FAA Commercial Pilot Airplane (CAX)Human Factors and ADMEasy
A commercial pilot believes that because they have thousands of hours of experience, accidents happen only to other, less-skilled pilots. This mindset best illustrates which hazardous attitude?
- AInvulnerability
- BAnti-authority
- CImpulsivity
- DResignation
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Invulnerability
Invulnerability is the belief that accidents happen to others, not to oneself, often reinforced by experience, leading to underestimation of risk.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Anti-authority involves resenting rules, not believing oneself immune to danger.
- C. Impulsivity is acting without adequate thought, not overconfidence in safety.
- D. Resignation is feeling nothing one does will make a difference, the opposite mindset.
Invulnerability (Hazardous Attitude)
The hazardous attitude in which a pilot believes accidents happen to others, not themselves.
- One of five classic hazardous attitudes in ADM
- Antidote thought: 'It could happen to me'
- Often reinforced by high experience or past close calls without consequence
Memory trick: Invulnerability = 'It Won't Happen To Me'