Local Pilots Start With Safety Training

COLUMBUS, Ohio —Most air travelers know when they are on board their flight that safety information cards are available in the chair seat pockets—but they usually get tossed aside.

For pilots of small and large planes, flight safety scenarios get the most attention from day one, NBC 4‘s Marcus Thorpe reported.

Safety gets its start in places like The Ohio State University Department of Aviation.

Flight simulators get a workout at the training center and while there is no prototype for a pilot, handling a stressful situation is a must regardless of the size of the plane.

“You have to be able to concentrate on training and drilling so you have capabilities and resources to handle the situation,“ said Candi Roby, OSU Chief Flight Instructor.

Much of the planning and preparing starts well before the wheels roll.

“Take off, for example: what if you lose engine on the runway, 50 feet off the ground? That conversation happens before, so you have a plan of action,“ said Brandon Mann, Assistant Chief Flight Instructor.

The ultimate goal is to fly and be prepared if something goes wrong.

“We work on the simulator with our students—the aviate, navigate, communicate skills and that’s what this pilot probably called on yesterday. I hope to fly 39 years more and not have to call on them,“ said Timothy, of the OSU department of aviation.

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