Pilots ‘Mental Health, Shmental Health’
Orlando O. Spencer I?
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“Pilots are not the only ones facing mental health issues, you know?” True. But…?
Cutting to the Chase: We are well aware that pilots are not the only ones within the aviation industry who face mental health challenges. It is also clear that others within the industry who face mental health issues need the same amount of support and help as pilots do. However, if resources are limited and attention span is also limited, we should focus on that part of the problem that has an outsized impact relative to the other segments. Therefore, the initial focus on pilot mental health is important for the following reasons:
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The possible impact on pilots' mental health as it relates to safety, and overall risk is markedly higher than in other professions within the aviation industry.?
On Aviation? Note: Virtually all of us can agree that the point of risk at the pilots’ end produces the highest risk profile. We simply believe that we should mitigate this risk first, given limited resources.
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Conclusion
Many of us believe that there should be just as much mental health support efforts placed on other professions within the aviation industry as being placed on pilots. Undoubtedly, all other professions require the highest level of attention. However, we believe that it is best to focus on the area with the highest risk profile – that can lead to the greatest tragedy – if something is not done. Then we can work our way to the other relatively lesser risk problems. By trying to take on all these problems at once, we may find that it’s cost-prohibitive to do so through a simultaneous rollout of problem-solving on all fronts.
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6 个月What about the technical area .? Do we have some information about this area.?