JUST PLANE CULTURE
comprised of zeros and ones. The fact that I see the fallacy in perfection doesn’t mean that I pursue imperfection. On the contrary — I recognize imperfection for what it is and don’t hide behind the perfection poster. I also recognize that the phrase “all incidents are preventable” is hindsight thinking that cannot predict future events, as many may think. It should more correctly be stated, “All incidents were preventable.” We need that hindsight as a learning tool but it is not predictive. It is our nature to learn from our mistakes and the mistakes made by others, the idea is not to repeat them.
MORE ON PREDICTIVE ACTIONS That seems to go right in the face of proactive activities that are designed to prevent things from occurring before they happen. It is true that this is a predictive action but it is based on probability and severity. There is a probability of anything occurring with varying degrees of severity. Aliens from another planet could attack us tomorrow — but if they can travel between planets and galaxies, they are obviously more advanced then us. If they wanted to destroy us, we would be help- less. Should we gain international support and promote huge capital expenditures to develop a defense against an interplanetary attack? That’s not going to happen. Even though the severity of the attack means the annihilation of the human race on this planet, the probability is too low to take action. It is better to spend money on defenses that are more be necessary even though the severity is less than total extinction. We refocus but it doesn’t mean that we completely ignore this issue. We might revisit it occasionally to see if the probability has changed. Never be com- placent, even if it is absurd. Zero is an absolute number. A void is a
void. Perfection is also an absolute. Zero is not sustainable and if it is reached, we should not be complacent. We should be attentive enough not be lured into a sense of permanence, knowing that zero is temporary. Thomas Jefferson said, “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
Patrick Kinane is an FAA-certificated A&P with IA and commercial pilot with instrument rating. He has 50 years of experience in aviation maintenance. He is an ASQ senior member with quality auditor and quality systems/organizational excellence manager certifications. He is an RABQSA-certified AS9100 and AS9110 aerospace industry experienced auditor
and ISO9001 business improvement/quality management systems auditor. He earned a bachelor of science degree in aviation maintenance management, a master’s of science degree in education, and a Ph.D. in organizational psychology. Kinane is presently a senior quality management systems auditor for AAR CORP and a professor of organizational behavior at DeVry University.
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