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> Notably, pilots are really good at what they do and improve constantly. This is a fantastic example! I often think about the distribution of talent/competenc
by slap_shot 7y ago
> Notably, pilots are really good at what they do and improve constantly.
This is a fantastic example! I often think about the distribution of talent/competence in fields and that is a very interesting anomaly.
Does anybody know why this is the case? I understand that it's a (fairly) repetitive task, and technology certainly assists, but I think I recently read that there are .2 "incidents" per million commercial flights.
How has an entire industry created a standard that seems to be well above any other?
- missosoup 7y agoBecause the aviation industry has powerful regulators and an absolute culture of safety first. Every mishap is dissected until a root cause is found, and steps are taken to ensure that root cause never happens again. After a major incident, it's almost impossible for the same incident to occur the same way again. Nothing like this exists in the medical industry. In fact surgeons and doctors are notoriously anti-process, anti-statistics, and basically don't want anyone scrutinising how they work. I'm not sure how they've been able to get away with it for so long.