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In the 12-year period he conducted more than 430 one-on-one human factor sessions with pilots who had not yet met the required standard in the simulator or on the flight line, Lex Rock Heemstra analysed the trends and pitfalls which resulted in those pilots requiring additional training.   29 March 2021
Instructors need standards… and the ability to adapt their teaching methods – for pilots returning from furlough, for different learning styles, and for new instructional media. Regional airline training veteran Paul Preidecker shares his experienced opinions on expectations of flight instructors.   22 March 2021
You may have heard some say ‘forget a piloting career’; no new pilots will be needed because so many experienced pilots are now grounded. Don’t lose faith, encourages Captain John Bent, FRAeS.   15 March 2021
At the proverbial 11th hour, the EU and UK worked out a continuity agreement for aviation, post-Brexit. Naveed Kapadia, Founder and Director of aviation business and management consultancy INQUISITIF, examines the impacts on training organisations, pilots, cabin crew and maintenance engineers.   22 February 2021
The burden of communicating in “Aviation English” has fallen largely on ESL speakers. Paul Stevens argues the problem is the responsibility of all aviators.   25 January 2021
An Update to 'Opportunity in Crisis: The Flight Academy of the Future' by Capt. John Bent, FRAeS, initially published June 2020.   4 January 2021
Mark Dransfield, co-founder of Sim Ops and independent Flight Simulation Training Device regulatory consultant, discusses what happens to long-term support of your Flight Simulation Training Device when the TDM goes out of business.   5 November 2020
Try this combination: (1) learning a new airplane, (2) adapting to a new way of flying, (3) limited ATC and other resources (4) managing crew risk in a pandemic, and (5) navigating through the smoke of massive wildfires. Regional airline training veteran Paul Preidecker describes his new career flying on-call medical missions.   23 October 2020
As restrictions begins to ease and air travel resumes, the cancellation of flights, grounding of fleets and unprecedented job cuts will have knock-on operational impacts for the wider aviation sector. Bhanu Choudhrie suggests changes to the way pilots are trained to ensure there is not a pilot shortage in the mid- to long-term.   23 October 2020
This guest commentary is offered by Christian Popp, Chief Customer Officer of MINT Software Systems. Christian looks at how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed our personal and professional relationship with technology.   23 September 2020