Pregame: Ditto?

[Brad]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

I think of it this way.....when I fly, I definitely want my pilots to follow the pre-flight checklist. I don't want them saying: "u know what - we've flown together before. Screw it. Lets just go..."

I was about to post this exact same analogy.

Pilots go through a pre-flight checklist, regardless of how long they have flown, or whether they are flying with the same crew as they did the last 12 flights or it if is a new crew.

Checklists are powerful and help us to get in the right mindset — to remind us of those things that we already know, and to reiterate those things in our minds. You know, so that we can attempt to prevent travesties and fiascos.

If you are interested in how the dedication to checklists for pilots arose, or the real reason that David Lee Roth used to demand a bowl of M&M's with all the brown ones removed (hint: it wasn't because he was a primadonna), take a look at The Checklist Manifesto.