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Safety Standdown

“Frightened human beings will only do what they’re trained to. They don’t rise to the occasion; they sink to the level of their training.” - United States Marines Lt. Col. Dave Grossman iStock/Jevgenij Kulikov
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Key Takeaways:

  • The Bombardier Safety Standdown is a globally recognized, no-cost event, initiated 23 years ago, designed to advance aviation safety beyond minimum regulatory standards for all industry professionals.
  • A central theme, championed by speakers like Dr. Tony Kern, emphasizes the critical need for aviation professionals to actively combat complacency, continually elevate personal performance, and commit to exceeding established safety benchmarks.
  • The Standdown addresses crucial topics such as maintaining mastery over complex cockpit automation and developing robust strategies for handling ambiguous cockpit incidents (ACIs) where conflicting instrument information can lead to pilot confusion and loss of control.
  • Attendees are urged to cultivate deep system knowledge, refine airmanship skills, and engage in deliberate practice to ensure operational safety, highlighting the responsibility to learn, apply, and share advanced safety insights.
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Despite an industry inhabited with thousands of gigantic egos, most aviation folk will probably admit, some secretly, that they wish they had a mentor, a guide to prevent them from falling into any of the thousands of professional pits waiting for the unsuspecting or poorly educated. Who wouldn’t like advice from someone who has been there before and knows the answers to important questions such as the best initial education, job-search tips or even how to hang on to the position they already have? Imagine too learning just how to safely move an airplane and its cargo of passengers from engine start to shutdown?

Rob Mark

Rob Mark is an award-winning journalist, business jet pilot, flight instructor, and blogger.

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