ABSTRACT

Comprehensively revised and updated, the second edition of this widely regarded text reflects the changing environment within international airline training. With particular emphasis on human factors, crew resource management (CRM), crew and organizational culture, error management and advanced qualification procedures (AQP), it also examines attempts at reducing the so-called pilot error accidents and incidents. Aimed at an international airline pilot readership, it explains in simple straightforward detail the method and means of delivering effective airline pilot training. By highlighting the techniques and challenges of preparing the next generation of skilled and safety conscious pilots it is an essential resource for, airline trainers, pilots or potential pilots, intending embarking on a professional airline career.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|16 pages

Where are we now?

chapter 2|20 pages

The training pilot

chapter 4|22 pages

Communication

chapter 6|40 pages

The process of learning

chapter 7|18 pages

The brain – memory

chapter 9|34 pages

Base training

chapter 10|16 pages

Initial command training

chapter 11|24 pages

Pilot selection

chapter 12|12 pages

Training trainers

chapter 13|18 pages

Culture and CRM

chapter 14|14 pages

Total qualification programme

chapter 15|20 pages

Tomorrow's training today

chapter 16|6 pages

Where do we go from here?