AC 60-22

Advisory circular · Aeronautical Decision Making

Approved
December 13, 1991
Last reviewed
June 24, 2024
Family
AC 60-22 · 1 version
14 CFR parts
61, 91, 121, 125, 133, 135, 141

Guidance, not mandatory unless a rule or AD requires it. DRS record last changed August 14, 2026.

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b. The Lessons.

(1) In this unit, while on routine training flights, you will give your students "activities" designed to further develop their appreciation for.

the decision making concepts based upon an actual preflight or in-flight "hands-on" experience.

(2) Take 15 minutes or so for your own preparation the first few times you work with each lesson.

(3) Start the lessons when the student has the ability to control the aircraft confidently during the most basic maneuvers. Use your own judgment, but a suggested starting point is about three flight lessons before you expect the student to solo.

(4) At least three lessons each are needed to teach risk assessment in decision making, hazardous attitude recognition, and stress management, for a total of nine lessons. Each lesson should take no more than 5 minutes and should be integrated into the normal 1-to-2 hour flight training period.

(5) The instructor's ADM manual provides 18 lesson plans for in-flight teaching of these mental processes.

36. IN-FLIGHT INSTRUCTION: THE TRAINING SCENARIO.

Purpose. The purpose of this chapter of the instructor's manual is to further encourage the student to use judgment and decision making skills. Your duties are two-fold; (1) you must set up situations to stimulate the student's decision making process, and (2) you must respond to student behavior in a manner that encourages safe judgments and decisions.

b. The Scenarios. Practice situations, provided in this section of the manual, create circumstances that may actually encourage the Chap 7 Par 35 AC 60- 22 student to make an unsafe judgment or decision.

Why? Because it is important for the student to become skilled at recognizing and replacing hazardous attitudes and unsafe tendencies with good judgment behavior.

37. TYPICAL TRAINING SCENARIOS. This section of the instructor's manual provides a narrative of a typical judgment training session. You might find it useful in formulating your own ideas for conducting your own judgment training flights.

As mentioned earlier, all necessary preparation should be completed before the student's expected arrival time.

38. MANAGEMENT OF ADM TRAINING.

This training program is more than just a collection of related facts and ideas for students to learn. It is a carefully designed educational sys- Using this integrated system produces an overall result greater than that attainable by random presentation of the individual parts.

achieve the maximum benefits of this system, you must manage the instruction carefully.

b. The materials presented in this chapter of the instructor's manual are listed below. They are designed to aid both the individual instructor and the training supervisor for a group of flight instructors; i.e., the chief pilot engaged in decision making training activities. The aeronautical decision making training materials are:

(1) Schedule of Student Work. A master plan for scheduling training activities for students.

(2) Set of Master Copies. Original documents of all the instructional materials and forms required to teach this training curriculum.

(3) Answer Keys for the Postcheck Exercises.

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12/13/91 Situation 5 Situation 4 Situation 3 Situation 1 APPENDIX 1. SAMPLE ATTITUDE INVENTORY ANSWER SHEET Situati Situation 9 Situation 8 Situation 7 Situation 6 Appendix 1 AC 60-22

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AC 60-22 12/13/91 Appendix 2 APPENDIX 2. SCORING FORM SITUATION SCALE I SCALE II SCALE II I SCALE IV SCALE V Total

1. 15

2. b C 15

3. c_ b 15

4. e 5 15 б. 15 Items 1-6 Subtotal 20 15

8. 15

9. ₫ 15

10. e b 15 Items 7-10 Subtotal 60 Items 1-10 Grand Total 150

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AC 60-22 12/13/91 Appendix 3 APPENDIX 3. ATTITUDE PROFILE

SCALE I SCALE II SCALE III SCALE IV SCALE V 50 50 50 50 50 + Mark X's below this line if you answered all ten situations 40 _40 40 _40 _40 _30 _30 _30 + Mark X's below this line if you oniy answered situations one thru six _20 __20 _20 + Mark X's below this line if you only answered situation seven thru ten _10 _10 _10 _10 _10 Antiauthority Impulsivity Invulnerability Macho Resignation

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AC 60-22 12/13/91 Appendix + APPENDIX 4. ANTIDOTE RECALL EXERCISE

HAZARDOUS THOUGHT ANTIDOTE ANTIAUTHORITY:

IMPULSIVITY:

INVULNERABILITY:

MACHO:

RESIGNATION:

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AC 60-22 12/13/91 Appendix 5 APPENDIX 5. LIFE EVENTS STRESS TEST Item No. Life Event Death of a spouse Divorce Marital Separation Jail term Death of close family member Personal injury Marriage Lost your job Marital reconciliation Retirement Change in health of family member Pregnancy Sex difficulties Gain of new family member Business - budgets, schedules, deadlines Change in financial state Family member on drugs or alcohol Death of close friend Change to different line of work Change in number of arguments with spouse or partner Mortgage or loan over $10,000 Foreclosure of mortgage or loan Change in responsibilities at work Son or daughter leaving home Trouble with in-laws or partner's family Outstanding personal achievement Spouse or partner begins or stops work You begin or end work Change in living conditions Revision of personal habits Trouble with boss or instructor Change in work hours or conditions Change in residence Change in school or teaching institution Change in recreational activities Change in church activities Change in social activities Mortgage or loan less than $10,000 Change in sleeping habits Change in number of family social events Change in eating habits Vacation Christmas Minor violations of the law Total number of checks for the past 12 months 1 *U.S. Government Printing Office: 1996 - 405-571/55733

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