Only Human – News, Analysis, and Insights from the World of Human Performance · Dr. Tony Kern

Addressing Human Error in Aviation: A Timeless Challenge

March 4, 2025·24 min

The Only Human podcast explores human error from psychological and systemic perspectives, arguing that each individual has a unique error pattern of four to five error types. The host challenges the reactive policy approach of simply pulling certificates, instead advocating for understanding the difference between willful violations and inadvertent errors. He uses aviation examples to illustrate how studying errors across all life contexts reveals personal patterns.

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