The Marine Corps has invested millions of dollars to train each pilot. To receive the best return on its investment, the USMC requires its aviators to keep their flying skills sharp. The Marine Corps must develop a program for pilots on Duty Involving Flight Denied (DIFDEN) orders designed to pay for up to eight flight hours a month in Federal Aviation Administration rated civil aircraft because this program will ensure that aviators remain proficient at flight planning, operational risk management, and crew resource management. Civil flying is a valuable resource that can be utilized to ensure pilots are maintaining fundamental skills. Military mishap rates are climbing due to costly errors, not enemy action. Investing money in pilots on DIFDEN orders would help to reduce the number of incidents related to human factors. Civil aviation is currently being used to introduce potential aviators to flying before they begin flight school, under the Flight Indoctrination Program. The Marine Corps needs to start utilizing civil aviation to ensure that DIFDEN pilots' flight planning, operational risk management, and crew resource management skills remain at a high level. The Marine Corps will have better aviators, save money, and reduce the number of mishaps related to human factors when the DIFDEN flight program is developed and implemented.
Duty Involving Flight Denied (DIFDEN) Flight Program Proposal
2008
13 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aeronautics , Aircraft , Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower , Job Training & Career Development , Flight training , General aviation aircraft , Operational effectiveness , Pilots , Skills , Marine corps personnel , Qualifications , Marine corps training , Situational awareness , Proficiency , Aviation safety , Planning , Operational readiness , Flight crews , Risk management , Decision making , Group dynamics , Duty involving flight denied , Civilian flight instruction , Difden(Duty involving flight denied) , Flight indoctrination program , Flight planning , Crew resource management , Operational risk management
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