Normalization of Deviance: A Threat to Aviation Safety

The things that airlines, aircraft manufacturers, and the FAA are not sharing with the public. This book is the result of the author's doctoral research--Safety Culture, Training, Understanding, Aviation Passion: The Impact on Manual Flight and Operational Performance. While the intent of the research was to learn what predicted manual flight, what was learned may have predicted and, if heeded, prevented the Lion Air Flight 602, 2018 crash, Ethiopian Flight 302, 2019 crash, and Atlas Air Flight 3591, 2019 crash. What was learned could also have prevented the Air France Flight 447 crash. We now have the data that proves we can't simply blame the pilot. There is never one reason an accident occurs, but a chain of events. If you travel, fly, or touch aviation in any aspect, you have every reason to read this book. If you wish to read the actual dissertation, it may be found at https: //petittaviationresearch.com.

About the Author :
Karlene Petitt is an international airline pilot who is type-rated, and has flown and/ or instructed on the B777, B747-400, B747- 200, B767, B757, B737, B727, and A330 aircraft. She has been a pilot for 41 years, holds MBA and MHS degrees, and earned her PhD in Aviation, with a focus on safety, from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Petitt is a mother of three, grandmother of eight, and author who has written numerous books in multiple genres. Novels: Flight For Control, Flight For Safety, Flight For Survival, Flight for Sanity, and Flight For Truth. Motivation: Flight to Success: Be the Captain of your Life. For the children: I am Awesome, the ABCs of being me.

Review :
"If the problem can be judged to lie exclusively in the head and heart of an unworthy flight crew, then no one in the system needs to be responsible for changes and improvements. False comfort is gained when the irresponsible pilot is the only threat" Robert Besco PhD Captain Ret "Automation can be an improvement to safety. But at the end of the day, we still need pilots with a high level of flying skills and the ability to recognize when automation is being helpful, and when it becomes a distraction and a threat. Unfortunately, today's training environment is too centered (in my opinion) on automation and discourages us from thinking like aviators." (Anonymous Pilot) "Sadly most pilots don't know how to fly anymore... People aren't comfortable. Is it because the Airbus doesn't feel right? Because the training we received, or the company policy, maybe a bit of all. One thing for sure, we got our wings clipped from the industry long time back and only those that do the extra mile to keep their skills risk sometime to be called in the office..." (Anonymous Pilot)