1. Good Morning

2. Breakout Group Instructions
Pilot Training Reform Symposium
May 5, 2011

3. Purpose of Breakout Groups
Your chance to contribute to pilot training reform process
Build on information from yesterday’s panels
Craft specific recommendations to improve pilot training doctrine, standards, curricula, and instruction
Set the stage for meaningful action by FAA and industry

4. Output of Breakout Groups
Specifically worded recommendations
Action required (what, and possibly how)
Justification (why)
Implementing organization(s) (who)
Timetable needed (when and where)
Briefing to all attendees and industry leaders

5. Output of Breakout Groups
Consolidated report and transmittal (post-symposium)
Initial report in 90 days (SAFE)
Response from organizations 90 days later
Progress report one year after Symposium
Possible collaborative action by SAFE and other organizations

6. Focus areas Pilot training reform actions that will-
Reduce the fatal accident rate
Increase student starts
Increase student retention and completions
Promote increased flying following certification

7. Focus areas (continued)
First priority: Pilot training for original certificates and ratings
Additional priorities
Recurrent training
Transition training to advanced aircraft
Instructor training and professionalism

8. Today’s Process Meet with your designated breakout group
Use three part process
Brainstorm issues, ideas, and solutions
Create recommendations
Designate top five recommendations to report out
Process for forwarding recommendations
Forward those that have consensus
Describe non-consensus issues and opinions

9. Today’s Process (continued)
Brainstorming process
Discuss general training problem areas related to focus issues
Determine linkage between training and undesirable safety or industry growth outcome

10. Today’s Process (continued)
Recommendation format-
Precise wording of recommendation
Brief justification of need
Implementing organization
Deadline for accomplishing

11. This morning’s suggested timetable
Discuss breakout group charge
Brainstorming issues
Craft recommendations
Achieve consensus on recommendations
Agree on top five recommendations

12. Rules of engagement Breakout group support
Leader (probably from previous day’s panel)
Recorder
Additional facilitator/timekeeper/helper

13. Rules of engagement (continued)
Breakout group “charge”
Each breakout group has a “charge”
Each participant will have a copy for their group
Group leader will discuss and explain

14. Rules of engagement (continued)
No organized breaks during session
Quietly excuse yourself as need arises
Group leader responsible for timekeeping

15. Rules of engagement (continued)
Discussion etiquette
Give everybody a chance to speak
Be as brief as possible – no soapbox!
Don’t try to solve world hunger
If the group can’t agree there is enough information on an issue, table it (or recommend additional research)

16. Some final thoughts Don’t be afraid to think outside the box
Concentrate on recommendations that will change the way training is actually done
Recommend FAA rule making only as a last resort- concentrate on changes to doctrine, standards, curricula, instruction

17. WARNING!
Regulatory loophole
alert

18. 61.56(e)
FAA sponsored pilot proficiency award program
61.57(d)
Proficiency check…
…required in the instructors PTS…

19. Breakout Locations Safety – Mansfield II
Growing General Aviation – Gable I
Doctrine – Gable II
Standards – Lombard I
Curricula – Lombard II
Aviation/Flight Educators - Crawford

20. BREAKOUTS