Pilots in Command : Your Best Trip, Every Trip.

Intro -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Part I: It All Begins Here -- 1 | You Made It! Welcome to the Airlines -- Airline Culture and You -- Your Job: Be a Leader -- 2 | Basic Indoctrination-Setting a Course for Success -- Why Continuing Qualification is Important -- Becoming the Pilot Your Carrier Wants -- 3 | Defining a Pilot-in-Command -- Flight Deck Crew Roles -- Introducing Threat and Error Management -- Workload Management -- Responsibility and Authority -- 4 | Crew Briefings -- The SEA-ICE Method of Crew Briefings -- The FFOT (First Flight of Trip) Briefing -- The Standard Preflight Briefing -- SEA-ICE on Arrival -- The Post-Flight Briefing -- 5 | In Charge Behind the Flight Deck Door -- Lifeguards of the Skies -- Communications Need a Clear Path -- Briefings -- In-Flight Communications -- Postflight and Debriefs -- Making the Crew -- 6 | Rediscovering the "Lost Art" of CRM -- The New CRM -- Part II: Getting on the Line -- 7 | Initial Qualification-More Than Just Learning a New Airplane -- AQP Qualification Syllabus Overview -- Making the Syllabus Work for You -- Transitioning to the Line -- 8 | Initial Operating Experience-On-The-Job Training Like You Never Expected -- What Exactly is IOE? -- Preparing for IOE -- Meet the Airplane -- During the IOE Trips -- 9 | Known Unknowns and the Challenges of Non-Normals -- Relax. It's Just a Light…Right? -- Checklist and Non-Normal Management -- 10 | Pilots (and Dispatchers) In Command of Operational Integrity -- Go/No-Go Decisions-It's More Complicated Now -- Planning and Executing: Effective Dispatch Release Review -- The Big Picture: Maintaining Operational Reliability -- 11 | You Can't Leave Home Without Them -- Don't Leave Home Without It -- Not Your Airplane, Still Your Baby! -- Leaving Maintenance to the Pros.

The Surprisingly Essential Nature of Gate Agents -- 12 | Up in the Air-Understanding and Managing Your Schedule -- The Basics of the Pilot Schedule -- Getting Scheduled -- Rest is King-The Advent of 14 Cfr Part 117 -- 14 Cfr Part 117: The Basics of Fatigue Management (i.e., Get Some Sleep!) -- The Rest of the Rest Rules: 14 Cfr Part 117 Fatigue Mitigation and Risk Management -- Schedule Management -- Your "Personal" Fatigue Risk Management Plan -- Slam, Click! Crew Interactions on Layovers -- In Summary -- 13 | Safety -- Preflight Planning -- Weather Safety -- Airport Safety -- Takeoff Safety -- Safety in Cruise -- Approach and Landing -- 21st-Century Threats -- SMS and Safety Reporting -- Part III: Professional Excellence -- 14 | Pride in Professionalism-The PIC Leadership Model -- On Leadership -- The PIC Leadership Model: An Application of the "4R" Approach -- Putting the PIC Leadership Model to Work Right Now -- On Professionalism -- Living the Part -- 15 | Customers Care that You Care -- No Matter the Fare, They Care -- Communicating To Customers: Beyond the PA -- Value-Added Customer Interactions -- 16 | Continuous Improvement, Continuing Qualification -- The Basics of CQ -- Practical Performance -- 17 | The Superb Airmanship Model™ -- The Superb Airmanship Model™ -- SOP Compliance and Triggers -- Automation -- 18 | Tips, Tricks, and Tools of the Trade -- Flight Deck Organization -- Flight Deck Cards -- Monthly Upkeep -- Sharpening the Saw -- Conclusion.

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