The Value of Experience in the Life of Flight Attendants
By Marianela Cartagena* The additional experience that flight crews (command and cabin) have is due to the fact that this is a job that entails very different experiences than those of people who work on the ground. We carry out the work at 33,000 feet above sea level. Experience is essential for all living beings. Experience is that interaction with "reality" that leaves a trace, which can be activated at some point through memory. In human beings (complex systems), the perception of the environment is coloured by previous experiences, stored in a brain mass of multiple neural networks, and what is memorized is influenced by this way of perceiving. Experiences and the memory of these experiences become increasingly complex, reaching [...]