CASABriefing's video: Enhancing pilot skills: Expect the unexpected

Using practical examples, Kirstie Winter, Aviation Safety Advisor explains how sound planning practices can prepare pilots for unexpected events and assist decision making in all phases of flight. The video reviews the resources available to pilots and provide practical hints and tips to help them operate safely and efficiently. The information is designed to enhance and refresh pilots’ knowledge at all levels. This video explores three key safety topics: * planning for safety—the more work pilots do on the ground before they go flying, can ensure a better flight. What are your responsibilities under the regulations? What are the consequences of not planning? Several case studies explore examples of the effects of planning. * aeronautical decision making—What are some of the traps to decision making? What models can we use to assist in decision making. * checklists—the video explores the role of checklists and highlight the importance of a disciplined approach to their use. Also uses James Reason’s ‘Swiss cheese’ model as an example. It examines why checklists are not completed and ‘get-there-itis’.