Most positive traits: time-management/preparation Negative traits: inexperience with icing/storms Interactions with passengers: came down too fast, ear pressure/also airsickness Best thing about being a pilot: customers and co-workers Worst thing: be on your toes or you can die Disciplined at work: dispatched six helicopter missions without bosses approval College why not all As: time management, did the best I could What to do if flt attendant or CPT is rude to passenger: crew problem, passenger problem or misunderstanding. keep in mind the crew has a job to do If not hired: figure out what was lacking and improve Uncomfortable with another crewmember: get creative, get on the ground soon and safely Captain has a heart attack: get on the ground safely Belligerent passenger: get help to restrain him F/O needs improvement: tell him/her, if he/she declines, seek counsel of elders think CPT has been drinking 1 hour before: ask, then request a breathalizer. If still sure, don't fly shoulder harness undone at V1: aviate, navigate, communicate most stressful: IFR, tallahasee when unforecast weather below mins, low fuel Reno-stead diverted for rotor clouds and X-wind. Ask for help! Hardest decision: Not going to Denver, going to the Bahamas, T/O at Oregon, stopping at Oregon. Best decision: starting flight training and sticking with it Toughest while flying: diverting to Reno-Stead. Most decisions in flight are easy. Quickest decision: electrical fire on the way to WVI Flown w/ someone I didn't like: CFI egging me to do full-flap landings X-wind at night Told him, talked afterwards, stopped flying with him solved work problem: oil analysis w/ Paul King, then rebuilt engine conflict w/ subordinate/co-worker: told Jeanne not to mention other clubs Disagree w/ captain: put in more fuel, always safe side Capt. disagreed w/ me: returned for landing Time when I was too cooperative: brake test on taxiway instead of runway Leadership role: S-2, platoon leader, lead from the middle, ideas in front Style: group conservative, empowering, decisive, organized, prepared, time-management, humor, reflective/say when sorry or wrong Mistakes: medevac for soldier, made a passenger sick by manuevering, seat not forward for landing so couldn't use brakes 5 strengths: press the limit and myself self-discipline cooperative know when to fly the plane vs. pay attention to ATC always learning 5 weaknesses: press the limit too cooperative (should check critical things myself) most of my flight time is with less experienced pilots hard time explaining things during crisis, just do it! too hard on crew and myself