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> From: TLPoulton_at_aol.com[SMTP:TLPoulton_at_aol.com]
> Reply To: crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu
> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 1999 11:04 AM
> To: crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu
> Subject: Re: Self Assessment
>
> Hello Everyone!
>
> I agree that leadership by example can be a valuable tool in the early
> stages
> of training to develop the mindset that it IS acceptable to call "knock it
> off" when life's stresses might make you a less effective crew member.
> Other
> crew members who observe a willingness to self-assess will be more
> comfortable
> making the same call in the future.
>
> Within the last month, I have observed Air Force student pilots attempting
> to
> fly training sorties when serious domestic legal action was being filed
> against one student and when the father of another student, only visiting
> for
> the weekend, ended up in the local emergency room with a heart problem.
> By
> assuring students that it is perfectly acceptable to make known their
> concerns, and that no repercussion will occur, I believe it fosters an
> environment that encourages honest self-assessment.
>
> Mission impact must be the biggest reason crew members don't come forward.
> When a person decides that they should not fly on a given day, the
> institution
> should be able to say that, in the interest of safety, the correct
> decision
> was made. Unfortunately, the ground-born stresses of flight cancellations
> or
> delays, mission completion and training timelines seem to pull us in the
> opposite direction.
>
> Have a nice weekend!
> Teri Poulton-Consoldane
> Capt, USAF
> T-1A Instructor Pilot
> Vance AFB, OK
>