Comment-AMCC-III.General-Training

File: < http://www.secureav.com/Comment-AMCC-III.General-Training.pdf >.Last Updated: October 20, 2005THE AVIATORS’ MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT(AMCC) is available at < http://www.secureav.com >.About the Commentary: The Commentary addresses selected issues within the AVIATORS’ MODEL CODEOF CONDUCT(AMCC) to elaborate on their meaning, provide interpretive guidance, and suggest ways ofadopting the AMCC. It is intended primarily for implementers, policy administrators, aviation associationmanagement, and pilots who wish to explore the AMCC in greater depth. Please send your edits, errata,and comments to . Terms of Use are available at .COMMENTARY TOAMCC III. General – TRAINING AND PROFICIENCYPilot training and pilot proficiency lie at the heart of aviation safety, simply because most1accidents involve pilot error. Effective training requires a sophisticated understanding of the2nature of pilot error and the efficacy of various training methods. As a result, GA flight training3and flight testing are in constant flux, and the subject of considerable rethinking.“Training is the systematic modification of behavior through instruction, practice, measurement,and feedback. Its purpose is to teach the trainee to perform tasks not previously possible or to a4level of skill or proficiency previously unattainable.” The compelling need for flight trainingwas artfully urged long ago by Wolfgang Langewiesche:[F]lying is ...