The aviation community is full of acronyms. Another one I just learned is ROC, which stands for Relax, Observe, Confirm. This is a way to deal with a surprising event while flying. The reflex is to respond immediately, but often acting quickly can lead to mistakes. Instead it is recommended to Relax first, take a deep breath, relax your muscles. Then Observe what is going on. If you have a copilot communicate what you are both seeing. And then finally Confirm with each other or with yourself that you understand the situation and then act on correcting it.
This is interesting. Is the ‘Confirm’ part meant to mitigate misunderstanding on what is perceived vs what is actually happening? And if so, what causes these misperceptions, Kevin?
All pilots should know the IMSAFE acronym which stands for Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, and Emotion. This is a self-checklist pilots can run on their physical and mental readiness before a flight. If any one of them is in question the safest thing to do is NOT step to the plane. It's a selfless act that doesn't just protect the pilot, but all those that fly with them as well as those they could potentially fly over.
So similar to success in business. Wash out rate in brokerage business can be 95%. Who succeeds? The people with humility who do the work. Rookies would ask what is the secret. I told them, "there is no secret, there are only those who are here and those who are gone. Make sure you work hard enough to be part of the former and not the latter.
Good point, David. Probably true in most areas of life—if they were to have any meaning at all. Especially since being present is so difficult to do for most nowadays.
This is fascinating. Where a human action, decision, state of mind and emotion is so finely tuned to meet the outcome of an action seems like a very high state of consciousness.
Glad you liked it, Margaret. And you are right about the fine tuning. It does seem to call for a very high state of consciousness—as you do accurately put it.
Great points of view here! Yes, flying is more about a Safety Culture than it is about a Need for Speed. I'm glad you found my Flight Shrink substack about the 1% rule and its role in maintaining flight safety.
Hey Kevin- Good to have met. And yes, you’re on point with the safety culture. I’ve also observed, and you might know better than me about this, that the care for others is also highlighted. But I’m curious, in your opinion, what’s the top safety/ health rule for flights?
I think Confirm is more of a way of knowing what’s actually wrong before you try to fix it. Which is true for solo or dual pilot aircraft. In dual pilot operations it also works as a way of double checking each other.
Lol, Jenni, you’re so funny- 😂 I agree they definitely make it look far too much. But maybe that’s a reflection of the human appetite for guilty pleasures that sometimes make little sense? And if so, I wonder what that says about what humans really want (and are willing to pay to watch)? But you are right, especially about the lack of safety. I do wonder sometimes if updates on safety is often done on the fly—pun intended—and only when it’s needed and, unfortunately, in life and death situations. It almost seems like innovation isn’t really done in prep, and it’s done in action? Which is a scary thought. Anyhow—hope grandparenting is going well? Any fun plans for spring break?
The aviation community is full of acronyms. Another one I just learned is ROC, which stands for Relax, Observe, Confirm. This is a way to deal with a surprising event while flying. The reflex is to respond immediately, but often acting quickly can lead to mistakes. Instead it is recommended to Relax first, take a deep breath, relax your muscles. Then Observe what is going on. If you have a copilot communicate what you are both seeing. And then finally Confirm with each other or with yourself that you understand the situation and then act on correcting it.
This is interesting. Is the ‘Confirm’ part meant to mitigate misunderstanding on what is perceived vs what is actually happening? And if so, what causes these misperceptions, Kevin?
All pilots should know the IMSAFE acronym which stands for Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, and Emotion. This is a self-checklist pilots can run on their physical and mental readiness before a flight. If any one of them is in question the safest thing to do is NOT step to the plane. It's a selfless act that doesn't just protect the pilot, but all those that fly with them as well as those they could potentially fly over.
That’s a useful acronym. Are there other acronyms also typically used as guidelines, Kevin?
So similar to success in business. Wash out rate in brokerage business can be 95%. Who succeeds? The people with humility who do the work. Rookies would ask what is the secret. I told them, "there is no secret, there are only those who are here and those who are gone. Make sure you work hard enough to be part of the former and not the latter.
Good point, David. Probably true in most areas of life—if they were to have any meaning at all. Especially since being present is so difficult to do for most nowadays.
This is fascinating. Where a human action, decision, state of mind and emotion is so finely tuned to meet the outcome of an action seems like a very high state of consciousness.
Great dialogue.
Glad you liked it, Margaret. And you are right about the fine tuning. It does seem to call for a very high state of consciousness—as you do accurately put it.
Great points of view here! Yes, flying is more about a Safety Culture than it is about a Need for Speed. I'm glad you found my Flight Shrink substack about the 1% rule and its role in maintaining flight safety.
Hey Kevin- Good to have met. And yes, you’re on point with the safety culture. I’ve also observed, and you might know better than me about this, that the care for others is also highlighted. But I’m curious, in your opinion, what’s the top safety/ health rule for flights?
I think Confirm is more of a way of knowing what’s actually wrong before you try to fix it. Which is true for solo or dual pilot aircraft. In dual pilot operations it also works as a way of double checking each other.
Lol, Jenni, you’re so funny- 😂 I agree they definitely make it look far too much. But maybe that’s a reflection of the human appetite for guilty pleasures that sometimes make little sense? And if so, I wonder what that says about what humans really want (and are willing to pay to watch)? But you are right, especially about the lack of safety. I do wonder sometimes if updates on safety is often done on the fly—pun intended—and only when it’s needed and, unfortunately, in life and death situations. It almost seems like innovation isn’t really done in prep, and it’s done in action? Which is a scary thought. Anyhow—hope grandparenting is going well? Any fun plans for spring break?
Oh my- I hope the ER trip wasn’t anything serious?
Yikes- Take good care of yourself, Jenni.