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ASI MESSAGE
LESSONS LEARNED
IT WORKS IF WE CHANGE OUR BEHAVIOR BY RICHARD G. MCSPADDEN, JR.
IN THE TITLE LYRIC OF HIS RECENT BALLAD, JOHN MAYER
CROONS, " IT SHOULDN'T MATTER, BUT IT DOES. " The line
resonated as I began the unpleasant task of another fatal
accident review.
Analyzing accidents requires an objective mind. Look hard at the
facts; have the honesty to go where they lead and the discipline
to ignore emotions. Emotions shouldn't matter. They corrupt
conclusions and lead to elisions that conceal lessons we must
glean from these tragedies, or we're more likely to repeat them.
The emotions felt by family and friends from what these accident
analyses reveal are difficult to put aside.
When families hear pilot error as the cause of an accident that took their
beloved pilot and others, they often respond with disbelief, then denial and
anger: The NTSB is wrong. The pilot the family knew and who flew them
safely was exceptional. A great, knowledgeable pilot. If only we had flown
with them, we'd understand something else had to cause the accident. A
problem with the airplane; some unexplained weather phenomenon or a
controller mistake, anything but pilot error. Not their pilot.
The shock and grief of surviving loved ones is the price we pay for
publicizing lessons from our tragedies. I hate it for the families. I know
their emotional reaction shouldn't taint our drive for a full and accurate
understanding of the accident. It shouldn't matter, but it does. The only
justification is that I'm certain a public analysis saves lives and prevents
others from similar emotional wreckage.
The incredulity of family and friends faced with the fallibility of their
pilot exposes the trust our loved ones place in us. A recondite trust. They
cannot comprehend the risk calculations we make on their behalf, nor the
knowledge required to make those calculations. Every passenger we fly
offers us their life, all they've worked for, and the emotional health and wellbeing
of those who love them. The latter impact on our own families-when
our flying skills lie naked, fissures exposed through a harsh public critique-
seems especially camouflaged to us.
Poor decision-making is often the catalyst for general aviation accidents
and the ensuing heartache. Looking back is easy. We spend hours gathering
near-perfect awareness of a situation a pilot experienced clouded in mental
duress. Sometimes, the pilot makes a premeditated bad decision. Other
Educating pilots on improving their skills and enhancing GA safety is a core tenet of AOPA's Air Safety Institute and its educational programs.
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2

CFItoCFI Newsletter—Volume 13 Issue 2
CFI Notes
From the Editor: Discover the Backcountry
You Are Cleared For…:What It Means in the Training Environment
Safety Webinars: Hone Your Skills—Be Well-Informed
NTSB Accident Investigation: Finding the Golden BB
ASI Message: Lessons Learned—It Works if We Change Our Behavior
CFI News
CFI Tips: Making a List—Checking It Twice
Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
There I Was…: Trouble During a Training Flight
Chart Challenge: Sectional vs TAC
CFI's Point of View: Caught in a Crosswind
From the ASI Archives: Stall/Spin—Classic Facts and Myths
You Can Fly: 4 Things You Didn't Know About AOPA's Flight Training Advantage
Safety Quiz: Density Altitude
CFI Tools: VFR Into IMC—An Insidious Trap
Chief's Corner: Graduations
ASI Safety Tip: Marshalling Signals
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - CFItoCFI Newsletter—Volume 13 Issue 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - CFI Notes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - From the Editor: Discover the Backcountry
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - You Are Cleared For…:What It Means in the Training Environment
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - Safety Webinars: Hone Your Skills—Be Well-Informed
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - NTSB Accident Investigation: Finding the Golden BB
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - ASI Message: Lessons Learned—It Works if We Change Our Behavior
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - CFI Tips: Making a List—Checking It Twice
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 21
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - There I Was…: Trouble During a Training Flight
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - Chart Challenge: Sectional vs TAC
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - CFI's Point of View: Caught in a Crosswind
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 26
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - From the ASI Archives: Stall/Spin—Classic Facts and Myths
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - You Can Fly: 4 Things You Didn't Know About AOPA's Flight Training Advantage
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - Safety Quiz: Density Altitude
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - CFI Tools: VFR Into IMC—An Insidious Trap
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 33
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - Chief's Corner: Graduations
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - 36
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 13 Issue 2 - ASI Safety Tip: Marshalling Signals
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