CALLBACK 376: May 2011

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From NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System

Issue 376

May 2011
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The Fixation Factor

The ability to maintain the "big picture" while completing individual, discrete tasks is one of the most critical aspects of working in the aviation environment. Preoccupation with one particular task can degrade the ability to detect other important information.

This month's CALLBACK looks at examples of how fixation adversely affects overall task management.

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