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ASI MESSAGE
EMBRACE NEW TECHNOLOGIES
AND IDEAS
IT'S KEY IN HELPING
ADVANCE GA SAFETY
BY RICHARD G. MCSPADDEN, JR.
IN THE DEBRIEF FOLLOWING A VICTORIOUS TRAINING SORTIE,
MY MOOD SHOULD HAVE BEEN GLEEFUL. My flight had
dominated. We protected a high-value asset and devastated
a numerically superior red air force that kept attacking, but
couldn't penetrate our defense and paid heavily for trying. This
was the war the F-15 was built for, and we had employed the
airplane masterfully against an onslaught of " enemy. " Across
the room, though, our squadronmates had not fared nearly as
well. Red forces had snuck around them to harass the assets,
and blue force losses were heavy.
The mood was somber. Leading the defeated blue force flight
was a pilot who was an icon to me and squadron pilots of
my generation. A veteran F-4 pilot of the Vietnam era, he
represented what we, the new generation of fighter pilots,
aspired to be: skilled, tough, dependable under pressure. This
was a milestone moment. The arena this experienced fighter
pilot dominated had changed and passed him by. Or more
accurately, he had allowed it to pass him by.
That debrief was a seminal moment in my life, not just my
aviation career. I watched with sadness as an icon defended
a mindset and tactics that were made obsolete by new
technologies and advanced capability. Clinging to old ways
had resulted in an embarrassing performance for his flight.
He seemed unable to accept and to recognize that the arena
had changed.
By contrast, our flight lead, also an F-4 alumnus, embraced
the new paradigm and adapted his vast experience to it. For
the younger generation, no such adaptation was needed. We'd
arrived in a pivotal era in the Cold War. U.S. Air Force leaders
determined we would concede numerical superiority and
defeat our adversaries through technical dominance and better
training. We would defeat numbers by being better pilots
in better aircraft. My generation of fighter pilots trained for
scenarios where we expected to be outnumbered by four to
one, or more. It was the only air warfare paradigm we knew. In
adapting to the newer air warfare mindset, we had the law of
primacy on our side, which holds that the first exposure to new
material has greater influence on behavior than subsequent
encounters with similar material. Good certificated flight
instructors are well aware of the law of primacy.
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4
CFItoCFI Newsletter—Vol. 11, Issue 4
CFI Notes
From the Editor: Your New ASI Transcript
Lessons Learned from 2020—And How to Look on the Bright Side
Safety Webinars: Hone Your Skills—Be Well-Informed
ASI Message: Embrace New Technologies and Ideas
CFI News
CFI Tips: 5 Common Paperwork Hiccups for FAA Practical Tests
Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
There I Was...: Bird Strike at Night
Chart Challenge: Radar at Your Service—TRSA Benefits
CFI's Point of View: Like Students, CFIs Also Feel Frustration
From the ASI Archives: Single Pilot IFR
You Can Fly: Flight School Connector
Safety Quiz: VFR Fond Du Lac to Festus
CFI Tools: How to Avoid Winter Weather Woes
Chief's Corner: New Year, New Ratings Resolutions
Pilot Safety Announcement: It's a Drag
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFItoCFI Newsletter—Vol. 11, Issue 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI Notes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - From the Editor: Your New ASI Transcript
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Lessons Learned from 2020—And How to Look on the Bright Side
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Safety Webinars: Hone Your Skills—Be Well-Informed
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - ASI Message: Embrace New Technologies and Ideas
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI Tips: 5 Common Paperwork Hiccups for FAA Practical Tests
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 21
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - There I Was...: Bird Strike at Night
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 24
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Chart Challenge: Radar at Your Service—TRSA Benefits
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI's Point of View: Like Students, CFIs Also Feel Frustration
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 27
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - From the ASI Archives: Single Pilot IFR
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - You Can Fly: Flight School Connector
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Safety Quiz: VFR Fond Du Lac to Festus
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI Tools: How to Avoid Winter Weather Woes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Chief's Corner: New Year, New Ratings Resolutions
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 36
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 37
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Pilot Safety Announcement: It's a Drag
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