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GA Type Rating for Airline Pilots: Intro at the NAFI Summit

The GA Type Rating for Airline Pilots course seeks to help flight instructors reintroduce airline pilots to general aviation flying.

The GA Type Rating for Airline Pilots course seeks to help flight instructors reintroduce airline pilots to general aviation flying.
The GA Type Rating for Airline Pilots course seeks to help flight instructors reintroduce airline pilots to general aviation flying. [Shutterstock]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Many airline pilots harbor trepidations about returning to General Aviation (GA) due to forgotten basics and changes, contrary to common flight instructor assumptions.
  • A "GA type rating course" is being developed by experts like Gary Reeves and Les Abend to specifically address the unique fears and educational needs of these transitioning airline pilots.
  • This course aims to equip flight instructors with the best tools to safely welcome a predicted influx of retiring airline pilots back into GA, benefiting both the pilots and the broader GA community.
  • The developers are soliciting input from airline pilots via a survey to refine the course content and will introduce it at the NAFI Summit.
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Are you a flight instructor who has cringed at the thought of climbing into a Cessna 172 and conducting a flight review with an airline pilot? Is the reaction a result of the intimidation factor, believing he or she has thousands of hours of experience flying airplanes that surpasses your experience? Or do you have a preconceived notion that their attitude has an air of arrogance or superiority?

Would you believe that many airline pilots harbor trepidations about operating in the GA environment and have a great deal of respect for good flight instructors? Many of the worries or concerns stem from the fact that airline pilots have been away from the small airplane world long enough to have forgotten the basics or have been absent for years of changes.

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