What is an early step in the ADM process?

An early step in the Aeronautical Decision-Making (ADM) process involves assessing your personal attitudes and behaviors that might influence your decision-making as a pilot. Taking a self-assessment hazardous attitude inventory test is critical because it helps pilots identify their own potentially dangerous attitudes—such as impulsivity, invulnerability, macho behavior, or resignation. Recognizing these attitudes allows pilots to develop strategies to mitigate their effects on their decision-making processes.

By understanding and acknowledging personal biases and hazardous attitudes early on, pilots can foster better judgment and make safer, more informed decisions throughout their flying endeavors. This foundational step is vital to developing the self-awareness necessary for effective ADM. Other options, while relevant to flying training and safety, occur at different stages of a pilot's development or involve different aspects of aviation safety.