Good Briefing Notes for Goal Fixation

[Clark]

These notes would be good to develop a Wings presentation on why
people can't abandon a bad plan.

1 Background

This Briefing Note (BN) takes a look at how a psychological phenomenon
called press-on-itis is related to incidents and accidents. Press-on-
itis is simply the decision to continue to the planned destination or
toward the planned goal even when significantly less risky
alternatives exist. Press-on-itis is also known as “get-home-itis,”
“hurry syndrome,” “plan continuation” and “goal fixation.” No matter
what it is called, press-on-itis can present a serious problem to
flight safety. It is important for a pilot to understand the causes of
press-on-itis and to recognize when he or she is suffering from the
condition. Knowing the causes and recognizing the symptoms will allow
a pilot to recover before anything goes terribly wrong.

Here's the link:
http://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Press-on-itis_(OGHFA_BN)?utm_source=SKYbrary+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1d68c1f005-SKYbrary_Newsletter_9_11_2009&utm_medium=email

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Kent