Tag Archives: cortex

Aviation Pathways for Aspiring Aviators

25 August, 2016 · by · in Airbus, Careers, Motivation, Qantas, Resources · 75 Comments

Version 120 – January 2026  (latest update: Steve Wright podcast, 20yr forecasts) I urge not just aspiring pilots, but all people working towards a dream to read this article (Brandon Bullhorn) Pre-Listening FLY! Podcast – Captain (instructor) Steve Wright on becoming-surviving a military/airline pilot Contents Aviation Pathways Constraints Training Options Employment Options Employment Tests & Interviews […]

Back Story QF32 p 159 – Startle Effect, Fight, Flight, Play Dead and Deliberate Practice

2 November, 2012 · by · in Back Stories, Psychological, Training · 9 Comments

Our reaction to stress and panic has evolved as a successful survival strategy. Imagine a panic situation such as a lion attacking us. Deep within our brains, sitting atop the brain stem, the limbic system is the first set of brain structures to comprehend and recognise the sight and the roar of the approaching lion […]

Post Traumatic Stress and PCM (QF32 p 311)

27 September, 2012 · by · in Back Stories, Personal, Psychological, QF32 Story · 5 Comments

The feedback I have received from QF32 readers has been profound. By far the greatest surprise I have had when reading the responses is to discover how many people are afflicted by their own version of Post Traumatic Stress (PTS). “The nightmares continue – every night” Many stalwart friends have contacted me to pass on […]