Aimpoint - Airspeed: Approach to Airmanship & Professionalism in Undergraduate Aviation Education

This initiative creates the foundation for airmanship and professionalism in the undergraduate aviation student. Given the projected numbers of pilots required in the next decade, safety education and professionalism must begin immediately in the development of future commercial pilots. The aviation industry needs pilots to maintain the highest levels of professional conduct in and out of the cockpit. The Airmanship Model is used as the basis of the framework and engages students and instructors in discussions and performance evaluations. Professionalism is the foundation, stressing individual accountability and ownership. Embedded within professionalism are flight discipline, skill and proficiency, and communication. Seven personal knowledge pillars then link the foundation with the framework’s outcomes, situational awareness and decision making. This model helps to develop airmanship and professionalism, acting as both a process and product and is the individual structure that crew resource management builds upon