Facilitation and Debriefing in Aviation Training and Operations

This practical guide is designed to enable individual pilots, training departments and airline managers to better understand and use the techniques of facilitation. Based on extensive field studies by the editors and invited contributors, it presents an easily accessible guide to the philosophy of facilitation combined with practical applications designed to improve training and flight operations. Illustrated with realistic examples from aviation settings, and specifically designed for aviation professionals, the applications include: * debriefing of training sessions * crew self-debriefing of line operations * analysis of problematic flight incidents * assisting crew members after traumatic events It will be essential reading for managers and instructors in airline training departments, flight training organizations, flight schools and researchers in flight training.

'This book will be a useful reference for all who are involved in facilitation, whether as trainers or line pilots.' Association of Aviation Psychology Newsletter, April 2005 ’This book will be a useful reference for all who are involved in facilitation, whether as trainers or line pilots. The authors bring hard won experience to the topic. As well as providing practical tips and techniques for crew debriefings, they warn of the traps and pitfalls awaiting the unwary facilitator.’ Alan Hobbs

R. Key Dismukes is chief scientist for Human Factors, NASA Ames Research Center, USA. He has published applied studies in human factors and fundamental research studies in neurobiology, managed research organizations and led committees of scientists reporting on science and public issues. Guy Smith is managing director of Ypsilon Associates. He is currently Regional Faculty Advisor for Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) and is Course Monitor of ERAU Extended Campus Course on Global Information and Technology Management. Previously he was with Northwest Airlines Human Factors Department.