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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-10
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Ground Lighting Illusions › How To Prevent Landing Errors Due to Optical Illusions

  procedure charts. Recognize that the chances of being involved in an approach accident increase when an emergency or other activity distracts from usual procedures. 7. Maintain optimum proficiency in landing procedures…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 9-9
  Chapter 9: Techniques of Flight Instruction › Sterile Flight Deck Rule

  feet except cruise flight. Nonessential activities include such activities as eating, reading a newspaper, or chatting. A series of aircraft accidents caused by flight crews who were distracted from their flight duties during critical phases of the flight caused…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 8-9
  Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Professionalism › Demeanor

  attitude and behavior of the instructor can contribute much to a professional image. The instructor should avoid erratic movements, distracting speech habits, and capricious changes in mood. The professional image requires development of a calm, thoughtful, and disciplined demeanor ... matter and genuine interest in the learner’s well-being. Proper Language In aviation instruction, as in other professional activities, the use of profanity and obscene language leads to distrust or, at best, to a lack of complete confidence…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 13-15
  Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Situational Awareness › Operational Pitfalls

  When things are going smoothly, it is time to heighten your awareness and become more attentive to your flight activities. Advanced avionics have created a high degree of redundancy and dependability in modern aircraft systems, which can promote complacency ... complacency, which can threaten flight safety by reducing SA. Loss of SA can be caused by a minor distraction that diverts the pilot’s attention from monitoring the instruments or scanning outside the aircraft. For example, a gauge that…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 2-14
  Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Learner Emotional Reactions › Apathy Due to Inadequate Instruction

  appropriate for the other. Poor instructional presentations may result not only from poor preparation, but also from distracting mannerisms, personal untidiness, or the appearance of irritation with the learner. Creating the impression of talking down to the learner ... earlier in the chapter, when a threat is recognized or imagined, the brain alerts the body. The adrenal gland activates hormones, which prepare the body to meet the threat or to retreat from it—the fight or flight syndrome. Normal…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 2-13
  Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Learner Emotional Reactions › Worry or Lack of Interest

  worried or emotionally upset are not ready to learn and derive little benefit from instruction. Worry or distraction may be due to learner concerns about progress in the training course, or may stem from circumstances completely unrelated to their instruction ... emotional problems, or a dislike of the training program or the instructor. The experiences of learners outside their training activities affect behavior and performance in training; the two cannot be separated. When learners begin flight training, they bring with them…