DESIDE

A structured approach (Detect, Estimate, Set safety objectives, Identify, Do, Evaluate) used by pilots to navigate complex situations

DECIDE

A structured approach (Detect, Estimate, Choose, Identify, Do, Evaluate) used by pilots to navigate complex situations

T-DODAR

A structured approach (Time, Diagnose, Options, Decide, Assign, and Review) used by pilots to navigate complex situations

DODAR

A structured approach (Diagnose, Options, Decide, Assign, and Review) used by pilots to navigate complex situations

FORDEC

A structured approach (Facts, Options, Risks and Benefits, Decision, Execution, and Check) used by pilots to navigate complex situations

PIOSEE

A structured approach used by pilots to navigate complex situations

Decision-Making in Aviation

Aeronautical Decision Making [ADM] encompasses both preflight go/no-go decisions and in-flight choices, with significant safety implications

Sayre's Law

Low-stakes issues can trigger surprisingly fierce conflict

Sturgeon's Law

Most output is mediocre, so judge fields by their best

Hanlon's Razor

Most harmful outcomes are not personal attacks

Lindy Effect

Time-surviving things often gain credibility from survival itself

Zermelo's Theorem

Deterministic games have forced outcomes or drawable positions