University of Birmingham flight safety researchers seek volunteers
Flight safety researchers at the University of Birmingham are looking for low-houred student pilots to participate in simulator-based sessions. As part of a series of experiments “designed to inform future aircraft design and future pilot education and training,” researchers are looking to recruit pilot volunteers aged 18 to 25. Candidates must have also between five and 50 hours of Single Engine Piston (SEP) time. The sessions will...
Does dual licence training work?
In the post-Brexit era, commercial pilot cadets training in the UK are now facing the conundrum of whether to train towards a UK licence; to train towards an EU licence; or whether to maximise their future employability by training for both. With a growing number of UK schools offering dual training programmes, cadets are now able to train towards both licences at the same time, but is this a realistic challenge to be undertaking and...
Leading by example?
After around seven weeks of inactivity, on 15th May, UK General Aviation (GA) pilots were informed that they can return to flying, subject to following the general guidance on social-distancing. In effect the guidance is that GA flying is currently restricted to either solo flight, or flying with passengers that are part of the same self-isolating group as the pilot. At face value, this means that flying training cannot yet...
Skyborne offers Flybe crew support package
Gloucestershire Airport-based Skyborne Airline Academy are inviting former Flybe pilots to apply for a specialist Skyborne sponsored flight instructor programme, and are also offering three hours of free time in Skyborne’s Boeing 737 MAX simulator, to prepare for the simulator assessment phase of any future job interview, for those pilots wishing to continue their airline careers with other carriers. Lee Woodward, Skyborne CEO, said:...
