Pilot-training improvements in limbo: Russian investigators

Russian investigators are claiming that several recommendations intended to enhance and reinforce pilot training have yet to be introduced. The Interstate Aviation Committee says it has previously noted “shortcomings” in the training of crews during inquiries into several accidents. Inquiries have cited issues with initial, recurrent and conversion training, and problems at all levels of civil aviation administration, including legislative support. “Unfortunately, many recommendations aimed at improving training levels for pilots…have not been implemented to date,” says the committee. It states that these recommendations have included advisories for enhancing practical skills to recover from in-flight upsets and unusual attitudes – including negative g-loads – and establishing criteria for language proficiency among foreign pilots. <br/>