Ethics in Aviation

 The personal meaning that ethics in aviation has to me is to, "safeguard the present while stepping towards the future." In safeguarding the present, we use our moral compass to not take shortcuts in our maintenance practices. When you have that lockwire (or similar task or component) that, "does the job" or is, "good enough" because we just want the job to be over and done with for the day. You have to use your moral compass and take into account that you are now responsible for that aircraft (to include every soul onboard) and it going up into the sky, and then coming down (hopefully not in a fireball due to negligence). Safeguarding the present starts with you taking the time to do the task and doing it properly and correctly in accordance with all of the technical manuals. With the task of safeguarding the present comes stepping to the future, many of the redundant systems on the aircraft that we have didn't initially come with the first aircraft that were either tested or made. A quick look at the Apollo 13 disaster should be more than enough reason to understand why we have new checks, services, and redundancies on aviation vessels, and why it is important to step towards the future with improved designs. So that in time those designs are refined and become the new, "safeguard of the present." As we continue to move forward in aviation, we must always use our moral compass in making those proper choices of not, cutting corners or becoming complacent in our practices.

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