AVP 410 - Crew Resource Management

• Identify the ways in which psychosocial pressures can negatively influence pilot decision making and summarize several aircraft accident examples that illustrate this.
• Define crew resource management (CRM) and explain the major elements of effective CRM.
• Explain the five aspects of effective communication and summarize at least two aircraft accidents that were attributed to breakdowns in communication.
• Draw and explain the components of the relationship vs. task grid and discover their own personal assertiveness tendencies.
• Illustrate the adverse effects of stress on flight crew performance, list or identify sources of stress, and explain effective strategies used to manage stress.
• Summarize the factors that contribute to effective leadership and team performance.
• Exhibit, through interaction with other students in a simulated crewed environment, proper pilot decision making and conflict resolution skills associated with fundamental CRM problems.
• Evalaute common problems on the flight deck.