Military Flight Training

SMi is proud to announce the inaugural Military Flight Training symposium, to be held in London on Wednesday 19th & Thursday 20th September 2012.

A new addition to the defence portfolio, this event will build on the success of SMi’s Joint Forces Simulation and Training and Air Mission Planning events to provide an innovative and unique forum for discussion and analysis of Military Flight Training. This event boasts a strong and well-balanced speaker line-up drawn from around the world delivering practical insight and experience of flight training techniques and procedures.

This year’s programme will cover sessions on Human Factors – Performance and Limitations, Tactical Training and Mission Planning, Weapons Training, Nightvision Training, Simulation and Simulators, Jet & Fighter Training, Helicopter Training, instructor Training, Formation Flying and Formation Command. These topics and sessions are designed to provide a thorough and focused overview of the Military Flight Training field and to provoke discussion, debate and analysis during the question and answer sessions following each presentation. Come prepared with the key questions you want answering!

The speaker panel is comprised of experts with current practical experience within the field. They provide invaluable insight based on their current activities and programmes as well as what they will be involved with in future and how lessons are being learned and new challenges adapted to.

HEAR FROM OUR EXPERT SPEAKER LINE-UP:

Air Marshall Sir Barry Thornton, Managing Director, Ascent & UKMFTS
Lt Col Robert Persson, Wing Commander Flying, F7 Wing, Swedish Air Force
Captain Paul Shawcross, Commandant, Defence Helicopter Flying School & Royal Navy
Lt Col Frits Müller, Staff Land Forces Command, Royal Netherlands Army
Lt Col Pieter Mink, Staff Land Forces Command, Royal Netherlands Army
Squadron Leader Adrian Rycroft, OC Human Performance Trg Sqn, RAF Cranwell
Rudi Woodward, ACTS Program Manager, US Air Force - Langley

Key reasons to attend:

Hear presentations of practical experiences and challenges faced by key speakers involved in Military Flight Training
Analyse how different organisations and nations provide flight training – what can be shared and learned between nations
Discuss the positives and negatives of full mission simulation versus part task training
Develop your understanding of night vision and night vision goggle training
Learn the intricacies of jet and fighter training
Evaluate instructor training and maximisation of performance and growth
Strategise for air tactics and weapons training
Understand human factors. How do communications and performance limitation affect training? How are these challenges overcome and learned from?
Network with key industry professionals