Interpersonal Development, Extroversion Style 
Barbara Harper, ATP CFII MEI LRJet
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) advertises "Safer Skies Through Education" on their website. What does this mean to you... clever, informed, skilled?
A good example would be the the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM). This terrific manual touches on most every good operating procedure in aviation. One should take the time to read this informative publication. Of course, about every three months there are updates and changes.
Although the pilot and controller have responsibilities within their separate roles which are discussed in the AIM as a team aviation structure. Having competences beyond that of technical knowledge and skill is essential for the team.
Importantly, being able to work with each other, verbally communicating with persons; for the controller inside and outside the tower/radar, and for the pilot inside and outside the aircraft. Making decisions and solving problems, obtaining and processing information are all part of the team structure, too. In addition they, pilot and controller, must plan, organize and prioritize their work.
Learning new information and renewing old information is part of being safe. This includes the core competencies references of FARand AIM. These dynamic references represent the standards of knowledge acquisition for the aviation team structure.
Consistent learning is part of the common development toward an enhanced safe aviation structure for both pilot and controller. After all, in 1597, Sir Frances Bacon provided us with the adage that knowledge is power. In any event, it is now time to update old knowledge. According to the AIM, 7-3-9
(a) (1) (2) (3) and ATC Manual N7110.157, air traffic wake turbulence separation standards are as follows. Now, one may cut this out and put it with the light signals from ATC.
Postscript
We have WikiLeaks leaking on U. S. intelligence and there is the frugality with the Chinese hoarding their savings, but we at TUS have no public bathrooms for general aviation or their passengers in the hanger areas. What is the correlation? No common sense! Having so many powerful people at TUS, they decided that unless one goes through TSA checking, there are no bathrooms for GA pilots or their passengers.
Does the public health people of Tucson proper know that there are pilots who rent hangers with no facilities? Would you rent an apartment with no bathroom? Please be aware GA pilots that this is an airport with no bathrooms both on the west, east, north and south sides of the airport. The FBOs mostly have banker hours so on weekends be prepared.