Invulnerability
What is invulnerability?
Invulnerability is one of the five hazardous attitudes identified by the FAA, captured by the phrase "It won't happen to me." Pilots with this attitude recognize that accidents can happen to others but never believe they themselves are at risk, which leads them to take chances they shouldn't. The antidote is to remind yourself: "It could happen to me." On the test, match the attitude to its statement ("It won't happen to me") and recall its antidote.
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