popaviator
Well-Known Member
So what's the best way to tell a fellow pilot that he/she is wrong without them getting upset or offended both in the cockpit and out?
So what's the best way to tell a fellow pilot that he/she is wrong without them getting upset or offended both in the cockpit and out?
Yet another one of those valuable skills learned as a CFI.It goes a long way to preserving a good working environment. My CFI was really good about correcting me on things in a positive way, because I tended to learn well by being prodded in the right direction without being made to feel stupid.
Whats the situation? Im sure most of have been there before right or wrong.
But what I end up saying is, "Okay...this'll work, but your end user might be a little unhappy here. Let me show you something that you might like better, and as a bonus, it'll be easier for you to maintain, etc..."
Respecting people's feelings/egos isn't always false and thinly flattering. It goes a long way to preserving a good working environment. My CFI was really good about correcting me on things in a positive way, because I tended to learn well by being prodded in the right direction without being made to feel stupid.
And people who say, "Hey, I'm blunt/direct/I tell it like it is" are excusing bad manners and rudeness for what they mistakenly believe is virtuous plainspeak. They, in fact, are wrong.
The situtation comes up when I'm in the sim with my partner and they skip a checklist or miss an element of a maneuver, also during those late night study sessions....:buck:
So what's the best way to tell a fellow pilot that he/she is wrong without them getting upset or offended both in the cockpit and out?
The situtation comes up when I'm in the sim with my partner and they skip a checklist or miss an element of a maneuver, also during those late night study sessions....:buck:
Yet another one of those valuable skills learned as a CFI.