1. Make a decision in the allotted time with inputs from your crew using some sort of pre-planned process. 2. Don’t become a flaming A-hole when under a small amount of fake pressure. 3. Be able to learn something from the induced flail and talk about that somewhat coherently in the debrief.
Seems to me, those are the main points of surviving the LOI intact. Practice a couple with a stopwatch beforehand. Especially helpful to have a couple pilot buddies watch you, pretend to be your FO and check airman jumpseater, and then comment afterwards on your obvious shortcomings as a human being.
Also 4. If you’re a former fighter guy, remember you now have passengers and FA’s who will be interested to know they are landing in Louisville instead of Atlanta due to your abundance of caution and extreme care for their safety. Corollary: You can’t just eject and laugh tauntingly during the parachute ride into the Swedish bikini team photo chute.