How to make sharper pilots:
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nice post!
did you know that in windshear conditions, one can increase the takeoff speed to insure that you have more energy available ? simply use the max legal weight takeoff numbers if you are below that weight for takeoff.
in this way, you have more energy before you leave the ground...just in case...of course avoid windshear whenever possible.
did you know that in windshear conditions, one can increase the takeoff speed to insure that you have more energy available ? simply use the max legal weight takeoff numbers if you are below that weight for takeoff.
in this way, you have more energy before you leave the ground...just in case...of course avoid windshear whenever possible.
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Make pilot training more difficult!!!
What do I mean? Don't allow people to throw money at it hour building between level checks/licence examinations. I don't just mean when assessing how someone poles the stick, but assessing all aspects of airmanship.
The Mil has a very good training regime whereby after a certain amount of hours at each stage etc, if you fail to make the grade, you are out on your ear.
There are probably many civilian pilots who are as good as, if not better, than mil ones - but I'd be more than happy to claim without any anecdotal evidence at my fingertips that the average mil pilot is better than the average civilian pilot.
Within such a system, there is plenty of scope for giving people extra hours if promise is shown, but they have not yet quite reached the required level. Knowing when to stop such training is the key.
However as with most skills in life, if you spend long enough training, you will eventually get there. These people though are the ones who will have no spare capacity when things go wrong - probably even more of an issue in todays airliners that are hugely automated.
To my mind, when the poo hits the fan nowadays it can be a huge diversion from the norm - the reliance on automation, although a good advance in safety, sometimes means that when questions are asked of a pilot, they may be found wanting.
Having said all that, I appreciate that with the number of schools out there etc, actually policing an competency scheme versus hours during training could be very difficult if people flitted from flight school to flight school.
Furthermore there is the problem that most training is through self funding, people are not going to be happy to be told 'you are just not good enough' or 'good enough' is not good enough if they have spent lots of money.
What do I mean? Don't allow people to throw money at it hour building between level checks/licence examinations. I don't just mean when assessing how someone poles the stick, but assessing all aspects of airmanship.
The Mil has a very good training regime whereby after a certain amount of hours at each stage etc, if you fail to make the grade, you are out on your ear.
There are probably many civilian pilots who are as good as, if not better, than mil ones - but I'd be more than happy to claim without any anecdotal evidence at my fingertips that the average mil pilot is better than the average civilian pilot.
Within such a system, there is plenty of scope for giving people extra hours if promise is shown, but they have not yet quite reached the required level. Knowing when to stop such training is the key.
However as with most skills in life, if you spend long enough training, you will eventually get there. These people though are the ones who will have no spare capacity when things go wrong - probably even more of an issue in todays airliners that are hugely automated.
To my mind, when the poo hits the fan nowadays it can be a huge diversion from the norm - the reliance on automation, although a good advance in safety, sometimes means that when questions are asked of a pilot, they may be found wanting.
Having said all that, I appreciate that with the number of schools out there etc, actually policing an competency scheme versus hours during training could be very difficult if people flitted from flight school to flight school.
Furthermore there is the problem that most training is through self funding, people are not going to be happy to be told 'you are just not good enough' or 'good enough' is not good enough if they have spent lots of money.
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According to the AirForce speed helps:
The U.S. Military Needs Its Speed
Ofcourse us mortals are not allowed going that fast
The U.S. Military Needs Its Speed
Ofcourse us mortals are not allowed going that fast
