The Fight, Flight, or Freeze Response in Aviation Emergencies: Why All Three Are Dangerous for Pilots
World Airnews · September 2025 · Vol. 53, Issue 7 (September 2025), Flight Safety section · pp. 40-42 · By Andre Roos
Opens with Roos's own in-flight engine failure at 1,300 ft and uses it to explain the adrenal surge behind the fight, flight or freeze response. Walks through the physiology (tunnel vision, auditory exclusion, loss of fine motor control) and shows why each reaction is dangerous in a cockpit. Closes with countermeasures: stress inoculation, visualisation, checklist discipline and CRM. First of a four-part series.
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