The Killing Zone: How and why pilots die
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Originally Posted by eharding
Regarding the best deals on the purchase of the book - if the OP had asked nicely, he could have had my copy for the cost of the postage - but I've decided to keep it, just in case.
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To summarise it states that over-confidence kills.
Totally disagree. It is underconfidence which kills, getting into a situation where your confidence goes.
Overconfidence can draw you into such a situation but its the underconfidence which then rears its ugly head which kills.
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Regardless of whether you think the statistics are skewed or not, each individual chapter is backed up by some eye openning examples of what the author is talking about.
Some, yep, you think "What a knob - deserved everything he got."
- but there are many, many examples where it does make you stop and think.
Whether it's over confidence or under confidence that kills you - something does, and this book highlights the dangers of both.
Some, yep, you think "What a knob - deserved everything he got."
- but there are many, many examples where it does make you stop and think. Whether it's over confidence or under confidence that kills you - something does, and this book highlights the dangers of both.
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In summary, it's worth a read (I have it also).
Personally I rather rated the analysis on personality types, and the effect they have on your decision making process - I know I have a certain type, and it's useful to understand how that colours my judgement, and hopefully keep a lid on it.
Personally I rather rated the analysis on personality types, and the effect they have on your decision making process - I know I have a certain type, and it's useful to understand how that colours my judgement, and hopefully keep a lid on it.
