Pilot Wellbeing

Challenges and Respons‪e‬s

Andy O'Shea of the Airline Pilot Club and Margie Burns of Pilot Peer Support discuss aviation challenges, how to assess them and how to respond. The series "Pilot Support and Wellbeing" will focus on personal wellbeing. A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. We are all familiar with the idea of mental wellbeing, but it is only one pillar of our overall wellbeing and does not exist independently of our physical and social health

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PILOT WELLBEING CHALLENGE & RESPONSES

In these episodes we have described the idea of wellbeing and offers some simple tools based on

some fundamental psychological concepts that will help each one of us to make decisions

and take actions that will maintain or improve our state of wellbeing. 

Pilot Wellbeing Episode 1: Threat and Error Management (TEM‪)‬

In episode 1, we have discussed how Threat and Error Management (TEM) can be used in relation to the devastating effect COVID-19 has had on the wellbeing of the entire aviation industry. Andy O'Shea is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Airline Pilot.

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Pilot Wellbeing Episode 2: Continuing the Recover‪y‬

In  episode 2, we have discussed practical ways pilots and aviation people can use this time to prepare for a new career or job opportunity and  to consider how to repurpose aviation skills and knowledge in order to maximise employment opportunities

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Pilot Wellbeing Episode 3: Resilienc‪e‬

In episode 3, Margie details how stress, rest and nutrition management can provide us with physical and wellbeing resilience in the face of external shocks.

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Pilot Wellbeing Episode 4: Living with the Aviation Lockdow‪n

In episode 4, we mix technical and human stories to shed some light on the challenges facing pilots at home, at work and dealing with the blow of being let go by their airline. We also hear from Operators about the technical challenges facing

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Challenge & Response Episode 5: Fran‪k‬

In episode 5, Andy interviews  “Frank”, a pilot who has been let go by his airline due to the Covid lockdown. We hear how he has managed stress, kept his license current, and developed strategies to stay positive during an extremely difficult time

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