orlando fsdo-15 flight instructor special emphasis program

ORLANDO FSDO-15ORLANDO FSDO-15

FLIGHT INSTRUCTORFLIGHT INSTRUCTOR

SPECIAL EMPHASISSPECIAL EMPHASIS

PROGRAMPROGRAM


OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR

ONE OF THE LARGEST VOLUMES ONE OF THE LARGEST VOLUMES

OF FLIGHT TRAINING AND PILOT OF FLIGHT TRAINING AND PILOT

CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY WITHIN CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY WITHIN

THE PURVIEW OF THE FEDERAL THE PURVIEW OF THE FEDERAL

AVIATION ADMINISTRATIONAVIATION ADMINISTRATION

AVIATION INDUSTRY AVIATION INDUSTRY GROWTHGROWTH

SUCH VOLUME OF ACTIVITYSUCH VOLUME OF ACTIVITY

PROVIDES A UNIQUE PRESPECTIVE PROVIDES A UNIQUE PRESPECTIVE

REGARDING THE DIRECT REGARDING THE DIRECT

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE

QUALITY OF FLIGHT TRAINING AND QUALITY OF FLIGHT TRAINING AND

AVIATION SAFETYAVIATION SAFETY


THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS

RELATIONSHIP IS EXEMPLIFIED BY RELATIONSHIP IS EXEMPLIFIED BY

UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH IN UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH IN

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND

ASSOCIATED FLIGHT TRAINING ASSOCIATED FLIGHT TRAINING

ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE AVIATION ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE AVIATION

INDUSTRYINDUSTRY


AIRLINES ARE HIRING AT RECORD RATEAIRLINES ARE HIRING AT RECORD RATE LOWER EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTSLOWER EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FEWER MILITARY PILOTS AVAILABLEFEWER MILITARY PILOTS AVAILABLE FLIGHT SCHOOLS RAPIDLY EXPANDINGFLIGHT SCHOOLS RAPIDLY EXPANDING INSTRUCTORS LEAVING FOR AIRLINESINSTRUCTORS LEAVING FOR AIRLINES FEWER EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORSFEWER EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE IN QUESTIONDEPTH OF EXPERIENCE IN QUESTION CONCERN FOR QUALITY INSTRUCTION CONCERN FOR QUALITY INSTRUCTION


PILOTS BEING TRAINED PILOTS BEING TRAINED

TODAY WILL TODAY WILL QUICKLYQUICKLY

BECOME THE AIRLINE BECOME THE AIRLINE

CAPTAINS OF TOMORROWCAPTAINS OF TOMORROW


FLIGHT TRAINING INDUSTRYFLIGHT TRAINING INDUSTRY

&&

AIRLINE INDUSTRYAIRLINE INDUSTRY

SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED BYBY



FLIGHT TRAINING OCCURING FLIGHT TRAINING OCCURING WITHIN ORLANDO FSDO-15WITHIN ORLANDO FSDO-15

INFLUENCES INFLUENCES AVIATION SAFETYAVIATION SAFETY

NATIONALLYNATIONALLY

& &

INTERNATIONALLYINTERNATIONALLY


FLIGHT INSTRUCTORFLIGHT INSTRUCTOR

SPECIAL EMPHASISSPECIAL EMPHASIS

PROGRAMPROGRAM

CFI SPECIAL EMPHASIS CFI SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMPROGRAM

DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MORE DIRECT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MORE DIRECT FAA INVOLVEMENT IN:FAA INVOLVEMENT IN:

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATIONFLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION

FLIGHT TRAINING OPERATIONSFLIGHT TRAINING OPERATIONS



FAA INSPECTOR RESPONSIBILITIESFAA INSPECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES CONDUCT INITIAL CFI CERTIFICATIONCONDUCT INITIAL CFI CERTIFICATION CLOSELY MONITOR PART 141 SCHOOLSCLOSELY MONITOR PART 141 SCHOOLS BUILD PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLSBUILD PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE ACCIDENT CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE ACCIDENT

& INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS& INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS PROMOTE CFI ACCOUNTABILITYPROMOTE CFI ACCOUNTABILITY CONDUCT REEXAMINATIONS OF CFIsCONDUCT REEXAMINATIONS OF CFIs



PILOT EXAMINER RESPONSIBILITIESPILOT EXAMINER RESPONSIBILITIES PILOT CERTIFICATION GATEKEEPERSPILOT CERTIFICATION GATEKEEPERS CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE TESTSCONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE TESTS LEAD BY EXAMPLELEAD BY EXAMPLE BUILD PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLSBUILD PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS PROMOTE CFI ACCOUNTABILITYPROMOTE CFI ACCOUNTABILITY ADVISE FAA OF CONCERNSADVISE FAA OF CONCERNS



WHY IS FLIGHT INSTRUCTORWHY IS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR

ACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY

SO IMPORTANT ?SO IMPORTANT ?

