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I'm reminded of a principle from aviation, "always fly the plane". Student pilots are taught to never allow their attention to drift from the basics of flight,
by jdietrich 11y ago
I'm reminded of a principle from aviation, "always fly the plane". Student pilots are taught to never allow their attention to drift from the basics of flight, even if they're dealing with mechanical failure or confusing instrument readings. The first priority is always to maintain situational awareness. A large subset of aviation disasters could have been prevented if the pilot had simply looked out of the window.
- throwaway_exer 11y agoYour recollection is a little rusty. It's: 1. aviate (physically fly the plane, or more fundamentally, fly the wing) 2. navigate (know where you're going/situational awareness) 3. communicate (tell whoever needs to know)
- dTal 11y agoAnd always in that order.
- hvidgaard 11y agoOn the other hand, accidenct could have been avoided if the pilot had simply relied on the instruments.