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What do we do when we recognize these attitudes in ourselves?
How do we change the mindset to
one of safety instead of bravado?
We solve this problem as we
would any other: by identifying the
source—and maybe it’s us. Have
we ever taken our students up for
training flights when the weather
conditions were questionable? Do
we practice touch and goes when
the thunderstorm is 10 miles away
because the rain isn’t right on top of
the airport yet?
When my student sent me the
text message, I realized we had
some homework to do. I asked him
to do some research and find some
examples of accidents that were
caused by pilots flying in conditions
that were beyond the abilities of
themselves or their airplanes. He
didn’t have to look far to find that a

lot of pilots with far more experience than he had gotten themselves
into big trouble by choosing to fly
into weather that just wasn’t safe.
That’s why accident case studies
are so useful: If we can learn from
others’ mistakes, perhaps we can
avoid the pain of committing them
ourselves. Instead of having our
students memorize a list of hazardous attitudes, would it not be much
more effective to review some
accidents actually caused by pilots’
risky decision making?
Another way to help your
students make responsible decisions concerning the weather is to
guide them through the go/no-go
decision-making process. Most
of us simply say, “No flying due to
weather. Let’s do ground today.”
But wouldn’t it be better to ask your
students to review the forecasts and

come up with their own decisions?
You could get a chance to see what
types of risky choices they might be
inclined to make, leading to a very
productive discussion.
We have a huge opportunity
to set a standard of safety for this
generation of pilots. So, instead of
becoming complacent, let’s lead by
example and attend safety seminars,
discuss aviation accidents, and be
proud when we turn down a flight
or divert to another airport because
of questionable weather. Perhaps if
we work as a team instead of comparing ourselves to each other, we
can make the aviation community a
little safer.
Natalie Bingham Hoover, ATP/CFII/
MEI, has given more than 3,000 hours of
dual instruction. She lives in Germantown,
Tennessee.



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Flight Training - November 2013
Contents
Member Benefits
Right Seat
Centerline
Letters
A Small Contribution
Success Story
How it Works
News
Training Products
ASI News
Final Exam
Tech Tip
Flight Lesson
Flying Carpet
ONE WHEEL DOWN
AVIATION ETIQUETTE
NO BIG DEAL
TECHNIQUE
Weather
Checkride
ATP Me
Career Advisor
Tech Talk
Aviation Badges of Honor
Let Me Make This Perfectly Clear
Advertiser Index
Debrief
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Flight Training - November 2013 - Cover2
Flight Training - November 2013 - Contents
Flight Training - November 2013 - 2
Flight Training - November 2013 - 3
Flight Training - November 2013 - Member Benefits
Flight Training - November 2013 - 5
Flight Training - November 2013 - Right Seat
Flight Training - November 2013 - 7
Flight Training - November 2013 - Centerline
Flight Training - November 2013 - 9
Flight Training - November 2013 - Letters
Flight Training - November 2013 - 11
Flight Training - November 2013 - A Small Contribution
Flight Training - November 2013 - 13
Flight Training - November 2013 - Success Story
Flight Training - November 2013 - How it Works
Flight Training - November 2013 - News
Flight Training - November 2013 - 17
Flight Training - November 2013 - Training Products
Flight Training - November 2013 - ASI News
Flight Training - November 2013 - Final Exam
Flight Training - November 2013 - Tech Tip
Flight Training - November 2013 - Flight Lesson
Flight Training - November 2013 - 23
Flight Training - November 2013 - Flying Carpet
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Flight Training - November 2013 - ONE WHEEL DOWN
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Flight Training - November 2013 - AVIATION ETIQUETTE
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Flight Training - November 2013 - NO BIG DEAL
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Flight Training - November 2013 - TECHNIQUE
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Flight Training - November 2013 - Weather
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Flight Training - November 2013 - Checkride
Flight Training - November 2013 - ATP Me
Flight Training - November 2013 - Career Advisor
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Flight Training - November 2013 - Tech Talk
Flight Training - November 2013 - Aviation Badges of Honor
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Flight Training - November 2013 - Let Me Make This Perfectly Clear
Flight Training - November 2013 - Advertiser Index
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