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There is a lot of talk these days about the need to incorporate
risk management concepts and principles into flight training. Most
flight instructors would agree that we should minimize the risk
inherent in flying. But what does "safety" really mean?
What exactly is "risk management?" How can a flight instructor
not only ensure the safety of flight training, but also train clients
in all stages of training to manage risk after they leave the relatively
protected flight training environment?
As an active part-time flight instructor,
a Civil Air Patrol instructor and check pilot, and (since May
2004) a full-time employee of the FAA's General Aviation and
Commercial Division (AFS-800 in "FAA-speak"), I have been
thinking a lot about these issues lately. One of the results of
the ongoing process of thinking, talking, and testing practical
risk management training materials is
Volume 2 (http://www.faa.gov/education_research/tr. . .g/flight_instructor/media/Volume2.pdf)
of the FAA's three Flight Instructor Refresher Course developer's guide
modules, which is also accessible through the Online Resources section
at
www.faasafety.gov. (http://www.faasafety.gov)
Volume 2 focuses on introducing the concepts of system safety and
risk management as they appear in the formal literature on these topics.
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