Growing up, I didn’t know any better.<\/p>\n
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I thought everyone was hyper-organized and used checklists to keep track of things.\u00a0 As I got older, I realized it was just that my dad had spent years as a military and airline pilot and had carried that practice over into his non-aviation pursuits.<\/p>\n
As an aside, it was not unusual to “push back from the gate” in the motorhome at 9:10 pm for a “redeye” trip across the desert at night to arrive at 7:30 the next morning, with time allotted for two fuel stops.\u00a0 Drivers rotated shifts, changing positions on the fly.\u00a0 Definitely a long-haul mindset.<\/p>\n
In any case, I’ve continued to use checklists.\u00a0 I love to solve problems, but solving the same problem over and over again has no appeal.\u00a0 The power of a checklist is that you can solve the problem once, document it on the checklist, and then it’s solved forever.\u00a0 Lessons learned go into updated checklists.\u00a0 They are a great way of capturing knowledge.<\/p>\n
When we first got our Catalina C34, the complexity of the systems and operation was a little intimidating.\u00a0 But like most things, complexity goes away when you break it down into smaller chunks.\u00a0 Building the checklists was a critical part of learning how to operate and maintain the boat.<\/p>\n
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