X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 13:47:52 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [65.32.5.131] (HELO ms-smtp-01.tampabay.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 947284 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 17 May 2005 12:07:04 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.32.5.131; envelope-from=tednoel@cfl.rr.com Received: from tednoel (251.219.27.24.cfl.res.rr.com [24.27.219.251]) by ms-smtp-01.tampabay.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j4HG6HEg004783 for ; Tue, 17 May 2005 12:06:17 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <006101c55afb$1917d2d0$0100a8c0@tednoel> From: "Ted Noel" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Judgment X-Original-Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 12:11:35 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005E_01C55AD9.91CF6B60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C55AD9.91CF6B60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To all, As I listen to the accident re-hash, I am reminded of the sobriquet = applied to Bonanzas: "V-tailed Doctor Killers." This line has its = foundation in the idea that physicians have a God complex that prevents = them from acting with good judgment. As I read our accident reports as well as those in Aviation Safety, it = becomes quite clear that physicians have no monopoly on bad judgment. In = fact, I would suspect that they actually may have better judgment than = the population as a whole. After all, we (I am one) have to learn our = limits in medicine, and flying has limits. I've made the 180-degree turn = several times. The nut of the question is this: How do we teach good judgment? = Unfortunately, good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes = from bad judgment. But in flying, the price of bad judgment is too high. = But it doesn't have to be. I live about 15 miles from SimCom. They have wonderful simulators for a = number of aircraft, including the Malibu. Their classes are typically a = week long, with full days. Most of the time is in class or in the sim, = where a crash hurts your ego but not your life insurance. I suspect that = a few crashes in the sim would develop pretty good judgment, since the = sim allows bad judgment to be rewarded, but cheaply. The airlines seem = to agree. Perhaps we could get SimCom or some other similar outfit to program = Lancairs into their sims. It shouldn't be all that difficult. Then we = could get a week of intense judgment transplants. Comments? Ted Noel L-IV-P N540TF engine in pieces ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C55AD9.91CF6B60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
To = all,
 
As I listen to the = accident re-hash,=20 I am reminded of the sobriquet applied to Bonanzas: "V-tailed Doctor = Killers."=20 This line has its foundation in the idea that physicians have a God = complex that=20 prevents them from acting with good judgment.
 
As I read our accident = reports as=20 well as those in Aviation Safety, it becomes quite clear that physicians = have no=20 monopoly on bad judgment. In fact, I would suspect that they actually = may have=20 better judgment than the population as a whole. After all, we (I am one) = have to=20 learn our limits in medicine, and flying has limits. I've made the = 180-degree=20 turn several times.
 
The nut of the question = is this: How=20 do we teach good judgment? Unfortunately, good judgment comes from = experience,=20 and experience comes from bad judgment. But in flying, the price of bad = judgment=20 is too high. But it doesn't have to be.
 
I live about 15 miles = from SimCom.=20 They have wonderful simulators for a number of aircraft, including the = Malibu.=20 Their classes are typically a week long, with full days. Most of the = time is in=20 class or in the sim, where a crash hurts your ego but not your life = insurance. I=20 suspect that a few crashes in the sim would develop pretty good = judgment, since=20 the sim allows bad judgment to be rewarded, but cheaply. The airlines = seem to=20 agree.
 
Perhaps we could get = SimCom or some=20 other similar outfit to program Lancairs into their sims. It shouldn't = be all=20 that difficult. Then we could get a week of intense judgment=20 transplants.
 
Comments?
 
Ted Noel
L-IV-P = N540TF
engine in=20 pieces
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