Pilots’ Responses to Unexpected Events: Conceptual, Theoretical, Methodological, and Analytical Issues

Objective We present a proactive perspective with respect to flight crew responses to novel, unexpected, surprising, and/or unanticipated aviation events. We identify ways to mitigate the brittleness of traditionally trained forms of pilot reaction by advocating for, and fostering the use of, concurrent adaptive and resilient response capacities during unexpected events.