Why Do We Suck at Safety?

Immediate Safety Improvement!
FAA WINGS Seminar #OSH23

Get Your FAA WINGS


Get Your FAA WINGS

And what can we do to fix it?!


David St. George, Executive Director of SAFE


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Overcome "Magical Thinking"
and "Mission Mentality!" with stoical approach; bad things *can/do* happen!

GA Advantages!

Fun, Freedom, Flexibility, Can Invite Risks!

Little planes are much harder to fly safely (but more fun)!





P-A-V-E:

Analyzing Critical Risk Factors


TBM Safety Committee

Emergency Lessons!

KAIZEN: "Continuous Improvement!"

3P Model: Perceive, Process, Perform

Defeating "Magical Thinking" and "Mission Mentality"

AOPA Decision Course

Creating a "Crew of One" With Metacognition.

Use Metacognition

✈✈Reflect after every flight; was the flight success luck or skill (calibrate!)?
✈✈What should I change for next time?
✈✈What critical skills should I improve and practice?
Single Pilot Resource Management


"Cooper Awareness Code"


Ready For Anything


"Alive/Awareness Continuum"

Human Awareness

Automation Can Make You Stupid!

The Automation Paradox

"Red Zone Awareness"

"SAFE Strategies:"  Vigilant and Prepared

(97% of fatal stalls begin at pattern altitude and below - majority of TBM fatals)

Unrecoverable stalls!

TBM Safety Committee

Emergency Lessons!

"Essential Aerodynamics"

AOPA Aerodynamics Course


What Makes a "Scary Pilot"

Human Awareness


Emergency Lessons!

Could *YOU* Pull this Off? Every CFI must teach these essential skills - Watch this video!

Emergency Lessons!


Cautious To Cocky!

Human Weakness of "Normalizing!"

Normal Stupidity


Defeat Startle!

Practice emergencies often - Safety requires proficiency and vigilance; "ready for anything!"

Ready For Anything!


Manage Distractions!

Deviations and Accidents Often Start Here

Master Instructors


Practice Crosswind Skills!

Crosswinds can (commonly) bend planes!

Crosswind Blog

Stabilizing Non-Precision [Here]

"Dive and Drive VS Steady"

Non-Compliance

Understanding Icing "Here"

Non-Compliance

Gravity Works!

Know your "numbers!"

Dec. eNews

Usable Aerodynamics!
Every Pilot Must Watch This (3X?)!

Usable Aerodynamics

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