Aviation Training

Contents: Introduction: The roles of learning, instruction and the organization in aviation training. Learners: Introduction to part 1 - Learners; Age and pilot performance; Pilot characteristics; Expertise and cognitive skills development for ab-initio pilots; Individual differences and CRM training; Automation, flight management, and pilot training: issues and considerations; Learning for new technologies; The flight crew member’s responsibility and role in aviation training; Reducing attrition rates of cadet pilots. Instruction: Introduction to part 2 - Instruction; Joint training and the real stuff; Evaluation and the instructor; Loft facilitator training; The evaluation of Virgin Atlantic Airways’ Crew Resource Management training program; The evaluation of aviation curriculum in the affective domain: some preliminary thoughts; Predicting and enhancing flight deck performance; Production of CRM programs; Initial captain training - a systems approach; A checklist for improving training manuals. Organization: Introduction to part 3 - Oganization; Organizational issues in human factor training; Airline training for new technology; Training and developing the aircrew manager; The management of change in aviation training; Cultural and organizational challenges for human factors training; Expanding teamwork beyond the cockpit door: an integrative program (’OASIS’) for pilots, cabin crew, station managers/traffic and ground engineers; Human factors: training for organizational change; The training cycle: an organizational perspective; Indices.