ABSTRACT

This is the first comprehensive book on pilot judgment. It provides a clear understanding of pilot judgment emphasizing how it can be applied to improving safety in aviation. The author brings together a rich store of personal flying experiences combined with a strong base of personal academic research to support the concepts presented. The book gives not only a strong emphasis to the application of judgment to aviation but also lays particular stress on the principles needed in how to learn, teach and evaluate judgment. For pilots, the main benefits to be gained from the book will be a foundation of knowledge and teaching to enable them to make better, safer decisions. For flight instructors, it teaches how to teach and evaluate judgment in flight students. In addition to pilots and flight instructors, the readership obviously includes aviation classroom instructors, scientists doing aviation-related research and aviation safety specialists.

chapter 1|34 pages

Introduction to judgment error

chapter 2|24 pages

Judgment models

chapter 3|14 pages

Rational judgment

chapter 4|24 pages

Motivational judgment

chapter 5|18 pages

Can judgment be taught?

chapter 6|36 pages

Crew resource management

chapter 7|24 pages

Stress, fatigue and nutrition

chapter 8|28 pages

Teaching pilot judgment

chapter 9|38 pages

The assessment of pilot judgment

chapter 10|20 pages

Complacency

chapter 11|24 pages

Risk management in aviation

chapter 12|16 pages

Management factors in pilot judgment

chapter 13|24 pages

Special applications: ballooning and gliding

chapter 14|10 pages

The future of aviator judgment