Re: Naturalistic Decision Making
Douglas K. Harrington (TEAMFORMATION_at_CompuServe.COM)
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 21:31:20 -0400
This may be a rather simplistic analogy, but have you ever driven a rental
car for a week or more and then gotten back into your own car when you get
home? Your own car doesn't feel the same. You actually have to get
reacquainted with how the gears shift and the clutch feels because you have
become used to the rental car. I notice this every time I return from
Belgium where I rent a standard shift car for more than a week. I believe,
as pilots, we actually pay closer attention to what we are doing as we
shift back and forth between aircraft. We are more conscious of the need
to be alert.
Doug Harrington (former Navy A-6 pilot)