Human Factors
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The Fatigue Impact of Multi-Segment Flying
Pilots know fatigue all too well. Changing time zones, early starts, and delays have always been an inherent part of…
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Love of the Game
“Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands…
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Implementing a Fatigue Management Program: A Human Factors Dimension to Your SMS
Chapter 11 of ISBAO centers on a Fatigue Management program. Introduced as its own chapter in 2016, the section emphasizes…
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Staying Engaged: Fighting the Three-Headed Dragon
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, when you live near one.” Bilbo Baggins,…
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Fruit Flies, Circadian Rhythms, and Fatigue Risk Management
Recently, it was announced that this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to three scientists for their research on…
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Pavlov’s Dogs Had it Right
Note: In the 1890s, a Russian psychologist named Ivan Pavlov noticed that his dogs began salivating even before they were…
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Why is it ALWAYS the Pilot’s Fault?
Read any given NTSB accident investigation and you will find that the pilot is at least partially responsible for the…
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How to Address the Top 4 Challenges Faced by Most Flight Departments
If your flight department operates one-to-three aircraft, you’re likely facing resource constraints. And depending on how you manage them, they…
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You Can’t Handle the Truth!
Lt Kaffee: “I want the truth!” Col Jessep: “You can’t handle the truth!” That’s the famous interchange from the movie…
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Centers of Gravity (Living Ones)
Pilots are all familiar with the concept of center of gravity (CG), the fulcrum point around which thrust, drag, lift…
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