Tony T. Kern - Flight Discipline

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I wish to express my sincere appreciation to all those who have assisted me in completing this project. A particular debt of gratitude is owed to those who contributed to the work through active writing or allowing earlier work to be utilized here, especially Charles Billings, Sherry Chappel, Ron Westrum, Corby Martin, Pat Barker, Randy Gibb, and Dave Wilson of Hughes Training Division, all of whom contributed major pieces to the project. I would also like to thank Neil Krey, Vince Mancuso and all of the members of the CRM Developers Group for insights and ideas, which added greatly to the depth of the book.

I would also like to publicly acknowledge the steadfast support and assistance of Shelly Carr, my acquisitions editor at McGraw-Hill, who routinely goes beyond the call of duty to help a struggling and often confused author.

This project could not have been completed without the support of my employers, the United States Air Force, whom I continue to serve with pride and enthusiasm, and specifically Colonel Carl Reddel and Colonel Mark Wells, my history and airpower mentors, respectively. In a wider sense, I could not have arrived at a station from which this work could be completed without the direct support of the Air Force in helping me achieve both the education and practical experience which were the foundations for this book.

Finally, I thank my wife and best friend Shari, for hours of editing, word processing, and much, much more. My boys Jacob and Trent were also instrumental in allowing this work to be completed, primarily by catching enough trout in the spring to allow me the summer off to finish. As always and in all things, I thank the Lord for the creative energy and sense of purpose to pursue productive activities.

Patrick Barker
United States Air Force

Sherry L. Chappell
Program Manager for Human Factors Services,
Delta Air Lines

Randall Gibb
United States Air Force

Corby Martin
United States Air Force

Ron Westrum
Eastern Michigan Universtiy/Aeroconcept

To my fallen comrades:

Mike Moynahan

Tim Cookson

Scott Genal

Paul Ziemba

Zen Goc

Clay Smith

Dennis Rando

Glenn Comeaux

Pace Weber

Glenn Profitt

Im tired of going to funerals.

It had been many years since I had read Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland, but as I had burned out on reading professional journals and flight manuals, I thought a bit of fantasy might be just the trick for an aging mind. As I came to Chapter VII, you know it as the story of the Mad Hatters Tea Party, I had a sudden lucid moment, rare these days. You might even call it an ah-ha type of phenomenon; the light bulb came on. Many of the grave issues in aviation training came together in a single, crystal-clear insight. I can relate it to you in a single sentence. You cant fix the broken watch no matter how good the butter is.

Now before you accuse me of sampling some of the smoking Caterpillars hookah-pipe stash, let me explain. You may recall the story of the Mad Hatters Tea Party, a festive affair with all the finest characters in attendance, March Hare, the Dormouse, Alice, and, of course, the Hatter himself. During the conversation, the March Hare is deeply disturbed about his broken watch, which he had sought to repair by applying butter to the inside. The Mad Hatter is quite perplexed by the Hares action, and forthrightly tells the babbling bunny, I told you butter wouldnt suit the works!