How does an instructor determine the readiness of a student to take control of an aircraft filled with hundreds of people? How does he determine that a student has enough knowledge, common sense, cognitive, motor, communication skills, and emotional intelligence to function in this highly demanding and often dangerous and unforgiving environment? I suggest that the "Four C's" is a good process to use for this assessment. The Four C's represent Competency, Consistency, Confidence, and Curiosity. While all the points discussed in the paper above are essential, for the instructor, they can be condensed into these four key items. Competency - the Oxford Dictionary defines competency as "the ability to do something successfully or efficiently." The "or" in this statement raises some questions for instructors right from the start. While we definitely want our students to be successful, we also know the airline wants them to be efficient at the same time. Success can be observed for the most part, as everything we do in operating an aircraft has an end goal, and success can be measured by landing safely. But what about efficiency? How does an instructor correctly determine efficiency without some external scale? An instructor spends most of his time working alone; he has no connection to those who have any data that defines efficient operations. How does an airline determine the most efficient way to operate? It uses data collected from operations. It uses the data to modify training in hopes that the modification will result in better efficiencies in line operations. As we know, hope is a poor strategy, and this process is inherently time-consuming and inefficient. The company expects a transfer of training, but we all know that there has never been a verifiable way to determine whether training truly transfers to line operations. We want that, we expect that, but we don't know that it happens. Why? Because we have not agreed on a way to validate the transfer. The technology exists to validate the transfer, but many in the industry are blocking the way to a safer, more efficient way of training pilots and operating aircraft.

To kick things off, please comment below introducing yourself. Let us know... #1 - Who are you, where are you from and who do you work with? #2 - What do you want to get out of being in this community? #3 - For fun what do you like to do? #4 - Drop a photo of your office space or where you like to do work from. I'll go first... #1 - I'm Jean 👋 A professional pilot who has spent my life mastering the craft. I now work as a chief pilot for a large company in Canada, that operates business jets globally. I am a husband and father of 3, and my passion has been to pursue the Golden Rule, and serve those around me (including my beloved family) with all my skill and passion. #2 - In line with #1, my heart and passion is to give back and pursue the Golden Rule in every way possible. Here on Skool, it means giving back to this awesome community through what I've learned in my 20+ years of professional experience #3 - I'm a creative at heart. When not working you'll find me drafting a kid's story, pictures to go with it, a video for YouTube or perhaps hanging out with my famjam and our community! #4 - see below!