Plain English Meaning
A list of five common bad-thinking habits pilots can fall into, plus a short phrase you say to yourself to snap out of each one before it leads you into trouble.
Full Definition
A formal aeronautical decision-making concept identifying five specific patterns of thinking that lead pilots to make unsafe choices, each paired with a short corrective phrase (an antidote) the pilot consciously applies to counter that pattern. The five hazardous attitudes are anti-authority ("don't tell me"), impulsivity ("do something quickly"), invulnerability ("it won't happen to me"), macho ("I can do it"), and resignation ("what's the use"). Their matching antidotes are: follow the rules; not so fast, think first; it could happen to me; taking chances is foolish; and I'm not helpless, I can make a difference.