The Valor Flight Crew

Safety deviation: The drift you don’t see coming part 1 | Ep 70

The Valor Flight Crew

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Welcome back to the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosted by ECHO and brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Valor Plus. In this episode of the Valor Flight Crew Podcast, hosts Mike Fadale and Blake Shrider sit down with Bryan Evans, an experienced aviation and emergency medical services (EMS) leader, to explore what truly shapes a resilient safety culture. From the subtle drift of normalized deviations to the power of accountability, mindfulness, and open communication, this conversati...

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