ORLANDO FSDO-15 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM
ORLANDO FSDO-15 OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE OF THE LARGEST VOLUMES OF FLIGHT TRAINING AND PILOT CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
AVIATION INDUSTRY GROWTH SUCH VOLUME OF ACTIVITY PROVIDES A UNIQUE PRESPECTIVE REGARDING THE DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE QUALITY OF FLIGHT TRAINING AND AVIATION SAFETY
AVIATION INDUSTRY GROWTH THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS RELATIONSHIP IS EXEMPLIFIED BY UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH IN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED FLIGHT TRAINING ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY
AVIATION INDUSTRY GROWTH ä AIRLINES ARE HIRING AT RECORD RATE ä LOWER EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS ä FEWER MILITARY PILOTS AVAILABLE ä FLIGHT SCHOOLS RAPIDLY EXPANDING ä INSTRUCTORS LEAVING FOR AIRLINES ä FEWER EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS ä DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE IN QUESTION ä CONCERN FOR QUALITY INSTRUCTION
AVIATION INDUSTRY GROWTH PILOTS BEING TRAINED TODAY WILL QUICKLY BECOME THE AIRLINE CAPTAINS OF TOMORROW
AVIATION INDUSTRY GROWTH FLIGHT TRAINING INDUSTRY & AIRLINE INDUSTRY SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED BY ORLANDO FSDO-15
AVIATION INDUSTRY GROWTH FLIGHT TRAINING OCCURING WITHIN ORLANDO FSDO-15 FLIGHT TRAINING OCCURING WITHIN ORLANDO FSDO-15 INFLUENCES AVIATION SAFETY NATIONALLY NATIONALLY&INTERNATIONALLY
ORLANDO FSDO-15 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM
CFI SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MORE DIRECT FAA INVOLVEMENT IN: DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MORE DIRECT FAA INVOLVEMENT IN: ä FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION FLIGHT TRAINING OPERATIONS
CFI SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM FAA INSPECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES ä CONDUCT INITIAL CFI CERTIFICATION ä CLOSELY MONITOR PART 141 SCHOOLS ä BUILD PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS ä CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE ACCIDENT & INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS ä PROMOTE CFI ACCOUNTABILITY ä CONDUCT REEXAMINATIONS OF CFIs
CFI SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM PILOT EXAMINER RESPONSIBILITIES ä PILOT CERTIFICATION GATEKEEPERS ä CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE TESTS ä LEAD BY EXAMPLE ä BUILD PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS ä PROMOTE CFI ACCOUNTABILITY ä ADVISE FAA OF CONCERNS
CFI SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM WHY IS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ACCOUNTABILITY SO IMPORTANT ?
ORLANDO FSDO-15 ACCIDENT & INCIDENT SUMMARY 1998 TOTAL TNG TOTAL TNG ACC. & INC TOTAL TNG TOTAL TNG ACC. & INC. ** ** INCLUDES DATA FROM TAMPA FSDO-35
ORLANDO FSDO-15 ACCIDENT & INCIDENT SUMMARY 1998 TOTAL TNG TOTAL TNG ACC. & INC TOTAL TNG TOTAL TNG ACC. & INC. ** ** INCLUDES DATA FROM TAMPA FSDO-35
CFI SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM PROGRAM HAS ACHIEVED REMARKABLE RESULTS REMARKABLE RESULTS WITHIN WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OPERATION
CFI SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM WHAT’S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ? ä RAISED INITIAL CFI STANDARD ä INCREASED AWARENESS OF CFI RESPONSIBILITIES ä IDENTIFIED WEAK AREAS IN PRACTICAL TEST PREPARATION ä DECREASED FLIGHT TRAINING ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS
CFI SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM INITIAL CFI PASS RATE FIRST 3 MONTHS53% FIRST 3 MONTHS53% PAST 3 MONTHS63% PAST 3 MONTHS63%
CFI SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM COMMON WEAK AREAS OBSERVED: ä AERODYNAMICS ä AIRSPACE ä INSTRUCTOR RESPONSIBILITIES ä INSTRUCTOR ENDORSEMENTS ä AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT KNOWLEDGE ä CERTAIN FLIGHT OPERATIONS
ORLANDO FSDO-15 ACCIDENT & INCIDENT SUMMARY TNG CFI TNG CFI TNG CFI TNG CFI ACCIDENTS INCIDENTS TOTAL LANDING GEAR - UP TAKEOFF
ORLANDO FSDO-15 ACCIDENT & INCIDENT SUMMARY TNG CFI TNG CFI TNG CFI TNG CFI ACCIDENTS INCIDENTS TOTAL LANDING GEAR - UP TAKEOFF
ORLANDO FSDO-15 ACCIDENT & INCIDENT SUMMARY TNG CFI TNG CFI TNG CFI TNG CFI ACCIDENTS INCIDENTS TOTAL LANDING GEAR - UP TAKEOFF
CFI SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM WHY HAS THE PROGRAM BEEN SUCCESSFUL ? COOPERATION COOPERATIONDPEs INSTRUCTORS INSTRUCTORS FLIGHT SCHOOLS
CFI SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM RESULTS OF ORLANDO FSDO-15 SPECIAL INITIATIVE HAS SPECIAL INITIATIVE HAS INSPIRED INSPIRED NATIONWIDE EXPANSION OF PROGRAM BY FAA
CFI SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM “ WORKING TOGETHER TODAY TO MAKE AIR TRANSPORTATION SAFER TOMORROW ” “ WORKING TOGETHER TODAY TO MAKE AIR TRANSPORTATION SAFER TOMORROW ”