ESTABLISHING GLOBAL STANDARDS

FOR EXCELLENCE WITHIN THE PILOT

TRAINING INDUSTRY

Captain Barry Jackson, President

Australian and International Pilots Association

4 March 2010

Historical Data (ATSB)

• Organisational Influences - Regulations,

Management Skills & Training needs analysis

• Risk Controls - Emergency procedures, CRM

program, Initial & Recurrent Training

Accident Rates for 2001-2008 (IATA)

Ref: IATA Report 2001 - 2008

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Controlled Flight

into Terrain

Loss of Control

In-flight

Runway Collision Mid-air Collision Runway

Excursion

In-flight Damage Ground Damage Undershoot Hard Landing Gear-up Landing /

Gear Collapse

Tailstrike

Num

ber

of

Accid

ents

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Accident Rates for 2008 (IATA)

Ref: IATA Report 2001 - 2008

UK CAA-Global Fatal Accident Review (1997-2006)

• 283 Fatal Accidents

• Aircraft Related - 42%

• Human Causal Factor - 75%

• Poor Crew Resource Management - 30%

Most common causal factors

• Omission of action/inappropriate action - 38%

• Flight Handling - 29%

• Lack of Positional Awareness - 27%

Ref: UK CAA-Global Fatal Accident Review (1997-2006)

Aviation Regulators

• Initial and recurrent training not reflecting “real world”

scenarios

• Regulations must reflect common system failures

• Limited guidance on “non-technical skills”

• Recency requirements to reflect type of flying

Flight Training Devices

• Flight Simulators are excellent tools for management

and procedural trainer (e.g. LOFT Exercises)

• Limited transference of flying skills from simulator to

aircraft

• Regional Airlines are a great training ground

• Instructor qualifications and retention

Basic Flying Skills

• Minimal programs insufficient

• Need to refocus on basic handling

• Training programs to target the individual’s training needs

• Focus on automation management at the expense of

traditional flying skills

Flight Deck Management Training

• Management skills as well as flying skills

• Situational Awareness

• Handling of complex events that are unexpected

• Confidence in handling all possible scenarios

Summary

• Accidents, incidents indicate unfavourable trends

• Recent accidents blamed on poor flying skills

• Pilot training central to maintaining a safe, vibrant

industry

• FOQA trends and accident and incident statistics

should not be ignored

• Safety standards and crew proficiency must not be

compromised

David Learmonth

Flight International Magazine - 2009

“ Unless there is a dramatic improvement in Airline Safety

Performance by the end of 2010 this decade will be the first

since the Second World War to NOT show an improvement”

Thank you

Questions welcomed