Resilient Pilot-Skyborne-Leading Edge Aviation Team for Refresher Training

The Resilient Pilot team will be hosting regular face-to-face skills refresher days for type-rated pilots to be delivered in conjunction with Resilient Pilot airline training organization (ATO) partners in England - Skyborne Airline Academy in Cheltenham and Leading Edge Aviation Academy in Oxford.

The Skills Refresher Days provide an opportunity for type-rated pilots to prepare for an upcoming Licence Proficiency Check (LPC) or refresh their handling skills. It consists of a half day technical and half day non-technical refresher and will be run by Resilient Pilot Type Rating Instructors/Examiners, Synthetic Flight Instructor/Examiners (TRI/TRE/SFI/SFEs) and Crew Resource Management Trainer (CRMT) mentors.

The technical module involves time in a B737 MAX Flight Training Device (FTD)-1 (Skyborne) or A320 FTD-1 (Leading Edge Aviation) Fixed Base Simulator. One hour will be spent as Pilot Flying (PF), the second hour as Pilot Monitoring (PM). The aim of the session is to establish the pilot’s readiness to complete an upcoming LPC or refresh handling skills. The flying exercises will include general handling, traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS), One-Engine-Inoperative (OEI) manually flown 3D App, general aviation (GA), Landing and Engine Failure After Takeoff (EFATO). Resilient Pilot’s instructors can work to whichever SOPs the pilot is familiar with, and these sessions will operate under a non-jeopardy policy to help build confidence, competence and resilience.

A post sim wash-up will allow the participants and instructor to discuss the level of competence observed, and guidance can be given on whether further training is advisable prior to completing an expensive LPC if this was the session goal. Resilient Pilot can also assist in arranging an LPC and there is the potential for DWP funding for eligible pilots.

The non-tech module in the classroom will focus upon skills that have been identified by regulators around the world to be at risk due to lack of operational exposure. The session goal is to help pilots better prepare for those startle/surprise events in a post pandemic world of aviation.

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Upon completion of the full day, pilots will receive a certificate of attendance to present at future employment opportunities as a record of their commitment to continued professional development despite being non-operational.

Commencing in August 2021, there will be regular weekday and weekend dates available at each of the two UK locations; and Resilient Pilot plans to introduce additional locations within and outside of the UK in response to demand.