The human element in airline training - Royal Aeronautical Society

ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY
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Royal Aeronautical Society
At the forefront of change
Founded in 1866 to further the science of aeronautics, the
Royal Aeronautical Society has been at the forefront of
developments in aerospace ever since. Today the Society
performs three primary roles:
■ to support and maintain the highest standards for
professionalism in all aerospace disciplines;
■ to provide a unique source of specialist information and a
central forum for the exchange of ideas;
■ to exert influence in the interests of aerospace in both the
public and industrial arenas.
Benefits
■ Membership grades for professionals and enthusiasts alike
■ Over 19,000 members in more than 100 countries
■ Over 70 Branches across the world
■ Dedicated Careers Centre
■ Publisher of three monthly magazines
■ Comprehensive lecture and conference programme
■ One of the most extensive aerospace libraries in the world
The Society is the home for all aerospace professionals,
whether they are engineers, doctors, air crew, air traffic
controllers, lawyers, to name but a few. There is a grade of
membership for everyone — from enthusiasts to captains of
industry.
To join the Society please contact the Chief Executive,
Royal Aeronautical Society, 4 Hamilton Place, London
W1J 7BQ, UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 7670 4300. Fax: +44 (0)20
7670 4309. e-mail: raes@raes.org.uk
The Royal Aeronautical Society has 20 Specialist Interest
Group Committees, each of which has been set up to
represent the Society in all aspects of the aerospace world.
These committees vary in size and activity, but all their
members contribute an active knowledge and enthusiasm.
The Groups meet four or five times a year and their main
activities centre around the production of conferences and
lectures, with which the Society fulfils a large part of its
objectives in education and the dissemination of technical
information.
In addition to planning these conferences and lectures, the
Groups also act as focal points for the information enquiries
and requests received by the Society. The Groups therefore
form a vital interface between the Society and the world at
large, reflecting every aspect of the Society’s diverse and
unique membership.
By using the mechanism of the Groups, the Society covers the
interests of operators and manufacturers, military and civil
aviators, commercial and research organisations, regulatory
and administrative bodies, engineers and doctors, designers
and distributors, company directors and students, and every
other group of professionals who work within aerospace.
This Paper represents the views of the Specialist Group of the Society and of the Guild committee that was involved with
its preparation. It has not been discussed outside the Learned Society Board or the Guild’s Secretariat. As such, it does not
necessarily represent the views of the Society or the Guild as a whole, or any other Specialist Group or Committee.
The human element in airline training
Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators
A Guild of the City of London
Founded in 1929, the Guild is a Livery Company of the City of
London, receiving its Letters Patent in 1956.
With as Patron His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh, KG, KT and as Grand Master His Royal Highness
The Prince Andrew, Duke of York, CVO, ADC, the Guild is a
charitable organisation that is unique amongst City Livery
Companies in having active regional committees in Australia,
Hong Kong and New Zealand.
Main objectives
■ To establish and maintain the highest standards of air
safety through the promotion of good airmanship among
air pilots and air navigators.
■ To constitute a body of experienced airmen available for
advice and consultation and to facilitate the exchange of
information.
■ To raise the standard knowledge of airmen.
■ The make awards for meritorious achievement and to
issue Master Air Pilot and Master Air Navigator
Certificates.
■ To assist air pilots and air navigators and their dependents
with their children’s education and those in need through
a Benevolent Fund.
The first concern of the Guild is to sponsor and encourage
action and activities designed to ensure that aircraft wherever
they may be are piloted and navigated by highly competent,
self reliant, dependable and respected people. The Guild has
therefore fostered the sound educational and training of air
pilots and air navigators, from the initial training of the young
pilot to the specialist training of the more mature. It rewards
those who have reached the top of their profession through
long years of experience and accomplishment and those who,
by their outstanding achievement, have added to the lustre of
their calling.
The majority of Guild members are or have been professional
licence holders, both military and civil, but many are also
private pilot licence holders. Guild members operate not only
aircraft in airlines and all the branches of Her Majesty’s armed
forces but also in every area of general aviation and sporting
flying.
The aircraft flown range from supersonic military and civil,
through single and multi-engine fixed-wing and helicopters,
training aircraft, microlights, gliders and balloons, to
experimental aircraft. This is, for many members, the
particular strength and attraction of the Guild, with its diverse
spread of interests together with an entirely non-political
outlook, forbidding any trade union activities.
To join the Guild, please contact the Clerk, Guild of Air
Pilots and Air Navigators, Cobham House, 9 Warwick
Court, Gray’s Inn, London WC1R 5DJ, UK. Tel: +44 (0)20
7404 4032. Fax: +44 (0)20 7404 4035. e-mail:
gapan@gapan.org and Website: http://www.gapan.org