Flight Instruction and the Profession of Aviation A REGULATORS PERSPECTIVE MARC BROGAN-CAANZ
The question...why is it that this skill, this profession receives so little recognition? -Chris Lehman CAT Editor in Chief CAT Magazine 3.2017
All these pilots would acknowledge great instructors
In 2017 the Civil Aviation Authority conducted seminars across New Zealand: The Flight Instructor as a Professional
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
Influence Instructor and Teacher Coach Mentor Friend, confidante Mum/ Dad Psychic Life-saver
Influence Professional Behaviours and be a Positive Role Model
The question...why is it that this skill, this profession receives so little recognition?
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
Can the Flight Training industry cope? CAA asked are we seeing new people entering aviation?
Fixed Wing Licences & Ratings CPL (A) IR (A) A Cat (A) B Cat (A) C Cat (A) D Cat (A) 2000 161 115 1 41 80 10 2005 216 203 3 39 107 5 2010 339 288 3 50 154 3 2011 321 230 2 46 96 9 2012 328 256 4 43 150 8 2013 275 280 3 50 120 3 2014 269 243 3 33 128 8 2015 182 197 6 34 95 5 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 Fixed Wing Licenses and Ratings Issued, 2010-2017 CPL (A) IR (A) A Cat (A) B Cat (A) C Cat (A) D Cat (A) 2016 178 174 4 32 95 3 2017 172 169 0 53 102 7 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Similar trends in the NZ Rotary environment
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, 2010-2017 2000 49 1 0 8 13 3 100 2005 83 4 4 12 19 4 CPL (H) IR (H) 2010 108 1 0 11 21 1 2011 104 0 3 12 19 1 2012 97 5 0 7 15 4 2013 54 8 1 6 18 4 2014 44 1 0 2 8 4 2015 37 4 0 3 6 6 2016 28 3 0 0 2 5 2017 33 3 0 9 6 5 80 60 40 20 0 A Cat (H) B Cat (H) C Cat (H) D Cat (H) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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!
ATPL Male Female
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
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
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.
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.
Total Occurrences* 464 296 156 87 82 59 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 An example of the changes in occurrences at entry level airlines
Terrain Warning Bounced Landing 41 15 25 5 8 6 1 3 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 0 0 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2 Selection Error Flap Overspeed 24 54 56 9 6 3 1 1 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2 1 1 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 25
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
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?
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.