There are some great case studies in the book. I remember one about a USAF pilot (a general?) who pushed the limits in B52s with beat ups and whose stated intention was to barrell roll one. Other pilots complained about him and refused to fly with him, but they were disciplined. He eventually bought the farm, unfortunately with his crew. What a failure of safety management.
Dave L _____ From: aus-soaring- On Behalf Of Stuart & Kerri FERGUSON Sent: Saturday, 7 June 2008 8:06 AM . Your second point reminds me of a book, "Darker Shade of Blue; the Rogue Pilot" is tremendous reading on the subject. I had the privilege of meeting the author and discussing the subject when I was studying Aviation Safety Management several years ago - the following paragraph is cut from an on line review of this book - riveting stuff. Darker Shade of Blue: the Rogue Pilot by Lt. Col. Tony Kern, Ph. D., (McGraw-Hill, 1999) examines the fundamental failure of otherwise good pilots to maintain disciple. Too many aviators who have "good hands" for flying have bad attitudes toward authority, risk, the immutable facts of aeronautics, and ultimately their own limitations. This lack of discipline kills. It kills pilots -- and it costs the lives of crews, passengers, and people on the ground. Despite the uncompromising tone of Kern's book, the understated truth is that rogue culture pervades all of aviation. SDF man/listinfo/aus-soaring
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