Delivering airline pilot training to mitigate the risk of loss of control–in flight (LOC-I) partly depends on technical innovations that mesh precisely with new regulations, standards and expert guidance (ASW, 7/13, p. 27, and 8/13, p. 34). Behind-the-scenes details provide evidence of progress to date on these innovations, as seen by some of the international specialists involved, and offer insights on what constitutes acceptable results from key hardware-software solutions, and their limitations.
For many years, the effectiveness of existing engineered solutions for accident prevention was the subject of wide-ranging debate, some specialists told the 8th International Flight Crew Training Conference, held in September 2013 in London by the Royal Aeronautical Society. Overall, the specialists voiced confidence in current or imminent technical capability to support this training.
Michael Varney, a captain and senior director, flight crew training, Airbus, told the conf…
