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The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued a statement to clarify some key areas related to the Multi-Crew Pilot Licence and the impact that Covid-19 has had on cadets who are currently unable to complete the base training element of their MPL course.   17 November 2020
Missed the second day sessions of our APATS 2020 virtual conference? Don't worry, you can catch up with all the cabin crew discussion here.   10 September 2020
CPaT Global has launched its content-focused training software platform, CPaT Invent.   9 September 2020
Well established in aviation, Crew Resource Management or CRM has found a place in the railway sector. SCT’s Mario Pierobon reports.   17 August 2020
While new technology and training aids have vastly improved ab initio pilot training, the full benefit of that investment can only be realised if applied by excellent instructors. CAT Europe Editor Chris Long, FRAeS, solicited views on the process from three key individuals at an innovative ATO. Build a passion in aviation into the process, and the result is teaching which yields the best quality of a new generation of pilots (who are more than quick enough to identify genuine quality and buy into it.) That is the drive for the whole team of passionate individuals at Norwegian-based Pilot Flight Academy (PFA), who have deep aviation experience and are wholeheartedly engaged in the enterprise. Now equipped with modern Diamond aircraft, PFA has plans to convert to all-electric powered aircraft to achieve the goal of a complete “green” training solution. Looking to read the full article? Become a Premium Club member and gain full access today!   16 July 2020
The flight training community is divided on how to best deliver Upset Prevention and Recovery Training. Rob Mark's article from 2019 talks with experts about the rationale behind their respective extended envelope training approaches.   13 July 2020
Editor’s Note: Last week, Portuguese investigators GPIAAF (Gabinete de Prevençäo e Investigaçäo de Acidentes com Aeronaves e de Acidentes Ferroviärios) released the final report of the harrowing Air Astana ERJ190LR flight KC1388 accident of 11 November 2018. The plane was on a post-maintenance flight, carrying three Air Astana pilots and three technicians from the operator. Shortly after takeoff from Alverca do Ribatejo airbase, Portugal, the regional jet became uncontrollable. The pilots not only issued a distress signal, fighter aircraft were scrambled to escort them to the sea, where the Air Astana crew anticipated ditching their plane. This exclusive narrative is from a detailed conversation CAT Europe Editor Chris Long had with the Air Astana flight crew, presenting their in-the-cockpit perspective. The first that Captain Vyacheslav Aushev learnt of the task was whilst he was in another aircraft, having arrived in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where he was instructed to call crew control during checkout. He was then advised that he was planned to collect an Embraer 190 from the military airport at Alverca, near Lisbon, and return it via a refuelling stop at Minsk, Belarus, to the home base at Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan’s capital. This with no fare-paying passengers, but with three maintenance engineers returning to base. The aircraft was due out of a “C” maintenance check but, because of repeated delays totalling 11 days, the original aircraft captain was no longer able to take the flight, hence the short notice.   1 July 2020
Royal NLR wants to provide a platform for sharing and learning from various experiences, challenges and perspectives in EBT adoption by operators in the industry. It’s time for an EBT global survey and we need your help!   25 June 2020
Flight Training Adelaide (FTA) has been been selected by Taiwanese airline STARLUX as their Cadet Program training provider.   22 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has created many questions about aviation training: How do furloughed pilots maintain recency? How do flight schools continue their training when pilots are isolating at home? How will training organizations handle a surge of necessary type conversions if airlines overhaul their fleets in favor of more fuel-efficient aircraft?   22 June 2020
Safe and efficient flight operations rely on pilots' management of their mental resources; in particular, ensuring that (as far as is possible) reason, planning and logic are the main drivers of their behaviour and not raw emotion. Captain Owen Sims' presentation explains further.   18 June 2020
For three years, Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. has been working on projects awarded under the Computer Based Instructional Design II contract, providing the U.S. Army PEO STRI customers with a range of computer-based training services.   15 June 2020
After being closed for flight operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) has resumed full flight operations and will offer incentives for customers booking their training within the month of June as part of its month-long Grand Reopening Event.   4 June 2020
UPRT specialist Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) has launched new online Upset Prevention and Recovery Training learning options, including video courses, free webinars and customized webinars.   28 April 2020
Is UPRT working? Capt. Art Ziccardi, veteran international instructor, says “Yes, a good industry start, but the program is not without some turbulence. Loss of reliable airspeed simulator training remains problematic.”   24 April 2020
OEM ATR is at the vanguard for turboprop training, including UPRT and a new augmented vision option. Chris Long visited with the aircraft manufacturer’s training leaders at their Toulouse headquarters.   25 March 2020
In recent years the common wisdom on using full flight simulators (FFS) for UPRT was that they were not suitable platforms for training beyond the boundaries of routine flight. Chris Long examines the new processes for UPRT training at Airbus.   3 March 2020
Based in Helsinki, Finland, Finnair is the proud flag carrier for that country. Chris Long visited to find out more about the training and simulation capabilities of this 95 year old airline.   1 March 2020
Trainers tell us there is much to be learned from aircraft accidents and incidents. Getting airlines and others to talk the training benefits is challenging. Robert W. Moorman reports.   19 February 2020
A look at the pilot training philosophy at a fast-growing Gulf Airline. Chris Long travels to Sharjah.   20 January 2020
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