Re: CRM training devices
CLARK MORRIS (cmorris_at_dualinc.com)
Fri, 15 Aug 1997 10:20:40 -0400
CRMDEEN_at_aol.com wrote:
>
> Hey, gang, I finally got out of the stack of messages we've generated
> the past few days. Exiting reading!!! I'm glad majordomo-Niel is stocking the
> archives with the different subjects we've addressed lately.
> I'm from the old school of CRM training and am not convinced PCs have a
> role in the CRM training process. Some of you do. I also see the
> discussions evolving to the need of "jeaprody" training. The last
> facilitator class I had came to a consensus that unless the check-airman have
> a bit of a hammer on checkrides, the CRM behavior will develop slowly, or not
> at all.
> I'll be trying a recreation LOFT tomorrow, and we'll see if an
> individual, who just attended initial training will perform some "emergency
> talk" that will be required to break an error chain. He's had a lot of
> orientation and awareness training this week, so he should be ready to "take
> it to the airplane", correct?
> We'll be using a full (well sort-of) fidelity simulator, and flying a
> mission that will be very similar to a recent aircraft mishap. The crew will
> even discuss the mishap prior to their flight.
> If the training plan goes well, he'll take controls from an incapacitated
> PIC, in spite of the barrier that English is not his natural, nor fluent,
> language. He's also been in this culture for only one month.
> Can the PC enthusiasts create this experiential test as well?
>
> Greg Deen
The question I might have is this: If your people are fully ground
schooled in CRM, past book-learnin', have practiced CRM in a real time
stressed situation (low fidelity is OK), and have been provided some
instructor feedback (as well as some peer team evaluation), maybe even
viewed a videotape of themselves in team action; then I would say take
it to the full up $1000.00/hr simulator (or whatever they cost) for a
full up test and evaluation.
If you are presenting initial CRM skills in a classroom to a group of
people who can't even spell CRM - then provide a low-fidelity (cheap) PC
simulator and engage in a Mini-LOFT scenario directly related to the
skills just taught. This allows economical training of the basic CRM
skills set, and allows the CRM instructor to provide training and
feedback at the time of initial delivery of instruction (not days, weeks
or months after the classroom lecture during the sim ride when the plate
is very full already with other tasks to train). The PC is no substitute
for a full up LOFT scenario, but CRM skills don't require a full
fidelity device (integration with other skills - yes).