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spend before this flight? Once-in-a- lifetime events like the loss of a friend, family member or even a pet, a jam- packed holiday season or an issue with children or grandchildren, a foreclosure, an ongoing IRS audit or a lawsuit can make it easy to recognize if we are unfit toflybecausewefeelbad.Butit’snotjust during a period of unhappy, bad mental issues that causes problems. A long day of excitement, laughter and good times are tiring. In fact, a good-times exhaustion is more difficult to recognize as a threat because you feel “up” and your mental cup feels full when it’s actually empty.
Once the adrenaline subsides, it will affect our ability to focus. The aerospace vehicles and the airspace system in which we operate are intricate and complicated. Mental and physical fatigue can cause us to skip a checklist item, deviate from an instrument procedure or miss radio calls. And perhaps forget to adjust an aircraft system or navigation component from one phase of flight to another. We could forget something potentially dangerous like a landing clearance, extending the flaps or even the landing gear. Flying when we are not at full strength can cause confusion, disorientation and slow reactions, especially if we are surprised by something bad, or something terribly bad. We must accurately assess our readiness to face both non-normal and emergency situations.
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Do you remember the mental exercises (typically writing, math and simple puzzles) used in the reduced oxygen trainer or altitude chamber to demonstrate the onset and effects of hypoxia? Alcohol, hypoxia, mental tiredness and sleep deprivation all have similar symptoms and create similar barriers to decision making. When
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