A importância do treinamento de pilotos da aviação particular no Brasil para a tomada de decisão

Abstract

Proper and assertive decision-making by pilots in aviation is an essential factor for flight safety and can prevent serious accidents and incidents. For this reason, it is imperative that the pilot be trained to face adverse situations, which is possible with efficient training. From this perspective, the objective of this study is to propose a reflection on pilot training and its interface with the decision-making process that so much affects private aviation crew members in Brazil. For the development of the study, a qualitative approach of a basic nature and descriptive objective was chosen as a research method, using bibliographic and documentary procedures. Based on the method adopted, the importance of training for professions in general was demonstrated, in order to developing their technical or non-technical skills, so that they can perform their functions more productively and safely. In addition, training also provides an interface with the decision-making process, especially that related to experience and knowledge. Such considerations are also affected by aviation, given the importance, in particular, of decision-making (non-technical skills trained during initial or continuing training of pilots) in the daily lives of pilots, especially in private aviation. In this sense, analyzing data from the SIPAER Panel between 2012 and November 5, 2022, there was a record of 5,691 aeronautical occurrences in Brazil, of which 1,780 occurred with private sector’s aircraft, representing 31.2% of the total. It was also found that two important factors associated with decision-making were present in 327 occurrences: poor judgment (the most expressive, with 217 occurrences) and the decision-making process (110 occurrences). Considering the verified casualty and their contributing factors, it is concluded that deficient judgment and decision-making process dimensioned in these occurrences can result in the errors that led to the claims. One way to reduce such results is to take ownership of the pilots' decision-making assistance based on training and the continuous acquisition of knowledge, which means improving the system information intended for the pilot, as well as directing him to a training that manages errors in order to mitigate them. Finally, field research is suggested to deepen this interface between the decision-making process, training and aeronautical occurrences in Brazilian private aviation.