Redefining Airmanship
Redefining Airmanship is a comprehensive guide by Tony T. Kern that offers a systematic model of professional airmanship, providing step-by-step guidance for self-assessment and improvement in flight proficiency, teamwork, and decision-making during crises.
In this book, Major Tony Kern presents a structured approach to understanding and enhancing airmanship. Drawing from his extensive experience in the U.S. Air Force, Kern's model is applicable to all pilots, whether military, recreational, or commercial. The book covers various aspects, including:
- Using historical aviators as role models
- Defining standards and success metrics
- Understanding specific facets of airmanship through case studies
- Managing peer pressure, time constraints, and stress
- Reducing errors and enhancing decision-making
- Risk management
- Self-evaluation and improvement pathways
- Career advancement strategies
The book also includes an Individual Improvement Plan to help readers boost confidence, develop flight discipline, understand their aircraft, assess crew strengths and weaknesses, manage teams effectively, and achieve personal excellence as aviators.
Book Details:
Title: Redefining Airmanship
Author: Tony T. Kern
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Publication Date: January 22, 1997
ISBN-10: 0070342849
ISBN-13: 978-0070342842
Pages: 463
Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.44 x 9.4 inches
What I personally took from this book.
For me, it is one of the readings that helped me understand in a clear, simple, and structured way what people were referring to when they spoke about Airmanship or having 'The Right Stuff'. It is a read that aids in the self-analysis of our areas for improvement and, through multiple examples, offers strategies that will help us in our daily professional practice.
For me, it is one of the readings that helped me understand in a clear, simple, and structured way what people were referring to when they spoke about Airmanship or having 'The Right Stuff'. It is a read that aids in the self-analysis of our areas for improvement and, through multiple examples, offers strategies that will help us in our daily professional practice.
