Originally Posted by
GauleyPilot
I have a OCD joke with a friend of mine because we both will push down on the oil caps on a JT15 even though we see they are closed. I think pilots develop some positive OCD traits.
I think flying does attract at risk OCD personalities. With OCD you must go through a rigid set of sequences in order to be satisfied. Isn't that what all airlines want pilots to do? Check lists, Memory items, they are all OCD positive. A mild case of the OCD is actually probably a good thing in this industry. Keeps you from getting complacent. Look at the guy who has to wash his hands 18 times after touching anything (A tad too extreme to be good). He ALWAYS washes them 18 times.