Day One: Wednesday, 24th February, 2010

08.30 Coffee And Registration

09.00 Chairman’s Address And Opening Remarks

Chris Granville-White CBE
Conference Chairman

09.10 Delivering The Next Generation Of Aircrew To The Usaf: 19th Air Force

  • Overview of pilot training
  • Mobility operations training
  • Combat Systems Officer
  • Training the trainer: Instructor pilot training

Major General Gregory A. Feest
Commander, 19th Air Force
USAF

09.45 The Uk Mod’s Concept Of Delivering Operational Training In The Air Environment

  • The need to achieve high quality, cost-effective training for every live sortie flown.
  • How best to provide common, efficient and effective operational air training capabilities at all levels for Air Vehicle Operators.
  • The ability to provide air support to personnel training in the Joint and Combined arenas

Air Commodore Sean Bell
Head of Equipment Capability Theatre Airspace
UK MoD

10.50 Advanced Jet Pilot Training For European Nations (aejpt)

  • Future advanced trainer A/C needs
  • Developing an integrated training system
  • The way ahead

Colonel Kris Dewilde
Deputy NAD, Chairman AEJPT PG
Belgium Armed Forces

13.00 Networking Lunch

Stream A: Chris Granville-White CBE, Stream Chairman

Stream B: Sir Dusty Miller, Stream Chairman

14.25 Training Non Pilot Officers For Uav Operator Roles

  • Training requirements for the future UAV Pilot
  • What are the requirements for the operators?
  • How can we go forward?

Squadron Leader Tony Sumner
Flying Training Development
RAF

14.25 The Distributed Mission Operations Centre (dmoc) Impact On Training

  • Battlespace integration of LVC assets as real-world weapons systems/ranges, human-in-the-loop and computer-driven simulations
  • Exercise virtual flag: Training of everyone involved in military Air Operations
  • Future priorities, exercises and requirements

Lieutenant Colonel Troy "Dykester" Molendyke
705 CTS/CC, USAF Distributed Mission Operations Centre (DMOC)
USAF

15.30 Afternoon Tea & Networking

15.30 Afternoon Tea & Networking

16.05 Rear Crew Training Considerations

  • Current overview of rear crew training in the RAF
  • Special considerations for training of non flying crew
  • Summary, recommendations and next steps in rear crew training

Squadron Leader Ian Thompson
Flight Training Development
RAF

16.05 The Live And Synthetic Training Blend Conundrum

  • Addressing the current difficulties faced my militaries
  • Developing the optimum live and synthetic training mix

Wing Commander Bob Young
SO1 Synthetic Training
RAF

16.40 Standardising Italian Air Force Training To Meet 21st Century Training Requirements

  • Getting the live synthetic training mix right
  • The M-346
  • Financial considerations

Colonel Antonio Coppola
Chief of Training, Standardisation Office
Italian Air Force

16.40 Realistic Tactical Flight Training In A High ‘G’ Environment

  • Gxpands pilot performance capability to the edges of the flight envelope
  • Physiological training in a tactical environment is just as important as visual training
  • Reduces need to use aircraft to maintain currency for high ‘G’ tolerance, training, and readiness
  • Interchangeable Cockpits for a More Realistic Tactical Training Experience
  • Data Link capability to any HLA compatible simulator for DMO

Kenneth L. Ginader
CAPT, USN (Ret), Business Development Manager, Tactical Flight Training Systems
Environmental Tectonics Corporation

17.15 COOPERATION IN TRAINING: THE AJeTS

  • AJeTS: Origin, concept of cooperation and organisation
  • How to fulfil the requirements of different types of missions within French and Belgian air forces: A modular syllabus
  • The challenge of a wider training cooperation: Sharing human resource and competencies in command/management postings

Colonel Jean-Marc Blanckaert
Commanding Officer AJeTS
French Air Force

17.50 Chairman’s Summary And Closing Remarks

17.55 Sponsored Drinks Reception And Gala Dinner