Flight Instruction and the Profession of Aviation

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1 Flight Instruction and the Profession of Aviation A REGULATORS PERSPECTIVE MARC BROGAN-CAANZ

2 The question...why is it that this skill, this profession receives so little recognition? -Chris Lehman CAT Editor in Chief CAT Magazine

3 All these pilots would acknowledge great instructors

4 In 2017 the Civil Aviation Authority conducted seminars across New Zealand: The Flight Instructor as a Professional

5 Why is the Regulator addressing this topic? Flight Instructors have influence- excellence, safety practices and outcomes To address a number of Dual Flight Training accidents Raise awareness of the need for quality Flight Instructors as a career

6 Influence Instructor and Teacher Coach Mentor Friend, confidante Mum/ Dad Psychic Life-saver

7 Influence Professional Behaviours and be a Positive Role Model

8 The question...why is it that this skill, this profession receives so little recognition?

9 Dual Flight Training Accidents 2014 Review- 10/10 months of Dual accidents Findings: Poor training content; don t know what you don`t know Poor training records Supervision- inadequate; new Flight Instructors and Students Type-training Cyclical due turnover of experienced Instructors

10 Can the Flight Training industry cope? CAA asked are we seeing new people entering aviation?

11 Fixed Wing Licences & Ratings CPL (A) IR (A) A Cat (A) B Cat (A) C Cat (A) D Cat (A) Fixed Wing Licenses and Ratings Issued, CPL (A) IR (A) A Cat (A) B Cat (A) C Cat (A) D Cat (A)

12 Similar trends in the NZ Rotary environment

13 Rotary Wing Licences CPL (H) IR (H) A Cat (H) B Cat (H) C Cat (H) D Cat (H) 120 Rotary Wing Licenses & Ratings Issued, CPL (H) IR (H) A Cat (H) B Cat (H) C Cat (H) D Cat (H)

14 So why? NZ changes in tertiary student funding Less interest? Gen I.. want it now More Savvy: better returns elsewhere Is aviation less accessible? Is aviation still glamorous? More popular with 50% of population- needs to change!

15 ATPL Male Female

16 Opportunities are there! Line Flight Instructor IFR Instructor Aerobatic Instructor UPRT Instructor Manufacturer Warbird Role-Based Specialist Instructor: - Agriculture, Snow, Float, etc Airline Role- Pt 135, 125, 121 Must be promoted as a Career

17 So if not enough new people and demands high, what could happen? Repeat accidents of the past- more often(?) Loss of industry experience Loss of revenue; (NZ Inc.) Lose good long-term people; Leaders Organisations fail Multiple roles for staff; Senior persons go operational Degrade the quality of G.A and the next Gen-Airline

18 There is now a shorter GA life-cycle as instructor progress to airlines. 2017: B-Cats (Aeroplane) x53 >60% have left instructing as of today Instructors are teaching then becoming our new Airline pilots with less experience.

19 These new airline pilots have reduced experience what could go wrong; they are still trained by the airlines Are we going to see that generation of less experience translate? A great model of an SMS in an organisation (and industry) should be reviewing trends in occurrence reports.

20 Total Occurrences* An example of the changes in occurrences at entry level airlines

21 Terrain Warning Bounced Landing Selection Error Flap Overspeed

23 Is our training still fit for purpose? MPLs-reliance on a sponsor airline. Have they been proven? Airlines tailor training specifically to Cadets? Add-on to our General Aviation license? Airline Integration Course? Syllabus suitable for lower timed pilots? Emphasise the career pathways for Flight Instructors-Aeroplane & Helicopter

24 NZ Aviation currently having to address: Evidence in New Zealand and globally of fewer professional license issues Cycle of a professional General Aviation pilot now 2-3 years (was 6-10) NZ and global demand now very high for training- Supply of Instructors low. Airline recruiting; are we going to see more of don`t know what you don`t know? Does training need to change?

25 We need to ask the right questions. The Global Aviation Industry need to look for the solutions of tomorrow- not an just an answer to todays problem.

Qualification Details

Outcome Statement Qualification Details Qualification Title New Zealand Diploma in Aviation (Aeroplane and Helicopter) (with strands in Airline Preparation, and Flight Instruction) Version 2 Qualification