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An aircraft Commander has recently completed an operator conversion course following a change of Operator. The Commander continues to fly the same aircraft type and variant. Following completion of all training with the new Operator, an emergency occurs in flight requiring the action of a memory checklist. The Commander starts the correct Operator SOP but soon deviates from it and starts to take incorrect actions following the steps in the previous Operator's procedure. The Co-Pilot intervenes and recalls the current SOP. The actions of the aircraft Commander could be described as...
  • A
    Deliberate non-adherence.
  • B
    Environmental capture.
  • C
    Reversion.
  • D
    Omission.

REVERSION

When overwhelmed by workload, confusion, and stress; pilots—like all individuals—may revert to a reactive mode of operation because they cannot keep up with the cognitive demands => humans tend to revert to the basics first learned for a specific task (there is a tendency to revert to old habits)

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