What does ethics in the aviation profession mean to you?

 

What does ethics in the aviation profession mean to you?

Ethics is defined as the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation. Now when applying ethics to aviation my take on it stems from my everyday work life. I am an unmanned aerial vehicle operator and on a daily basis it is a necessity, to behave not only ethically but professionally and proficiently in order to maintain safety at all times. “Professionalism in aviation is the pursuit of doing it right, all the time, even when nobody’s looking,” said Wofford. “The discipline and ethical behavior of professionalism go hand in hand with safety. You have to do the same thing every flight. There are no shortcuts (Jeff Wofford, 2018).” In this quote Jeff Wofford shares similar ideas as me, conveying that safety is always the priority in aviation and the only way to do that is to maintain your professionalism through ethical behavior.

To me ethics in the aviation profession is exactly that, being a professional and maintaining that standard. Since joining the military it has been preached to me to live up to my 7 army values. The value that I want to focus on is integrity because without it I feel as if a person’s professionalism is questionable. How can you view someone as an expert at their job if they are constantly being dishonest with themselves and making the wrong decisions when they are more than capable of making the correct choices.

Jeff Wofford. (2018, May 7). Professionalism, ethical behavior leads to safe operations: NBAA - National Business Aviation Association. NBAA. Retrieved February 8, 2022, from https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/safety/professionalism-in-business-aviation/professionalism-ethical-behavior-leads-safe-operations/

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