Flight Training Academy
Trains commercial pilots, instrument rating candidates and flight instructors under the academy's training approval, using a documented syllabus, lesson plans, pre-flight briefings, flight and simulator sessions and debriefs, while managing the specific risks of training flights at a shared regional aerodrome.
What the team is accountable for
- Deliver theory, simulator and flight training to the syllabus
- Plan, brief, authorise and debrief every training flight
- Maintain student training records and progress checks
- Manage training aircraft scheduling and serviceability
- Apply academy safety and airspace procedures
How we know it is working
Who works here
Jules Whitford
Is the academy's chief flight instructor, oversees the syllabus and instructor standards, and has trained pilots at SkyBridge for 11 years.
Where the work is recorded
Crew Training and Qualification Records
Tracks the qualifications, checks, endorsements, recurrent training and expiry dates of pilots, cabin crew, ground staff, instructors and students.
Flight Movements and Dispatch
Records every scheduled, charter and training movement with crew, aircraft, load, dangerous goods and turnaround details from planning to departure.
Safety Reporting System
Holds every occurrence, hazard, fatigue, security and dangerous goods report with its classification, investigation status and corrective actions.