Human Factors in Aviation
| Objective: |
To educate the student so that human factors-related accidents can be reduced. |
| Content: |
- Error Chain
- The DECIDE Model:
- Detect the fact that a change has occurred
- Estimate the need to counter or react to the change
- Choose a desirable outcome for the success of the flight
- Identify actions which could successfully control the change
- Do the necessary action to adapt to the change
- Evaluate the effect of the action
- 4 Risk Elements: (all these combine to create the situation)
- Pilot
- Airplane
- Environment
- Operation
- Decision Making:
- Be aware of personal limitations
- Hazardous attitudes (what are the antidotes?)
- Anti-authority
- Impulsivity
- Invulnerability
- Macho
- Resignation
- IM SAFE Checklist
- Illness
- Medication
- Stress
- Alcohol
- Fatigue
- Eating
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- Stressors
- Physical
- Physiological
- Psychological
- Use of Resources
- Internal (cockpit) resources
- External (out-of-cockpit) resources
- Workload Management
- Situational Awareness
- Operational Pitfalls
See PHAN C. 16
See PHAN C.16 Figures |
| Completion Standards: |
The lesson is complete when the student, to the satisfaction of the instructor, displays adequate knowledge of the error chain, the DECIDE model, the four risk factors in aviation, decision-making and obstacles to decision-making, resource management, workload management, situational awareness and operational pitfalls. |
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