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Acknowledge Your Attitudes

Recognizing the hazardous attitudes we all have is the challenge, and there’s an FAA Advisory Circular for that. 

The scene here occurred at the Manassas Regional Airport/Harry P. Davis Field, KHEF, in 2006. Outcomes like this only happen when the taxiing pilot is distracted. It’s possible they were in a hurry, and nothing bad could happen because they were invulnerable, right?
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Key Takeaways:

  • Pilots frequently use acronyms and mnemonics to memorize extensive aviation information, with the author proposing "Mr. Aii" for the FAA's five hazardous attitudes: Macho, Resignation, Anti-Authority, Impulsivity, and Invulnerability.
  • Beyond technical knowledge, personal attitudes are crucial for aviation safety, as hazardous attitudes often contribute to incidents and accidents.
  • The article advocates for self-assessment, referencing FAA Advisory Circular 60-22, which provides tools for pilots to identify and understand their own "attitude profile."
  • Proactively recognizing and addressing these hazardous attitudes through self-analysis is essential for pilots to prevent errors and enhance flight safety.
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We pilots use all kinds of acronyms to remember stuff, because, like doctors and nurses, we have to memorize scads of information (SOI) and operate on people (OOP), sometimes removing their stomach contents for display all over the cockpit when we forgot to bring a bag. 

We also use mnemonics or phrases, like, “Mary had a little lamb, her fleece was white as snow, and if the VASI’s red o’er red, I’m too blanking low.” Or, “High to low, look out below,” which means to not dork up your altimeter setting and remember to clear the area below the aircraft when dropping stuff.

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