In wartime it is easy to imagine a scenario where a pilot would be required to maneuver an aircraft to employ countermeasures to avoid a missile or other ground fire. In that situation, where you are going at the moment (navigating) is not really important, provided that you are avoiding the ground and the threat (aviating). In peacetime…
In wartime it is easy to imagine a scenario where a pilot would be required to maneuver an aircraft to employ countermeasures to avoid a missile or other ground fire. In that situation, where you are going at the moment (navigating) is not really important, provided that you are avoiding the ground and the threat (aviating). In peacetime we could encounter a situation where some distraction or upset has resulted in the aircraft getting into an unusual attitude (excessive bank or descent angles). When this happens, it is critical that the pilot regain control and establish stable flight, preferably climbing, without regard for exactly where they might be going. In-flight emergencies (bird strikes, fires and engine failures) are also good times to just fly the plane. In all of these cases, once controlled flight is regained, it is time to restart navigating and then communicating. Of course, once you start communicating, how you tell that story is up to you, but in today's electronic airplanes there is little room for excessive creativity.
In wartime it is easy to imagine a scenario where a pilot would be required to maneuver an aircraft to employ countermeasures to avoid a missile or other ground fire. In that situation, where you are going at the moment (navigating) is not really important, provided that you are avoiding the ground and the threat (aviating). In peacetime we could encounter a situation where some distraction or upset has resulted in the aircraft getting into an unusual attitude (excessive bank or descent angles). When this happens, it is critical that the pilot regain control and establish stable flight, preferably climbing, without regard for exactly where they might be going. In-flight emergencies (bird strikes, fires and engine failures) are also good times to just fly the plane. In all of these cases, once controlled flight is regained, it is time to restart navigating and then communicating. Of course, once you start communicating, how you tell that story is up to you, but in today's electronic airplanes there is little room for excessive creativity.