ORLANDO FSDO-15 ORLANDO FSDO-15 ACCIDENT & INCIDENT SUMMARYACCIDENT & INCIDENT SUMMARY


19981998

TOTALTOTAL TNGTNG

ACC. & INC.ACC. & INC. 242 242 60 60

19991999

TOTALTOTAL TNGTNG

ACC. & INC. ** 229 32ACC. & INC. ** 229 32

** ** INCLUDES DATA FROM TAMPA FSDO-35INCLUDES DATA FROM TAMPA FSDO-35



PROGRAM HAS ACHIEVEDPROGRAM HAS ACHIEVED

REMARKABLE RESULTSREMARKABLE RESULTS

WITHIN WITHIN

THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF

OPERATIONOPERATION



WHAT’S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ?WHAT’S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ?

RAISED INITIAL CFI STANDARDRAISED INITIAL CFI STANDARD INCREASED AWARENESS OF CFI INCREASED AWARENESS OF CFI

RESPONSIBILITIESRESPONSIBILITIES IDENTIFIED WEAK AREAS IN PRACTICAL IDENTIFIED WEAK AREAS IN PRACTICAL

TEST PREPARATIONTEST PREPARATION DECREASED FLIGHT TRAINING DECREASED FLIGHT TRAINING

ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTSACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS



INITIAL CFI PASS RATE INITIAL CFI PASS RATE

FIRST 3 MONTHSFIRST 3 MONTHS 53%53%

PAST 3 MONTHSPAST 3 MONTHS 63%63%



COMMON WEAK AREAS OBSERVED:COMMON WEAK AREAS OBSERVED: AERODYNAMICSAERODYNAMICS AIRSPACEAIRSPACE INSTRUCTOR RESPONSIBILITIESINSTRUCTOR RESPONSIBILITIES INSTRUCTOR ENDORSEMENTSINSTRUCTOR ENDORSEMENTS AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT KNOWLEDGEAIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT KNOWLEDGE CERTAIN FLIGHT OPERATIONSCERTAIN FLIGHT OPERATIONS



1998 19991998 1999

TNG TNG CFI CFI TNGTNG CFICFI

ACCIDENTS 29 14 ACCIDENTS 29 14 13 13 8 8

INCIDENTS INCIDENTS 3131 1717 2727 12 12

TOTAL 60 31 40 20TOTAL 60 31 40 20

LANDING 20LANDING 20 11 13 7 11 13 7

GEAR - UP 17GEAR - UP 17 11 10 10 11 10 10

TAKEOFFTAKEOFF 4 3 6 24 3 6 2



1999 20001999 2000




TOTAL 40 20 24 15TOTAL 40 20 24 15

LANDING 13LANDING 13 7 12 5 7 12 5

GEAR - UP 10GEAR - UP 10 10 4 4 10 4 4




1998 20001998 2000




TOTAL 60 31 24 15TOTAL 60 31 24 15

LANDING 20LANDING 20 11 12 5 11 12 5

GEAR - UP 17GEAR - UP 17 11 4 4 11 4 4




WHY HAS THE PROGRAM BEEN WHY HAS THE PROGRAM BEEN SUCCESSFULSUCCESSFUL ? ?

COOPERATIONCOOPERATIONDPEsDPEs

INSTRUCTORS INSTRUCTORS

FLIGHT SCHOOLSFLIGHT SCHOOLS



RESULTS OF ORLANDO FSDO-15RESULTS OF ORLANDO FSDO-15

SPECIAL INITIATIVE HAS SPECIAL INITIATIVE HAS

INSPIRED INSPIRED

NATIONWIDE EXPANSION OF NATIONWIDE EXPANSION OF

PROGRAM BY FAAPROGRAM BY FAA



“ “ WORKING TOGETHER WORKING TOGETHER TODAY TO MAKE TODAY TO MAKE AIR TRANSPORTATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SAFER TOMORROW ”SAFER TOMORROW ”

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