CAE has published industrywide standard operating procedures designed to enhance safety in the day-to-day environment of training and business flying. [Credit: Kristopher Allison/Unsplash]
Key Takeaways:
CAE has published an "Airplane Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Manual" to promote consistent and proven standards for aviation safety.
These industry-wide SOPs were developed in collaboration with the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), aircraft manufacturers, operators, and other training experts.
The manual aims to support operational consistency across the industry, particularly benefiting smaller operations that may lack resources to develop their own SOPs.
CAE plans to integrate these new SOPs into its worldwide pilot training programs, with instructor preparation starting in early 2026 and implementation into training sessions beginning the same year.
Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.