We Train Pilots, Not Autopilots

Learning Core Flight Skills During Training Ensures Pilot Competency

There is never any mistake about who is in control of an aircraft. Pilots fly. Technologies like autopilot have added a great benefit to aviation in general, but they do not fly the aircraft. They may assist a pilot in flying an aircraft. Being a pilot is having a comprehensive understanding of flight systems, general knowledge, geographical knowledge, mental math, mechanical proficiency, good old enthusiasm to get the job done well as well as a hundred other things. Systems like autopilot are only one component encompassed by the 'mechanical proficiency' portion of that recipe. Though there is a popular perception that autopilot 'flies' the aircraft, we know that's not true. Core concepts that you learn during training will make you the most effective pilot you can be, always in charge of your aircraft.

In a large commercial aircraft, there will be a huge variety of controls. In flight monitoring, not only of your own controls, but also those of your co-pilot as well as the co-pilot himself, is absolutely essential. A change to regulations instituted by the FAA in 2003 incorporated authoritative information from a 1994 study that indicated that 84% of incidents could possibly have been avoided if flight crew had noticed mistakes or questioned the choices of their superiors. The regulation made it so that both pilots would always be responsible for actively monitoring all flight systems.

Vital Skill Connections Formed In Training

Pilots are generally engaged in what they do. It's in our nature. But at Upper Limit Aviation (1-855-HELIEDU), we build engagement into our training methodology. We teach that flying is something that you do actively. We believe that we build a foundation for our pilots that they will take with them into their future careers. When they take the reigns of a commercial airliner, they fly that puppy themselves.

We've said it many times, but we don't believe in training to the minimum requirements. That only makes you the leader in a race to the bottom. We're trying to train pilots at the elite level demanded by today's top employers in the aviation industry.