Controlling Pilot Error: Situational Awareness [Paperback]

Paul A. Craig (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071373217 | ISBN-13: 978-0071373210 | Publication Date: June 1, 2001 | Edition: 1

Do you pilot with constantly acute mental accuracy and analysis? This book helps you to: overcome the passive pilot syndrome involved in many aviation accidents; learn to "prepare to be aware"; sharpen perception of your surroundings; build a second sense for detecting loss of SA; recover quickly from temporary disorientation; and learn about cockpit avionics that warn of SA losses. The most effective aviation safety tools available, "Controlling Pilot Error" guides offer you expert protection against the causes of up to 80 per cent of aviation accidents - pilot mistakes. Each title provides: related case studies; valuable "save yourself" techniques and safety tips; and clear and concise analysis of error sets.

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SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

Do you pilot with constantly acute mental accuracy and analysis?

*Overcome the passive pilot syndrome involved in many aviation accidents
*Learn to "prepare to be aware"
*Sharpen perception of your surroundings
*Build a second sense for detecting loss of SA
*Recover quickly from temporary disorientation
*Learn about cockpit avionics that warn of SA losses

FAST & FOCUSED RX FOR PILOT ERROR

The most effective aviation safety tools available, CONTROLLING PILOT ERROR guides offer you expert protection against the causes of up to 80% of aviation accidents--pilot mistakes. Each title provides:

*Related case studies
*Valuable "save yourself" techniques and safety tips
*Clear and concise analysis of error sets

BEST FOR PILOTS

BUILD YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE--INCREASE YOUR CONFIDENCE--SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS--LEARN LIFESAVING TIPS

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Product Details

• Paperback: 229 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071373217
• ISBN-13: 978-0071373210
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,100,599 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like "Aftermath" or "I Learned About Flying From That", September 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Controlling Pilot Error: Situational Awareness (Paperback)

This is Volume 8 in a multi-volume series, all with the same format. That format is to take NTSB accident reports and NASA ASRS (Aviation Safety Reporting System) forms and use them to illustrate proper (and often improper) technique. The result is similar to the "Aftermath" and "I Learned About Flying From That" columns in aviation magazines, and is quite effective. This volume covers situational awareness, and is replete with examples of busting airspace, traffic conflicts, runway incursions, running out of fuel, getting lost and flying into adverse weather. The book uses the text of the NTSB report (for serious accidents) and then analyzes what went wrong in more detail, discussing both what went wrong and what should have been done. Numerous ASRS reports are analyzed in the same way, and it is easy to see how some of them could have become NTSB reports without some "luck" on the part of the pilots involved. Some of the incidents mentioned are ones I've never even thought of before, like what happens when the airport name changes but the change hasn't made it into the Airport/Facility directory yet? Yes, this situation has caused near midairs, and is well described by the pilot filing the ASRS! The only issue I have with the book is that the organization of the material is a little haphazard. Otherwise, this book (and the series in general) is an excellent example of how to use NASA's ASRS to advance aviation safety. And the price of the books is quite reasonable as well. Highly recommended.