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Instructor Professionalism

Instructor Professionalism. Setting the Tone. There is nothing in aviation that demands that students must suffer as part of their instruction . – Aviation Instructor ’ s Handbook. — We must not further complicate the learning experience by being unprofessional. NTSB Top Ten List.

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Instructor Professionalism

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  1. Instructor Professionalism

  2. Setting the Tone There is nothing in aviation that demands that students must suffer as part of their instruction. – Aviation Instructor’s Handbook — We must not further complicate the learning experience by being unprofessional

  3. NTSB Top Ten List According to NTSB, there have been a disturbing number of individual incidents of noncompliant behavior, intentional misconduct, or lack of commitment to essential tasks.

  4. NTSB Top Ten List These occurrences demonstrate an erosion of pilot and air traffic controller professionalism.

  5. Discussion Professionalism is not something we can regulate, but it is something we can ... urge pilots and flight crews to aspire to. – 2010 US/Europe International Aviation Safety Conference, FAA’s Greg Kirkland, June 9, 2010 — What does “professionalism” mean to you?

  6. Discussion From East Carolina Univ, The Brody School of Medicine, Office of Medical Education & Student Development

  7. Discussion — How do these “behaviors of professionalism” apply to CFIs and DPEs? — What other parallels exist between the medical & aviation training professions?

  8. Discussion Law of Primacy: the first experience of something often creates a strong, almost unshakable impression. — What does this law of learning mean, and how significant is it in our interactions w/ students?

  9. Discussion

  10. Discussion — What techniques do you use to advance students through the various levels of learning? — How do you reconcile “minimum standards” with a professional duty to train to the Correlation level?

  11. Discussion — What techniques do you use to minimize student frustration?

  12. Discussion Successful professionals understand that the price of excellence is hard work and thorough preparation. – Aviation Instructor’s Handbook — How do you plan your lessons, and do you use a written syllabus?

  13. Discussion Example of Resources Available to Instructors Pilot Training Reform Symposium Output www.PilotTrainingReform.org

  14. Discussion Successful professionals understand that the price of excellence is hard work and thorough preparation. – Aviation Instructor’s Handbook — What do you do as part of your own continuing education strategy?

  15. Discussion Continuing education can take many forms…

  16. Discussion CFI Professional Accreditation Program …including striving for advanced accreditation/recognition

  17. Discussion Generally, students consider their instructor to be a role model whose habits they attempt to imitate, whether consciously or unconsciously. – Aviation Instructor’s Handbook — What are your thoughts on voluntary codes of conduct for instructors and DPEs?

  18. Discussion The FIMCC is a free public service designed to enhance instructor safety and professionalism. It offers a vision of excellence to help instructors build professional relationships with their students. Family of Model Codes of Conduct www.SecureAv.com

  19. Discussion Hazardous Attitudes • Anti-authority (Don’t tell me) • Impulsivity (Do it quickly) • Invulnerability (It won’t happen to me) • Macho (I can do it) • Resignation (What’s the use) — As a role model, which of these do you personally have to be mindful of, and what’s your antidote?

  20. Discussion Personal habits have a significant effect on the professional image. The exercise of common courtesy is perhaps the most important of these. – Aviation Instructor’s Handbook — What are your thoughts about these statements, and what specific “courtesy tips” do you pass on to your students?

  21. Review You never know on which flight your career will be judged.– Professionalism in Aviation,Robert L. Sumwalt, NTSB Board member,March 30, 2011

  22. Erosion of Professionalism (NTSB Top Ten) Definitions / Behaviors of Professionalism Law of Primacy / Levels of Learning Minimizing Student Frustration Hard Work + Preparation  Excellence Summary During this forum, we discussed:

  23. Importance of Continuing Education Our Responsibilities as Role Models Codes of Conduct Hazardous Attitudes Exercising Common Courtesy Instructor Do’s Summary During this forum, we discussed:

  24. This presentation would not have been possible without the generous help and support of the following: Your Forum Facilitator FAA Safety Teamwww.FAASafety.gov SAFEwww.SafePilots.org Rich Stowell, MCFI-Awww.RichStowell.com Doug Stewart, MCFIwww.DSFlight.com Created August 2012

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