Originally Posted by
Karnak
From Karnak:
Good thing we're pilots. Operant conditioning is one of those things we're trained at avoiding. We read everything in the ATIS - not just the winds or ceilings. The whole thing matters. Some are more important, but we are skilled at analyzing the whole thing.
If you believe your fellow pilots are incapable of evaluating the finished product, and weighing its value in total, please say it.
I believe fellow pilots to be very capable of evaluating a final product. I also believe us all to be human, and therefore susceptible to science-based psychological phenomena. I posted what I did as a reminder to us all of what pitfalls could ensnare us if we don't actively guard against them.
Overconfidence in one's own decision-making abilities is a trait pilots might just exhibit more than the average bear, despite the training you reference. Nobel-winner Daniel Kahneman discusses lots of interesting data on the subject in "Thinking, Fast and Slow"...I found it very interesting.