1 Background

Every person has experienced some form of stress in his or her life, but understanding exactly what stress is and how it affects an individual’s performance can be difficult. A situation that is stressful for one person may not be stressful for another. Sometimes stress can enhance performance, but many times it negatively affects how a flight crew member performs a task. The objective of this Briefing Note (BN) is to give an overview of what stress is and to provide best practices to help flight crews: