
Pilots are not to blame,
but a larger system may be accountable.
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As you know, I am working on my PHD in Aviation with a focus on Safety. This adventure was fueled by my One Wish For Aviation. The purpose of my research is to identify the relationships between safety culture, pilot training, understanding, aviation passion, and the impact on automation usage, in order to identify the root cause of performance issues, beyond pilot error.
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Today I am getting on an airplane headed to Austin, for perhaps the last time in a very long time. My youngest daughter, and three of my grandkids, are moving to Seattle! I'm heading down to help with the final packing, and then we'll have house guests for a couple weeks while their new home gets settled.
In the mean time, I am working diligently on my research. And, to no surprise, one of my characters in the novel Flight For Sanity, Kathryn Jacobs, is conducting the same research for the FAA, that I am conducting. In the novel, some people do not want this research to happen. Why wouldn't anyone not want research conducted to support pilot proficiency? Sounds like a mystery... and it is!  |
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I will be looking for
commercial pilots worldwide
to participate in my survey,
Your name will not be taken,
Ensuring complete anonymity!
To qualify, you must be a commercial pilot (airline, charter, corporate), with a crew compliment of at least two pilots. You may also be retired, or between jobs, if you were actively employed under the above conditions within the previous calendar year. You cannot be an instructor or check airman for your primary employer; however, if you are a flight instructor or evaluator on your days off you qualify to participate.
Please spread the link to this post on your social media sites and provide my email address to the pilots you know, who want to join the effort. Email me at Karlene.Petitt@gmail.com with the subject Survey Participation, and when this project has been reviewed and approved by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Institutional Review Board (IRB), I will email you a link to anonymously go to another site to take the survey.
THANK YOU!
Enjoy the Journey!
XOX Karlene
