An epic 21st anniversary edition of the World Aviation Training Summit (WATS) took place at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, in Orlando, April 17-19, 2018. Conference Chair Chris Lehman captures some of the highlights.
The use of focused training to mitigate Startle and Surprise was examined in a study by the NLR – Netherlands Aerospace Centre and KLM. Julie Boatman Filucci examines the study and its results.
CAE and Aeromexico Formacion, the aviation training center of Grupo Aeromexico, have partnered to launched a new cadet pilot creation program. The first-of-its-kind in Mexico, this pilot creation program provides cadets with no flying experience, the opportunity to become Aeromexico pilots after completing a rigorous 18-month training program. Starting in...
FlightSafety International promoted Nancy Ritter to Manager of the FlightSafety Learning Center in Orlando, Florida. She replaces Trent Corcia who joined FlightSafety’s marketing department as a Product Director. Pete Nily was named Manager of the FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida, replacing Nancy Ritter. The company also named Milt Hobbs,...
FlightSafety International is building a simulator for the King Air 200 aircraft equipped with a Garmin G1000 NXi Integrated Flight Deck. It will be installed at the company’s Wichita East Learning Center, and training is scheduled to begin in August 2018 following Level D qualification. The simulator will feature wireless...
FlightSafety International is to offer training for the Pilatus PC-12NG aircraft at its Learning Center in Denver, Colorado. This will be FlightSafety's third PC-12 simulator and second training location. The new FlightSafety FS1000 simulator for the PC-12 NG aircraft will be equipped with the Honeywell Primus Apex avionics suite...
The Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) consists of 10 state, local and tribal governments that will collect drone data involving night operations, flights over people and beyond pilot’s line of sight, package delivery, detect-and-avoid technologies and the reliability and security of data-links between pilots and aircraft. Announced...
FlightSafety International is expanding its EASA Phased Recurrent Training program, making it available now at most FlightSafety locations around the world that provide EASA training, including the company’s Farnborough and Paris locations. The program is designed to be compliant with EASA Part-ORO Subpart FC regulation. It consists of two...
The UK CAA has granted approval for Avsoft's PBN-RNP eLearning course for pilot training to meet the Commission Regulation (EU) No. 539/2016. Performance Based Navigation (PBN) requires that from 25 August 2018, pilots may fly in accordance with PBN routes and procedures provided that they have a PBN privileges...