CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - 4

CFI symposium

Training for the future
By AOPA STAFF
WhaT CaN aVIaTION edUCaTORS do to make flight training a better product— one that is more likely to succeed for its customers while turning out good aviation citizens? An energetic quest for answers, spurred by the sharing of insights among professionals in the aviation education industry, marked the 2011 Pilot Training Reform Symposium recently held in Atlanta. AOPA Director of Flight Training Initiatives

to move forward together. He shared his belief that no one group can create the necessary change alone. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, in his keynote address, stated his appreciation for the “movers and shakers” of the flight training industry in attendance. He pointed to the role of aviation educators in developing “an aviation citizen” who uses good judgment in decision making, recognizes and manages risk, and is accountable. In an industry leadership panel moderated by Martha King of King Schools, Storm shared key findings from an independent research study commissioned by AOPA on “what the optimum flight train-

…flight instrUctors are aviation’s “first and last lines of defense” against pilot trainees tUrning their backs on aviation…
ing experience looks like.” Storm also participated in the panel “Growing General Aviation Through Pilot Training Reform,” moderated by Julie Filucci, manager of Cessna Pilot Centers. Against a backdrop of challenges including high student pilot dropout rates and steep declines in the issuance of new studentpilot and private pilot certificates, AOPA last year launched the Flight Training Student Retention Initiative to help plug the “leaks” in the aviation training pipeline, Storm said. Storm added AOPA recognizes that better support for student pilots is a necessary ingredient in retention. Several initiatives include planned enhancements to the Flight Training website and the launch of the AOPA flight training scholarship program. To open up the communication channels with flight training providers, AOPA relaunched the Flight School Business newsletter and committed to hosting regional meetings to discuss ideas to improve the flight training experience. Greenway, ASI’s chief flight instructor,

moderated a panel discussion on safety challenges. An experienced presenter of aviation safety topics, Greenway brought the institute’s special perspective and educational focus to bear on the discussion. In addition, Greenway led a three-hour breakout session that included aviation notables Martha King; Mel Cintron, manager of the FAA’s general aviation and commercial division; and two dozen other government and industry leaders to come up with five initiatives presented to the full session later in the day. These initiatives were crafted in an effort to guide government and industry toward a reduction of the fatal GA accident rate. SAFE has compiled recommendations generated by each breakout group, and posted them to the symposium website. This news clip from www.aopa.org was edited for space. Visit www.aopa.org/ trainingsymposium for the full story.

Jennifer Storm and Air Safety Institute (ASI) Chief Flight Instructor JJ Greenway participated in industry panels and led discussions about improving the flight training experience. The event, chaired by the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators Inc. (SAFE), carried the theme of “Securing the Future of General Aviation Through Pilot Training Reform.” SAFE heralded the event as a landmark gathering of aviation stakeholders joined in a collaborative effort “to discuss lack of growth, decreased student starts, increased student attrition, and flat accident rate trends vis-à-vis our current flight training system.” It also noted flight instructors are aviation’s “first and last lines of defense” against pilot trainees turning their backs on aviation. SAFE Chair Doug Stewart’s opening remarks included a nod to a former mentor who shared that “all our limitations are self-imposed” and encouraged the group 4 | www.airsafetyinstitute.org

Important links:
›› aOPa flIGhT TRaINING eXPeRIeNCe ReSeaRCh: www.aopa.org/ ftexperienceresearch ›› aOPa
flIGhT TRaINING SChOlaRShIP PROGRaM: http://flighttraining.aopa. org/ftscholarship ›› flIGhT SChOOl BUSINeSS NeWSleTTeR: www.aopa. org/fsb ›› flIGhT TRaINING STUdeNT ReTeNTION INITIaTIVe: www.aopa. org/ftinitiative ›› flIGhT TRaINING WeBSITe: http://flighttraining.aopa. org ›› PIlOT TRaINING RefORM SYMPOSIUM: www.pilottrainingreform. org ›› SOCIeTY Of aVIaTION aNd flIGhT edUCaTORS INC. (Safe): www.

safepilots.org


http://www.aopa.org http://www.aopa.org/trainingsymposium http://www.aopa.org/trainingsymposium http://www.aopa.org/ftexperienceresearch http://www.aopa.org/ftexperienceresearch http://flighttraining.aopa.org/ftscholarship http://flighttraining.aopa.org/ftscholarship http://www.aopa.org/fsb http://www.aopa.org/fsb http://www.aopa.org/ftinitiative http://www.aopa.org/ftinitiative http://flighttraining.aopa.org http://flighttraining.aopa.org http://www.pilottrainingreform.org http://www.pilottrainingreform.org http://www.safepilots.org http://www.safepilots.org http://www.airsafetyinstitute.org

CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3

CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3
Contents
ASI online: IFR Insights—Cockpit Weather
CFI tools: AOPA Aviation Summit— focus on safety
Checklist: A CFI's good grief moment
Safety spotlight: See no evil
Chief's corner: Never too late!
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - Contents
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - CFI tools: AOPA Aviation Summit— focus on safety
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - Checklist: A CFI's good grief moment
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - Safety spotlight: See no evil
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - Chief's corner: Never too late!
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