the new book


The fifteen chapters of the new book

1. Our Human Factors

2. Decision Making

3. Wind Related Accidents

4. Complacency

5. Stress

6. Communication

7. Transactional Analyses

8. Kelley’s theory of casual attribution

9. Sleep, Sleeping disorders and Jet Lag

10. Defense Mechanisms

11. The Holocaust and Human Factors

12 Air Rage

13 A good teacher, instructor, speaker

14 Views on Flight Crew Managementof Advanced Automatic Systems

15 Leadership and Followership


My new book on Human Factors

Now is the second edition of my English book printed and available on the market. The easiest way to buy it via Amaxon.com.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=gunnar+Fahlgren&x=0&y=0

 

Here comes some reviews from the first edition.

Carey Edwards (UK) It is not often that you read a human factors book from cover to cover but Gunnar's book allows you to do so. It is an enjoyable read as he uses many examples and personal experiences to describe the key CRM subjects. He is also happy to express his own opinion and feelings rather than quoting some other theorist. I found his chapter on sleep particularly useful and his life formula A+B=C very true. The book is worth adding to your Human Factors library.

 

Arnar Agnarsson (Reykjavik, Iceland) Best book I have red about CRM. Really explains it well without going too much into theoretical part of it, it is very easy to relate to real life and therefore easier to understand for an ordinary Pilot or a Cabin crew member. Mr. Fahlgren has a way to describe CRM in an interesting and a funny way and gives very good examples from his own experience as a Captain through years in military and commercial operation.

Thank you Gunnar Fahlgren

 

Ing Peter Beer (Austria) Capt. Fahlgren is well known in aviation, the new book is written to fascinate the reader. Good to be used in pilots and cabin crew training as well.

 

Henry Islo (Sweden) I have long experience in analysis of industrial systems using computer modelling and simulation techniques. This even includes the social and psychological aspects of work-place environments. It was surprising and refreshing to read this book and to find these concepts being applied in the area of commercial air travel. Being a layman in the field of flight technology I also found, for example, the well presented technical aspects of takeoff and landing to be very interesting indeed.

 

Fiorella Quai (Italy) "I found this book really interesting especially because it is not intended as a scientifically perfect publication. I find it's the right way to make flight crews understand what is the real meaning of Human Factors and the importance of continuous training in CRM."

 

Bryan Woods (uk) I am a senior lecturer in the Ship Simulation Section of the Warsash Maritime Centre, UK, and I give talks on Human Factors during Bridge Resource Management courses.I found this book one of the best I have read on this subject as it pitches it at just the right level and although is primarily aimed at the airline industry, I found it easily adaptable for ship's officers. It is easy to read, understand and relate to, as it does not get bogged down with too much psychology.I would thoroughly recommend this book, particularly for those starting out on this subject.

Star Cruises Ship Simulator, Malaysia have been using this book for their Maritime Resource Management courses for the last 5 years.The book is written by an Aviation Pilot and describes situations in the cockpit and your daily life. Our course participants are from the shipping industry. A modern bridge on a ship looks more and more like an aircraft cockpit and is operated the same way as an aircraft.

All Gunnars stories from the planes can easily be translated to what's happening on a bridge onboard a ship.

The book covers many aspects of Human Factors in a way so that any interested reader will understand the meaning.

Many books in Human Factors are written by psychologists and they are too difficult to understand for most people.

Gunnar's book is a book that can be read many times, we recomend our course participants to read it at least once a year.

We have until May 2007 bought about 400 copies of the book.

Thank you Gunnar for an excellent book, a real eye opener.

Best Regards

Captain Peter Listrup

Director - Star Cruises Ship Simulator


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