The long-running Decisions Series tackles the Brown Water Navy.At the outset of the Civil War, General Winfield Scott drafted the Anaconda Plan, an ambitious strategy to blockade southern ports and use army forces supported by naval gunboats to secure control of the Mississippi River for the Union, effectively dividing the Confederacy in two. Over the course of the campaign, General Grant’s ground forces closely cooperated with river forces under the leadership of ...

With the introduction of Part 61 to the Australian licensing system, prior to any helicopter pilot being able to provide instruction they must first hold a Flight Instructors' Rating (FIR), which includes completion of a Principles and Methods of Instruction (PMI) course with an approved helicopter flight school.Mike Becker's "Principles and Methods of Instruction for Helicopter Pilots" is the product of more than two decades of instructing experience. Mike Becker established Becke...

Choosing the right market for your innovation is the biggest, and trickiest, question for innovators. Research has shown that all too often entrepreneurs don’t spend enough time identifying and researching their market opportunities – instead they jump at the first opportunity that looks good, and fail to properly evaluate and leverage other opportunities. These common mistakes means that you often choose the wrong market or lock yourself into one specific direction.Whe...

Expert authors demonstrate the topic using pilot drawn from an FAA/NASA sponsored database. A post-mortem of real-life, real-pilot accidents are examined to explain what went wrong and why. An action agenda is drawn of preventive techniques pilots can effect to avoid the same risks.

Pilots in Command: Your Best Trip, Every Trip goes beyond the requirements of flight training curricula into what is both a rarity and a necessity: sage advice from real pilots, for student and professional aviators alike, about how to be true leaders. Captain-candidates at air carriers go through a “captains class,” an extra module in pilot upgrade training that helps them learn to operate each flight as a good leader. Yet not every captains class provides tricks of the trade or ...

A five-time Space Shuttle commander reveals what astronauts know about improving performance and productivity under pressure.Jim Wetherbee, the only five-time Space Shuttle commander, presents thirty techniques that astronauts use—not only to stay alive in the unforgiving and deadly environment of space, but also to conduct high-quality operations and accomplish complex missions. These same techniques, based on the foundational principles of operating excellence, c...

There are many types of leaders, from middle managers in schools to senior leaders in hospitals, captains of military warships and aircraft, and CEOs in organizations. Whatever type of leader you are or would like to be, your success will be based on the decisions you make. Indecision is the biggest killer of ideas and momentum in both life and business, and in some cases, it can be potentially life-threatening. From nearly two decades of making tough decisions in the military and in busin...

Recruitment tests for pilots and air traffic controllers are modular by design. During the first stages of selection, applicants undergo computer-based screening tests to examine their operational and cognitive skills. However, it is ultimately the psychological interview towards the end of the selection process that decides whether a candidate is hired or not. SkyTest® Airline Interview presents the theory and methodology of the interview approach used in modern suitability testing for pi...

The International Civil Aviation Organization has mandated that all of its member states implement Safety Management Systems (SMS) in their aviation industries. Responding to that call, many countries are now in various stages of SMS development, implementation, and rulemaking. In their first book, Safety Management Systems in Aviation, Stolzer, Halford, and Goglia provided a strong theoretical framework for SMS, along with a brief discourse on SMS implementation. This follow-up book provi...

Recruiting pilots has developed into a process with a scientific methodology. Airlines base the selection of their pilots on both the aviation and social qualifications of the individual applicants, and ensure their decision using the tools of suitability diagnostics. Cognitive and operational performance tests are the start of most selection processes. These are used to test the basic psychomotor skills a pilot requires in their everyday work. The performance tests include an in-depth psy...

Integrate critical roles to improve overall performance in complex engineering projectsIntegrating Program Management and Systems Engineering shows how organizations can become more effective, more efficient, and more responsive, and enjoy better performance outcomes. The discussion begins with an overview of key concepts, and details the challenges faced by System Engineering and Program Management practitioners every day. The practical framework that fol...

Read this book if you work with a Registered Training Organisation. You will find within its covers true empathy and support as well as pragmatic strategies and tools to build a better RTO. It not only contains the key information about running a simple profitable business which all RTO CEOS and Managers should know, but the author has also tailored these issues and solutions to the four key positions within an RTO:· CEO/Manager· Compliance Manager· Trainer/Assessor...