Do Pilots Need Mental Training? | Sara Isaković | TEDxLjubljana

[@6862ptc]

Good discussion. I am currently a major airline pilot (25 yrs), my Dad was too (30 yrs total). My Dad (who was always my hero) said, IF I make it to my destination safely, so do my passengers. He explained he always tried thinking about getting there safely primarily for himself (so... not a lot of stress thinking of it that way). That might offend some people, but really I think that is a healthy way of managing the responsibility of so many lives, flight after flight. My Dad passed away 25 years ago and I miss him dearly. Many days as I fly the line I hear his voice reminding me of something he taught me decades ago and am grateful for each nugget of wisdom he imparted on me. I think he would have been so impressed with the technological advancements in the airline industry since he passed.

[@alexanders.7193]

Wow, what a family. If this would have been happening with me as a kid, i d be blown away. I loved planes so much, I cldnt sleep two weeks ahead of the flights . At that time we just flew once a year. And yep Sara is bringing up a very important point and a key factor in aviation, but also in other parts of our lives.

[@sheetacups]

Great job SARA , I WAS AIRLINE PILOT OVER 43 YEARS OF SAFE FLYING ,RETIRED NOW, I FLEW FROM DC3 TO B747 ,THERE IS GENERAL COURSES LIKE CRM AND OTHERS THAT DISCUSS BRIEFLY ABOUT YOUR SUBJECT BUT TOO TOO SHY TO TOUCH IN DEPTH LIKE YOUR SUBJECT , I WISH THIS BECOMES TRUE , WISH YOU ALL THE BEST

[@ve9374]

Dear Sara , beautiful speech. I like it . But , you've forgotten about air traffic controllers . When people think about air travel, many tend to think of pilots as the heroes of the sky. Air traffic controllers are the heroes on the ground that keep those pilots and their passengers safe. Air traffic controllers and aircraft pilots occupy a unique position in the air traffic control system. Air traffic controllers and pilots have different schedule of work and both involve high levels of stress due to the vigilant nature of their work . So , ATCOs have to make split-second decisions and every second counts when it comes to making judgments while knowing that you are responsible for the lives of thousands of people on the ground and in the air . 💙✈️

[@SuperVictortango]

Very nice presentation mam...Great work...Must b included in Pilot's training curriculum asap. Ty

[@danif9425]

Inspiring presentation of very interesting and important topic. Do pilots need mental training? Yes, surely. Do we all need mental training? I'm convinced the answer is the same. Not only for better performance in our professional life, but to cope better with everyday stress or simply to remain humans in tough situations while at the same time prevent human errors. If, according to great greek philosopher, life unexamined is not worth living, I would say living with proper mental training can be much more rewarding, creative, healthy and safe. We are all pilots on a flight called life and our destination with adequate mental attitude should be among stars. Sara was world class swimmer not long ago and her new field of psychology is even more exciting. She swims in this waters as good as she did in olympic pools.

[@littleferrhis]

As a student pilot the last thing I would want to do is go through more ratings, but honestly it would give me more solace to know I wouldn’t be caught by surprise or fail to act when I should have in a high stress environment. So I’m a bit crossed on this one. I’ve already been in multiple unexpected situations in aircraft before even starting flight training, but I don’t think I ever felt nervous. As PIC though, where I am the one making those decisions, that’s another story all together. Whenever I catch myself getting nervous now I usually tell myself that it is pointless to panic or get nervous, because it doesn’t benefit me or anyone around me. Telling yourself to keep calm in my experience only makes you more nervous and telling yourself it’s ok to get nervous, while better, isn’t always the best option. It’s worked for me so far, but get back to me in a couple years and I might be saying something different.

