Im' know nothing about flying....

But here is something I do when Im driving around...particularly in bad weather
or heavy traffic....

When coming up to an intersection and the light is green or it doesnt have a
light ....Im literally thinking continously.....can still stop....can still
stop..can still stop. ....nope, cant stop now...... now I am too close or going
too fast, or the road is too slick etc etc or someone is following too
closely....must commit to going through the intesection and/or swerving around
someone....

My mentally declaring a decision point prevents a momentary mental panic should
the light change or a car appear in intersection etc etc.....so that saves some
time as far as reaction time goes.....it also prevents the classic panick and
do nothing response.....and finally it lets me choose the choice most likely to
WORK rather than in panic just choosing in a more random fashion....

Doing that sorta thing in all kinds of driving scenarios has saved me more than
once....and most likely kept me from killing a driver who pulled out of side
road right in front of me at the very last instant....

Sounds like more pilots should figure out their "altitude of no return" and
make a it a point to consciously decide when they have passed that point and a
different emergency response other than "do a 180 quick" is appropriate....

take care

Blll