The aviation safety culture can be brutal and unforgiving. Consider this sage advice from Angus Kydd, one of the instructors at my home-base airport, years ago. Chatting with a group of students about risk-taking, he said, “Before you do something stupid up there, think of what everyone sitting down here will say about you after they read the accident report.”
Short Final: Consider This
Key Takeaways:
- Aviation safety culture is described as brutal and unforgiving.
- Pilots are encouraged to deter foolish risk-taking by considering the negative judgment they would receive from peers after an accident.
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