[@kickkid29]

With time and repetition comes experience. Once you gain experience you gain confidence. As you learn and progress as a pilot you constantly get humbled by new experiences. The main goal is to learn from those experiences and mistakes so you learn and grow. Never keep learning, that's coming from an airline captain :)

[@bastianmielke414]

I worked on a couple of military air bases I Germany/Spain, at a simulater for fighter pilots , I had to do maintenance and repair the airco for these simulator domes. Once I got invited to a BBQ at the air base, and could listen to the fighter pilots story's. I realised pretty fast, how calm they were talking, every word was like chosen... that day I also had a nice talk with one of the technicians from that building. He told me that the pilots must be mental stable. Just imagine, they are out for a trainings flight, jet is fully equipped, with all these rockets, heading mach2 to another country and bombing something, just because they want to... could cause huge stress in the politics. And what ever happens up there, when you're on the radio: "be cool on air" You can pee your suit because you're afraid... but be cool on air. Nobody can help you, when you scream like Sissi. +aviate, communicate, navigate! That was so impressive to see and talk with these guys.

[@nathanielgirma8265]

This is Phenomenal.

[@luizlages6632]

Beautiful and excelente speach

[@pdubs5899]

Applicable to someone like me, a student pilot who has let themselves get overwhelmed when their CFI mentioned an upcoming progress and that they'd be "hands off" prior to a circuit flight. One minor radio call mistake caused me to make a string of mistakes and bad landings. Of course the more times I made a mistake because I couldn't figure out how to dumpster it for later, the more my CFI intervened in a "hands off" flight and the stronger my stress became. Hence why I'm now looking for tips on how to handle in flight mistakes and stresses. Also... how to dump my annoying perfectionism.

[@wadahbottle]

Great talk this is Very true, thanks for addressing the elephant in the room

[@talaricobruno]

How can i find out more about this avioprep program? Didn't find anything on google so far... Highly interested on this. I'm a Brazilian student pilot and this subject is something that always crossed my mind. Would Love some study material or information about the program itself.

[@iElliottician]

Wow 👌

[@martimonteisgarcia]

I want to be a pilot!!

[@pritikaneupane5725]

Loved it :*

[@RaffaMachadoCorretor]

Isso por ela não sabe a pressão que é ser corretor de imóveis…😅

[@michaelwoods4495]

I wouldn't know about civilian private hobbyists, but we Naval Aviators certainly do get mental training. It comes from spending lots of time with other Naval Aviators. I suppose the same is true for Air Force fliers. High stress? Nah. We train and practice. When I had a single-engine flameout, there was no hesitation. I had practiced so many times in the simulator that it was just "see and respond." (Got a relight and brought the airplane home) There's no time for stress, just time for action. This gal sure overdramatizes.

[@marceloluizfigueira7208]

She forgot to mention a few details leading to shutdown the wrong engine. There's no way to teach situational awareness.

[@lisabethka8498]

Cool

[@officergregorystevens5765]

Cool accent.

[@aleksanderskraber3875]

Tedex Ljubljana, kjer predava Slovenka v Angleščini...in od petih prevodov podnapisov nobeden ni Slovenski...? Žalostno...a res ne more to nihče prevest???

[@shaheerpmr2594]

My dream is to become a pilot not just a pilot but the captain of airbus a 380 and Boeing 787 dream liner 👍❤️ but I am from a poor family, I don't know whether I can get the CPL or not. *What are the reasons for being the pilot course so costly and expensive!? Money is the only problem for the human like me.

[@yahiaa9647]

Oussama mallouli brought me here

[@proteusandclare2255]

De-esser please!!! Very uncomfortable to listen with that audio.

[@pidow]

Yes, everyone in your family is a pilot, but you are not. How do you know what pilots go through when you haven't had a single landing by yourself? Have you beta tested your program? You haven't told us anything so I'm guessing it was never done, otherwise you would have told us the result. No extensive test was done and you want pilots to use your product? I don't think so. I was expecting something meaning, but this was just an infomercial of your product/dream.

[@carlkonstantin]

That was my first thought - just a sales pitch, no personal experience. There are a lot biographies from ex-pilots or ex-soldiers out there (even tedx talks), tons of mental toughness and performacne coaching programs, mental training book and much more. She didn't bring something meaningful to this talk.

[@wadahbottle]

Great talk this is Very true, thanks for addressing the elephant in the room