FAA PHAK Ch. 2 · FAA-H-8083-2A

Hazardous Attitudes Self-Assessment

Know the thought
before it flies.

Recognize the five FAA hazardous attitudes in realistic cockpit decisions—and leave with a personal set of antidotes you can actually use.

This is a training reflection, not a psychological test. There is no “good pilot” score. Honest answers help expose thought patterns that any pilot can experience under pressure.

15 scenarios · about 5 minutes
Five
attitudes
Anti-authority
Impulsivity
Invulnerability
Macho
Resignation

Set your flight context.

Choose the stage that best describes you. Your answers are scored the same; the debrief language adapts to your training.

If a scenario is beyond your present privileges, answer based on how you expect you would think—not whether you may legally conduct that flight.

01Read the whole cockpit situation.
02Rate the thought or action honestly.
03Use the debrief with a CFI or mentor.
Private by design. Answers stay in this browser. Nothing is uploaded or sent anywhere.
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Saved locally
Preflight

In this moment, how likely are you to have this thought or take this action?

Keyboard: press 1–5 to answer · ← and → to move

Attitude attention profile

This profile reflects the scenarios you just answered—not a fixed personality. A higher signal simply marks an attitude worth briefing before a demanding flight.

Closer to the outer ring = stronger signal in these scenarios. This is not a pass/fail score.
Primary briefing focus

Your five-antidote briefing

Turn recognition into action

PAVE

Scan before the flight

Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, External pressures. Identify the hazards before they start shaping your decisions.

3P

Work the changing risk

Perceive the hazard, Process its impact, Perform the best risk control. Repeat throughout the flight.

DECIDE

Slow a developing problem

Detect, Estimate, Choose, Identify, Do, Evaluate—a deliberate loop when the situation needs more structure.

Brief one sentence before the next flight.