Surviving Loss of Control Requires Manual Flying Skills
Airbus Captain Jacques Drappier (photo by David Malley, Halldale Media)
Airbus Captain Jacques Drappier (photo by David Malley, Halldale Media)

Robert Barnes, president of the International Association of Flight Training Professionals and a frequent presenter at the World Aviation Training Conference (WATS) alerted AIN to an important presentation on aircraft handling at the WATS event in Orlando last week (while AINSafety was attending the Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar in San Antonio).  According to Barnes, Captain Jacques Drappier, Airbus Senior Advisor Training, focused on the changes to aircraft control systems and the skills required of pilots who operate new-generation aircraft.