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Very Light Jet Training

By Bob Barnes

Activities of the International VLJ Training Stakeholders’ Discussion Group

In December 2006, a small group of VLJ stakeholders began discussing the key issues relating to VLJ pilot training with the ultimate goal of helping to improve VLJ operational safety.

This on-line discussion, which initially began as a simple conversation between two people interested in aviation safety, has grown to include more than 300 aviation professionals representing VLJ training stakeholders from around the world. And, it has generated more than 200 pages of discussion summaries that identify key stakeholder concerns relating to VLJ training.

Key issues identified through these discussions are being summarized in various professional papers. The following papers are currently available (most recent is at the top). If you would like a copy, simply click on the link.

“Ensuring the Safety of Very Light Jet Operations: Is mentoring the solution for developing VLJ pilot competence?” WATS 2008, Orlando, FL, April 2008.
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“Ensuring the Safety of Very Light Jet Operations: The VLJ Training Safety Audit Checklist,” WATS 2008, Orlando, FL, April 2008.
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“Very Light Jet (VLJ) Training Issues Workshop,” WATS 2008, Orlando, FL, April 2008.
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“Very Light Jet Aircraft Certification and Training Best Practices,” Royal Aeronautical Society, London, March 2008.
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“VLJ Training Stakeholder Perceptions (On-Line Survey 2008-01),” International VLJ Training Stakeholders’ Discussion Group, February 2008.
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“The Global Need for Very Light Jet (VLJ) Training Best Practices,” EATS 2007, Berlin, October 2007
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“Achieving Very Light Jet (VLJ) Training Standardization—a progress report,” WATS 2007, Orlando, May 2007.
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