This book looks at the causes of poor flight discipline, including case studies of the consequences, and a plan for individual improvement.

Flight Discipline is the complete tool kit for any aviator, whether military, commercial, or recreational, to develop the crack discipline needed to be a safe and effective aviator. Major Tony Kern analyses the causes of poor flight discipline, gives chilling case studies of the consequences, and lays out a plan for individual improvement. Key words are italicized and review questions included for each chapter. An unequalled guide to this mainspring of good piloting. Includes case studies and chapter review questions with each section.

Topics Include:

• The Foundation of Airmanship
• The Costs of Poor Discipline
• Regulatory Discipline
• Procedural Discipline
• Organizational Issues
• Personality Factors and Flight Discipline
• Hazardous Attitudes
• Peer Pressure
• Instructors and Mentoring
• Communications Discipline
• Automation Discipline
• Disciplined Attention
• Breakdowns of Discipline
• Flight Planning
• Chaos Theory
• A Personal Program for Improving Discipline

From the Back Cover:
"A skilled pilot without flight discipline is a walking time bomb." In case history after case history, Lt. Col. Tony Kern shows the hair-raising and often fatal consequences of sloppy flight discipline--and shows you how to make sure that you don't fall into the same traps. Flight Discipline is the perfect tool to help aviators understand flight discipline, improve their skills, and be safer and more effective flyers. It can be used by the individual pilot or in a classroom setting. Key words and concepts are italicized throughout. Chapter review questions test your understanding and summarize the main points of the chapters. Case studies illustrate the tragic consequences of sloppy discipline.

It is divided into three logical sections, each packed with essential information about the how's and why's of flight discipline: Part One: The problem and costs of poor flight discipline in aviation: what can go wrong, and why; Part Two: The anatomy of flight discipline: instruction, planning, communication, and attention management; Part Three: How to insure flight discipline: instruction, planning, communication, and attention management. Conclusion: A personal plan for safer flying. Clear check-points for individual accountability and improvement. Whether flight planning, completing checklists, managing in-flight change, or resisting organizational or peer pressures to cut corners, flight discipline is the all-important mainspring of safe and successful flight.