NBAA Committee Proposing Better Ways To Train
Recurrency training–as it is done now–is little more than a recertification of an initial proficiency check, and a missed opportunity to expand a pilot’s skill set, according to Steve Charbonneau, NBAA Safety Committee secretary and leader of the Business Aviation Pilot Training Project.
Recurrency training–as it is done now–is little more than a recertification of an initial proficiency check, and a missed opportunity to expand a pilot’s skill set, according to Steve Charbonneau, NBAA Safety Committee secretary and leader of the Business Aviation Pilot Training Project.

Last October, a post on the International Association of Flight Training Professionals (IAFTP) website launched a discussion about training for business aviation pilots. The writer, an IAFTP member from Europe, worries that “the world’s aviation training community is focusing on air carrier training issues and ignoring the unique training needs of the global corporate and business aircraft community.” The question posed to fellow IAFTP members was, “What training initiatives exist or are being developed for us?”

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