Airline pilots are looked upon as leaders by passengers, crew, and employers
alike. Newly hired pilots, as well as current pilots upgrading to become
Captains, are required to have training, experience, and skills that demonstrate
practical leadership ability and professionalism. Beyond accumulated experience
in the flight deck, pilots need straightforward guidance on how to fulfill the
role of pilot-in-command. Pilots know that when things go wrong, everyone looks
to the captain—the pilot-in-command—to make things right.
Pilots In Command: Your Best Trip, Every Trip goes beyond what
is required by flight training curricula, into what is both a rarity and a
necessity: solid advice to student and professional aviators about how to be
transformational leaders. This second edition includes new discussions on
professionalism and safety for today’s airline operations.
Focusing on a range of topics that all tie into the application of basic
leadership skills, the author covers crew roles, crew briefings, flight
attendants, crew resource management (CRM), threat and error management (TEM),
ground services, dispatch, customer service, abnormal and emergency situations,
layovers, crew dynamics, 14 CFR Part 117 rest rules, safety, and a new model of
transformational leadership and professionalism for pilots.
Especially relevant for new airline pilots and Captain upgrade candidates, Pilots
In Command shares the insights and techniques typically gained only
from years of experience and interaction with your fellow pilots and crew at
35,000 feet.
Softcover, 216 pages.