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ATAC AGM
Nov. 9, 2010
Sherry Cooper and Tom Ray
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CFI Requirements - Transport
CFI Ideal Skill Sets
Specific Responsibilities at your School
Occupational Health and Safety Considerations
Your School “S.O.P.’s”
Personnel Powers and Actions
If you are a Union Organization
Ground School Supervision
Should the CFI take on a Teaching Load?
10. The Change Process
11. Record Keeping
12. SMS Training
13. Auditing the Operation
has a Class 1 or Class 2 Flight Instructor Rating
for the category of aircraft in which the flight
training is to be conducted
• has a Class 3 Flight Instructor Rating for
aeroplane flight training provided no other flight
instructor is employed at that flight training unit
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• responsible
for operational control
• the management of the overall pilot training
program
• the supervision of all flight and ground
instructors
• the direct supervision of Class 4 flight instructors,
and assigning their supervising instructor
• approving the ground instructors and the quality
and content of ground school instruction and flight
training provided by that flight training unit
• the content and
accuracy of Pilot Training Records,
course reports, student pilot permits issued, license
applications and any other documents which form
part of the training process
• ensuring that flight instruction is based on the
appropriate flight instructor guide and flight
training manual
• ensuring that the daily flight record is used for
operational control
• ensuring
that all appropriate publications
including the CARs, AIM, CFS, WAS, FIG and
FTM, and human factors manual are readily
available to trainees and up to date
• maintaining a current copy of training
publications, charts, maps and any other material
required for training
• ensuring that all solo training flights are properly
authorized by a flight instructor and acknowledged
by the trainee
• decisions with respect to flight safety during
flying
periods
• confirming the continuing validity of staff licenses
and ratings
• ensuring that all staff members are kept informed
of any changes to the regulations and standards
• disseminating, and acting upon aeroplane safety
information, including accident, incident, and other
occurrence reports
• developing and implementing an operational
control system in accordance with the CARs
• where an integrated course is conducted,
ensuring the development and implementation of
a flight training operations manual and a training
manual in accordance with the CARs
• liaison with Transport Canada on all matters
concerning flight training operations
• delegation,
in writing, of duties to the assistant
chief flight instructor if applicable
• developing and implementing a plan of action in
case of an instructor’s unacceptable flight test
record and follow up action
• Team Player
• Energetic
• Personable
• Adaptable
• Customer Service Expert
• Operational Cost Manager
• Human Resources Manager
•Develops Training Plans and Quotes which
sometimes includes training that has nothing to
do with flying
•ESL, setting up bank accounts, cooking on a
budget
•Develop and Amend Syllabi
•Develop and Implement Policies
• At
a smaller school, the CFI may wear
several hats
•Common ones – Authorized Person, Exam
Invigilator, Pilot Examiner, Charter Pilot or
training Captain
• Possibly Maintenance Coordinator, Chief
Pilot for Charter, Operations Manager for
Charter or even General Manager
• Does He or She have Training
in Health
and Safety
•Works closely with the Safety Officer
• On the OHS Committee
• Openly promotes a Safe Working
Environment
• Every school has their way of doing things
• This is their Standard Operating
Procedures
• If they aren’t documented, they should be
• The CFI should follow the S.O.P.’s, inform
and promote these to all staff
• Your CFI should know what are the limits of his
power with the instructional and support staff
• What are the limits of his disciplinary actions?
• Can he hire and fire? Pay rate discussion –what
role does the CFI play?
• Should he consult with administration first?
• All of the above should be spelled out in CFI
training meetings with administration and a job
description
• If you are governed by a union agreement,
the CFI needs to know his privileges
• Is your CFI still a member of the union or
out-of-scope ?
• Under the union agreement, as a member
of the union, his disciplinary options are
limited
• If out-of-scope, he or she needs to know the
agreement well and what are his options
• Selection and training of Staff
• How frequent the supervision?
• How do you supervise?
• What is the drop out rate?
• Monitoring of practice exams and test scores
• Assessment of staff, Programs and student
performance -academic and practical skills
• Depends so much on the size of the school
• Depends on the instructor / student ratio
• Do you pay your CFI a fixed salary or a base
salary with extra pay for briefing or flying?
• Is he or she your Pilot Examiner
• This is a very personal issue with each flight
school
• What privileges will your CFI have to
change your “tried and tested” ground
school program
• Right to amend the notes, the powerpoint
presentations, the curriculum
• Should he or she meet with the
administration, the general manager or the
ground instructional staff to make
amendments
• The CARs say the CFI is responsible
• Is there a suitable program in place to
support this?
• Are the instructors all trained in the way
the process needs to operate?
• Do you have S.O.P.’s that need to be used?
• Document everything!
• As we progress to SMS, what will your CFI’s
role be?
• Where does your CFI fit in the SMS
training process
• Will he or she be a believer, a promoter, a
follower or a dissenter?
• With the new way of self audit, we must
review our systems regularly, document
findings, find the root cause of any
problems, change policy to improve the
process and train the applicable staff to
comply
• Then monitor the change to see it is
working and is being followed
• Your CFI will be an integral player in this
process
• He or she must lead in both actions and
attitude
• His or her example will shape the whole
instructional staff
•CFI must work with maintenance
manager/staff to ensure there is a connection
between operational practices and maintenance
concerns/recurrent defects
Don’t let them work out their hourly rate