Increased simulator training is not just a cleaner, greener approach, it also eases congestion at busy airstrips and responds to pushes in some communities to eliminate or reduce flight training academies from local airports.

National Flight Training Alliance (NFTA), an organization working to unify, promote and protect America’s flight training industry, is honored to have served since December 2023 on the FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Committee on Pilot Mental Health Rulemaking Committee (ARC), formed to break down barriers that prevent pilots from reporting mental health issues to the agency, and fully supports the ARC report recommendations provided to the FAA and announced by the agency on April 1, 2024.

Increased simulator training is not just a cleaner, greener approach, it also eases congestion at busy airstrips and responds to pushes in some communities to eliminate or reduce flight training academies from local airports.

Amid the myriad topics included in the FAA Reauthorization Bill, there is a great deal of emphasis placed on safety, training and technology. And rightly so. “Safety first” is the guiding principle of any flight training organization. Training plays right into that, ensuring owner operators have committed sufficient attention and investments to guarantee that no aspect of training is undercut – whether it be through actual flight training curriculum and instruction, or best practice safety measures that guide the everyday activities of a flight school.