

Retain you Pilot Staff!
A revolving staff door is not good for business and it’s not good for flight safety. This will continue to be the number one challenge...


Quality and Control of Solo-flight Authorizations
The greatest risk to flight training safety originates from solo training flights, especially with student in the early phase of solo...


Operations Manual 101: Personnel Administration
The Operations Manual should set out an organization chart of the administration of the school. This section then lists the key...


Operations Manual 101: Quality Assurance
The Quality Assurance section of an Operations Manual should begin with a summation of how the quality assurance system is organized. If...


Operations Manual 101: Amendment, Distribution, and Compliance Statement
Ideally, an Operations Manual should begin with a statement that simply describes the procedures to be used for changing or amending the...


Operational Quality, Aircraft Quality, and Education Quality
The quality of most North American flight schools is derived from three points of measure—the quality of its training operations, the...


The Importance of having a Web-based Quality Assurance System
A key ingredient for a successful Integrated Quality Assurance program is its web-based access and design. Here are some of the important...


Corrective Action Hub
At the core of an integrated quality assurance system is the corrective action hub, into which all findings are channeled, analyzed, and...


The Critical Need of an Integrated Quality Assurance Process
The demands of current date administration requires a continual undertaking at improving operational effectiveness and safety, and the...


Germanwings Flight 9525—Pilot Medical Privacy can still be protected
Out of this tragedy will hopefully spring increased safety for passengers and aircraft, but decision-makers involved in designing the...























