![]() What is common sense? It is totally subjective, biased and individual and reflects our individual values and beliefs, therefore it is totally variable and vague. It concerns me when so many are ready to ridicule programs that are designed to reduce errors in aviation, particularly when over 90% of accidents and incidents are a result of human errors or violations.Īdmittedly some programs are better than others but to just say it is common sense reflects the ignorance of some in our industry. ![]() The very few departure/arrivals I do fly with a 'latent threat' are very well known and understood by both pilots - a special procedure departing HKG for example - beyond reviewing that special procedure what value is there in saying "The threat to this departure is high terrain"? That is every bit as redundant as saying "The runway is long enough and wide enough." When I hear that I want to ask "Anywhere we go that isn't?" How can you 'Manage' 'Errors' that haven't been made yet? You have NO IDEA what errors will be made, if any, ahead of time. 95% of the departures I fly have no latent threats but I will be expected to spout the party line every time - examples have already been given on this thread. It will just add to the length of the spiel. TEM 'training' will follow the same path. The number of times I have ended a briefing with the words "Any questions?" only to be asked something I actually emphasised in the brief ![]() Canned briefings that seek to cover every possible eventuality also guarantee your offsider will not be listening because he has heard it a million times - so he will miss the odd important bit of information. But the same 'They', too often, have demanded canned spiels which actually stop people thinking. It's a bit like ADHD, there has always been badly behaved children, recently some one dreamt up a name to explain it. 34 years since I started flying and I believe I have used the concept of TEM without formalizing a name for it. I agree and id suggest that the younger guys may get more out of it than I did. Like I said, we spent a few hours learning some terms, not a practical point made. Your company sounds like they have formalized it considerably better than mine, no surprise there. Pilots are taught how to manipulate the box, not manage the aircraft, and that includes TEM. Good parents, good instructor/ training pilot would cover the TEM issues without using the term in the past and that's what's changed from my point of view, especially with the modern equipment. Crossing a road, opening a can or turning on the TV all have elements of TEM in them, I may write to the education department suggesting they add it to their syllabus. Having said that TEM should not be limited to aviation. The longer you are around, logically, the more you experience and hopefully you learn to recognize "threats" "errors" and you manage to avoid or handle them. TEM always had a name, it used to be Called common sense, and it is the nuts and bolts of being a pilot. I do agree with your comments with some variations. ![]() Mainly because it formalizes a process that I had developed over the years who knows, either way, it makes my flights safer. I've done 18 years so far and have got quite a bit out of TEM. Maybe once you've been around for twent years you've got that inbuilt and so it is of no personal value, but often you are working with people who are not so experienced and it is a benefit to the operation. Sometimes it even results in changing the plan, ie higher auto-brake setting or something. My personal experience is that every now and then that process reminds us of either a notam or Mel that we would have forgotten or it makes us look closer at the atis and pick up on the fact that the wind is a bit taily or whatever, that usually reults in a discussion but more importantly it puts it into the front of the Flying pilots mind. It's been formalised in my company right down to the fact that we start our briefings with the statement "Threats and considerations." and we then say something along the lines of " Notams.nothing to affect us, MEL's.nothing to affect us.weather, nup, beaut day." and off we go. If it is explained well, younger or less experienced workers can gain a lot just by recognising that it exists. TEM is the nuts and bolts of being a pilot only now it has a name. ![]() It's one of these touchy feely subjects that may be important for newbies, one you have been around or 20 years in the industry, I don't see any value. ![]()
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