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Dec 03
2008
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DON'T KICK THE BUCKET! manage itPosted by admin in Untagged |
Fighter pilots talk about BUCKETS, or at least we used to. How FULL is my BUCKET?
BUCKET CAPACITY varies from pilot to pilot but is generally increased with training, learning and experience.
BUCKET CAPACITY directly relates to a pilot's ability to process information. How can we keep a pilot safe, save an airplane, help ensure mission success? Teach and train BUCKET MANAGEMENT, that's the answer.
The more 'stuff' in a pilot's bucket, the less ability that pilot has to process information. In the confusion of too much information and not enough processing time allowed, the SIGNAL (important stuff) to NOISE (worthless chaff) ratio is minimized. This means the pilot may have a tough time sifting the important stuff out of the trash. EXAMPLE: he may neglect ALTITUDE (hugely important) while paying undue attention to a RADIO FREQUENCY (not so much, perhaps) during a critical phase. Could spell catastrophe.
The closer a pilot gets to the ground, the more STUFF gets shoved in his BUCKET. A fighter pilot flying a low altitude tactics mission may be at 100 feet above the ground (VERY LOW) and 600 knots (FAST); that dude's BUCKET is REAL FULL. He doesn't have room for much of anything else. For him, mission #1 is to avoid the ground, that's all his bucket will allow him to do.
In this situation, BUCKET MANAGEMENT takes over. The pilot does what he must to keep his bucket manageable. Solutions vary, but one answer is to increase the altitude to allow some of the STUFF out of his BUCKET...less to worry about. The pilots who manage their buckets are one step ahead in enjoying a long livelihood of the sport of flying fighters.
So to the questions:
HOW FULL is your BUCKET? Your WORKERS' BUCKETS?
What are the IMPLICATIONS of a FULL BUCKET?
How is the BUCKET MANAGEMENT in your COMPANY?
Thanks for reading. I will be away for about a week and a half. Until then...manage that bucket.
Check 6,
Boom
BUCKET CAPACITY varies from pilot to pilot but is generally increased with training, learning and experience.
BUCKET CAPACITY directly relates to a pilot's ability to process information. How can we keep a pilot safe, save an airplane, help ensure mission success? Teach and train BUCKET MANAGEMENT, that's the answer.
The more 'stuff' in a pilot's bucket, the less ability that pilot has to process information. In the confusion of too much information and not enough processing time allowed, the SIGNAL (important stuff) to NOISE (worthless chaff) ratio is minimized. This means the pilot may have a tough time sifting the important stuff out of the trash. EXAMPLE: he may neglect ALTITUDE (hugely important) while paying undue attention to a RADIO FREQUENCY (not so much, perhaps) during a critical phase. Could spell catastrophe.
The closer a pilot gets to the ground, the more STUFF gets shoved in his BUCKET. A fighter pilot flying a low altitude tactics mission may be at 100 feet above the ground (VERY LOW) and 600 knots (FAST); that dude's BUCKET is REAL FULL. He doesn't have room for much of anything else. For him, mission #1 is to avoid the ground, that's all his bucket will allow him to do.
In this situation, BUCKET MANAGEMENT takes over. The pilot does what he must to keep his bucket manageable. Solutions vary, but one answer is to increase the altitude to allow some of the STUFF out of his BUCKET...less to worry about. The pilots who manage their buckets are one step ahead in enjoying a long livelihood of the sport of flying fighters.
So to the questions:
HOW FULL is your BUCKET? Your WORKERS' BUCKETS?
What are the IMPLICATIONS of a FULL BUCKET?
How is the BUCKET MANAGEMENT in your COMPANY?
Thanks for reading. I will be away for about a week and a half. Until then...manage that bucket.
Check 6,
Boom
