Source: https://nbaa.org/news/business-aviationinsider, News Editor, First Published Jan-Feb Issue Historically, Part 91 pilots attend training courses at Part 142 training facilities to accomplish required annual 61.58 pilot-in-command proficiency checks and improve their skills. Aviation training experts say recent policy interpretations now require some Part 142 training centers to use the recurrent training course to focus on box-checking exercises, rather than improving a pilot’s skills by having them train for critical scenarios. “About a year ago, the FAA changed its interpretation and application of guidance. NBAA has been advocating for the industry, meeting with the FAA in mid-2024 to discuss clarifications that will give the industry flexibility to implement more scenario-based training SHOULD PART 91 RECURRENT PILOT TRAINING BE MORE SCENARIO-BASED? rather than re-training the same list of tasks every six months,” said Brian Koester, aviation operations and compliance analyst at Jetlaw, LLC. For example, simulator instructors and check pilots are required, under the new interpretation, to train and then check everyday tasks, such as normal takeoffs and landings. Experts say this time is better spent conducting scenario-based and emergency training. “We’ve been doing the same archaic training since 1972, and the industry has been trying to change this for quite some time,” said Dondi Pangalangan, senior vice president of strategic initiatives at Clay Lacy Aviation. “Why check things we know a pilot can do because they’re doing them every day?” Part 121 airlines train by using advanced qualification OPENING LINES 7 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 04, ISSUE 04
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