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Remembering More Slowly
It could be more of a struggle to read back a clearance, or we may miss more radio calls, forget or skip some of a checklist. Or we may have difficulty in remembering a speed, pressure or other operat- ing limitation. It could be anxiety in the execution of a climb-via or descend-via procedure, loading the wrong approach, trouble fly- ing the approach, or we may have a less-than-optimal landing. And not simply a hard landing necessarily; one that touches down too far down the runway, not on centerline or at too fast or too slow of an airspeed. Nowadays, a common indicator of diminishing proficiency is remem- bering more slowly.
It may be an obscure GPS func- tion like the missed approach mode, used less often. Rapidly changing technology is a fine litmus test of our ability to learn, remember and
It may feel like torture at times, but recurrent training is invaluable.
keep up with the airplane. Even a modern transponder with traffic and weather can trip us up as we swipe through the pages of data and information. Struggling with avion- ics or another system is indicative of low proficiency or a change in our ability to think and react. Some say we remember more slowly not because our brains are older and therefore slower, but because they are full of data and other “crap” from years of experiences. And it simply takes more time to find the data in our full hard drives. Perhaps like creating a hot-path or an icon for the most frequently needed data, training and accessing the data more frequently can be a defense against this phenomenon.
Recurrent Training Torture
To stay ahead of the airplane and to avoid the need for quick reactions, we use checklists, an efficient and practiced instrument cross-check,
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