Tom Turner
Presenter
Thomas P. Turner Introduction/About this Course “Stop Teaching About Safety.” by Thomas P. Turner Everyone thinks they are a safe pilot. Yet pilots continue to crash airplanes, for the same reasons again and again and again. As instructors we’re not consistent in how we teach pilots to maximize their chances of an accident-free lifetime of flying. A shift in the way we teach safety concepts can make a huge difference in accident rates. Safety isn’t a strategy, it is an outcome. It is the result of developing and maintaining mastery and command of the airplane, the environment and yourself. This presentation goes far beyond telling pilots what not to do to avoid mishaps; it inspires positive motivation and provides specific techniques and ideas you can teach your students to use on every flight, so they can develop mastery and command for a lifetime of flying. Course Review As flight instructors our attention often focuses on teaching maneuvers required for a Practical Test in the shortest possible time. As an industry we tend not to emphasize full understanding of the reasons behind the maneuvers we teach. We expect students to learn about weather primarily in someone else’s classroom or on their own. We barely touch on human factors and situational awareness training in the cockpit, and all but ignore teaching concepts and techniques of command authority and responsibility in normal and emergency operations. We help our student earn the proverbial “license to learn” without creating in them an urgency to continue to challenge themselves toward mastery after the checkride is complete. The results, very unfortunately, show in the NTSB record. There are easy ways you can encourage pilots to hold themselves to a high standard, and to maintain and improve their skills over time. Done correctly, this challenge is a positive motivator for pilots—it’s fun to set and achieve goals, and to know you fly even better every time. Safety isn’t a strategy, it is an outcome. It is the result of developing and maintaining mastery and command of the airplane, the environment and yourself. If we want our students to enjoy a long career of accident-free flying, and to attain the best possible outcome in the event of an emergency, we need to stop teaching about “safety” and instead motivate pilots to develop mastery and command.
Thomas P.
Turner is an ATP and Flight Instructor with and MEI ratings. A NAFI Flight Instructor Hall of Fame inductee, Tom has over hours with dual given, specializing in type-specific transition and recurrent training in high performance singles and light twins. He was the 2010 National Representative of the Year the 2008 FAA Central Region CFI of the Year, and holds a Master’s Degree in Aviation Safety. serves on the NAFI Board of Directors and is chairman of the Type Club Coalition Transition Training working group. He has been Lead Instructor for Bonanza pilot training at the Beechcraft factory; production test pilot for engine modifications; aviation insurance underwriter; corporate pilot and safety expert; Captain in the United States Air Force; and contract course developer for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He now directs the education and safety arm of a -member pilots’ organization. He also published the free FLYING LESSONS Weekly blog at www.mastery-flight-training.com. Tom writes, lectures and instructs extensively from his home at THE AIR CAPITAL--Wichita, Kansas.
Our presenter Thomas P. Turner
Tom is an ATP and Flight Instructor with CFII and MEI ratings. A NAFI Flight Instructor Hall of Fame inductee, Tom has over 4,600 hours with 2,600 dual given, specializing in type-specific transition and recurrent training in high performance singles and light twins.
He is the 2010 National FAA Safety Team Representative of the Year and the 2008 FAA Central Region CFI of the Year, and holds a Master’s Degree in Aviation Safety.
Tom currently serves on the NAFI Board of Directors and is Chairman of the Type Club Coalition Transition Training working group. In addition, he directs the education and safety arm of a 9,000-member pilots’ organization and publishes the free FLYING LESSONS Weekly blog at www.mastery-flight-training.com. Tom writes, lectures and instructs extensively from his home at THE AIR CAPITAL--Wichita, Kansas.
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