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The Human Side of Flying

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Like it or not we’re all human, which means we make mistakes. In some aspects of life mistakes are a pathway of learning – vividly demonstrating right from wrong and reinforcing knowledge.

Sometimes we can afford to make mistakes, however, as we all know too well, this approach does not always apply in aviation.

For this reason much thought and research in aviation has gone into the science of "human factors", the

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