A Checklist for Circumstances Not Covered by Procedures
- Remain calm and do not rush:
- Fly the aircraft.
- Maintain controlled flight — attitude, speed, altitude.
- Avoid terrain.
- Vacate bad weather.
- Check fuel.
- Talk with your crew and with ATC.
- Manage the immediate threat.
DECIDE Model
- D – Detect. Gather all facts and information about the event — what still works and what does not.
- E- Estimate. Assess and form an understanding of the situation.
- Have you seen something similar?
- Consider possible solutions.
- C –Choose– Choose the safest practical solution.
- I- Identify -the actions necessary to carry out the safest option.
- Have you done this before?
- What are the expected outcomes?
- D – Do. Act by carrying out the safest option.
- E –Evaluate. Evaluate the changes due to the action.
- Reassess the situation.
- Revise the plan if necessary.
- Review the situation.
- Return to the emergency checklist.
DADA Model.
- D- DETECT. See, hear or feel cues Instrument displays Pattern recognition.
- A-ASSESS. Compare with something familiar. Form a mental model. Pattern match.
- D –DECIDE. Evaluate the relative importance of the information.
- Review patterns and mental models.
- Identify suitable action — a pattern or mental model.
- A -ACT -Monitor Review the situation. Plan ahead.