KeepingFeature Label it Real ED TRAINING: IT GETS ning the basics of controlling the pe of operation are more effective in opter Safety Team Toolkit the way it occurs in real life. CAE, we were very intrigued about the combination of our training capabilities and the track record of helicopter said Claude Lauzon, vice president of Civil Aviation Services. started to participate with the ICAO on an international working group that is redefining the standards for training devices and Lauzon explained that CAE a helicopter advisory board consisting of a cross-section of our companies, OEMs and large and small operators from different segments of the he said. started with the fundamental training, gaps and requirements and one of the things they stressed most was the desire to do scenario-based training mission But what is scenario-based training, exactly? The International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) defines it this way: training provides an opportunity to experience the situations that may occur during a routine flight and teaches systematic risk reduction and critical thinking Curt Peredina, chief pilot for North Andover Flight Academy, the first helicopter flight school in the world to offer a FAA/Industry Training Standards (FITS) curriculum, explained how scenario-based training was shaping his training curriculum. accepted helicopter training has fundamentally provided instruction in maneuvers, our FITS syllabus enhances the commercial helicopter training experience by placing the student within scenarios that will build their flight skills as well as their judgment and risk assessment he said. basically wraps up all of the elements within the commercial training program into distinct scenarios rather than just going up with an instructor and flying around and doing Peredina said. it puts decision-making and resource management into each And when you get right down to it, learning good decision-making skills is really at the heart of what scenario-based training is all about, whether a newly minted commercial helicopter pilot or a grizzled old veteran with a logbook as thick as a phonebook. seen a lot of Part 135 check rides where the check airman sits down and goes over the normal oral regulations, systems, general knowledge questions then they go off and said Randy Sharp, manager of the flight training department OTO I AGA I W. A I