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FAA/Industry Training Standards Instructor Seminar

Presentation in: Duluth, MN

Name: Thomas Glista, FAA, FITS Program Manager

Date: April 22, 2006

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OVERVIEW

• What is FITS?

• Why do we need it?

• Who is involved?

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“The airport runway is theMost important mainstreamIn any town.”-Norm Crabtree

What is FITS?FITS is a joint government-stakeholder initiative designed to

reduce the total number of general aviation accidents.

This means using scenario-based training to effectively integrate:

Risk Management;

Aeronautical Decision Making;

Situational Awareness; and

Single Pilot Resource Management into

EVERY flight operation!!

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FITS Mission Statement and ImperativeFITS Mission Statement:

  Improve pilot learning to safely, competently, and efficiently operate a technically advanced piston or light jet aircraft in the modern National Airspace System (NAS).

 FITS Imperatives:

Implement training that reduces the human error element and accelerates acquisition of higher-level judgment and decision-making skills.  

Bottom Line: Structured way to teach pilot to safely, competently, and efficiently operate a technically advanced piston or light jet aircraft

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Why Do We Need FITS?-History New Technologies produced initial spike in accidents

• Bonanza• Light Twins• Lear Jet• Yankee• Malibu• Cirrus

Main Causal Factor-Pilots not being trained for the technology

Training has not changedin 60 years

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Why Do We Need FITS?

Legacy vs. Technically Advanced Aircraft

Greater

Sophistication – Speed – Range - Single engine performance - Payload

All major OEMs now offering “glass cockpit” avionics.

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Why Do We Need FITS?-Operational Environment Changes

Airspace Changes-ADIZ, TFR, etc. Security Changes-Hassle and delay

factors Airline Changes-Fewer and fuller flights New cockpit and aircraft technologies-

Avidyne FlightMax, Garmin G1000, Adam, Cirrus, Diamond, Eclipse, Lancair

Fractional ownership General Aviation is no longer a monolith- Sport pilot to BBJ

EQUALSGA is being used as a transportation option

But-GA training has not changed in over 60 years

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What else is FITS? Voluntary

• Acceptance vs. Approval Incentive based Initiated to address TAAs

Tenets apply to all training Real partnership

• JSC-TAA Subgroup It’s working

• Initial Data Does not remove stick and

rudder skills practice

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Who is Involved COE/CGAR

• Embry Riddle Aeronautical University• University of North Dakota

Initial Partners• Recip-Cirrus• Turbine-Eclipse

Other Partners• Insurance• Manufacturers• Training Providers• Training Developers• Advocacy Groups• Universities• Pilot and Owners Associations• Fractional

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WHAT IS OUT THERE NOW? Generic

• Transition• Recurrent• Private/Instrument• Instructor• Avionics (GPS, MFD, and Glass Panel)

Specific• Garmin 430/530• MTSU Private/Instrument• Adam 500 and 700 Transition, and 500 Instructor

Documents• FITS Criteria• Learner Centered Grading• Levels of FITS acceptance• Designated Examiner’s Guide• Articles

• Instructor Guide• Examiner’s Guide• Course Developers Guide

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QUESTIONS?http://www.faa.gov/education_research/training/fits/

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INTRODUCTIONS Professor Frank Ayers

• Flight Program Manager-ERAU• ATP, CFI, CFII, MEI, B-757/767• USAF (retired) B-52, T-37, T-38, KC-135, C-47• Chief Military Education Division at the Pentagon• Numerous papers and articles published

Professor Michele Summers• Principal Investigator of FITS• Assistant Professor in the Aeronautical Science Dept at ERAU• ATP, CFI, CFII, MEI, Advanced Ground Instructor, FE• over 5000 total flight hours• experience in flight instruction, cargo, commuter,

corporate, and airline operations

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QUESTIONS?

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