Training your crews

Courses available at Gloucestershire range from ab initio advanced and role conversion training for external customers, to continuation and instrument flying training for PAS/MAS crews. They include:

• Basic, advanced and operational flying
• JAR-FCL approved Instrument Rating
• JAR-FCL approved TRI/IRI course (not Module 1)
• CAA approved TRE standardisation course
• Mountain, night vision goggle (NVG) and instrument flying
• Utility role conversion
• Conversion to type (MD 900/902, EC 135, AS 355, BO 105 and BN2)
• HEMS crewmember
• Police observer
• Crew resource management (CRM)
• Covert surveillance (fixed wing)
• Flight safety
• Operational training for senior emergency service personnel

Programmes are structured to meet the needs of individual customers, taking into account geographic, cultural, operational and technical variations. The police observer course provides officers with a sound basic knowledge of airmanship and covers the full requirements of the UK Police Air Observer's Training Manual. Paramedic training is conducted in support of ambulance service requirements, to provide trained crewmembers to operate in air ambulance units.

For student pilots, ground training takes place in dedicated areas and instrument flying training is on a flight and navigation procedure trainer (FNPT Level II). Flying training is also conducted in-house.

Pilot Training:
- Type conversion
- Instrument ratings
- Police role flying
- HEMS role flying
- Utility operations
- Crew resource management
- Fire training
- Aircrew First Aid refresher

Crew Member Training:
- Police Air Observers course
- HEMS crew member course
- Crew resource management
- Fire training
- Utility operations

Engineering Training:

- EASA Approved MD902 Explorer Type      Rating Course
- Continuation
- Maintenance resource management
- Human factors

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