Fri, May 23, 2003
For Inspection Authorization (IA) and Aviation Maintenance
Technician (AMT) Programs
The FAA has now approved the ElectronicFlight
Solutions avionics training modules on Weather, Traffic, Terrain
Awareness and the Garmin GNS 530/430 as credit for the required
training in the Inspection Authorization (IA) renewal program. The
training modules have also been accepted as training credit in the
Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Awards Program, which is
designed to encourage aviation maintenance technicians and their
employers to take advantage of initial and recurrent training.
Upon
completion of a training module, a technician will receive a
certificate with the proper FAA endorsement. In both programs, each
module of Weather, Traffic and Terrain count as four hours of
training, while the Garmin GPS module counts as eight hours. [To
renew an IA certificate under section 65.93(a)(4), an applicant
must have attended, and successfully completed, acceptable
refresher training of not less than 8 hours within the preceding 12
months. Technicians can now apply ElectronicFlight avionics
training towards that credit.]
The AMT award program is similar, but voluntary. A
five-phase award program rewards technicians for their commitment
to continual education. The specific phase of an award is based on
the number of training hours received. The employer is also
rewarded for the level of technician participation within the
maintenance facility.
The newly approved ElectronicFlight training modules provide
just-in-time training for maintenance facilities without the added
expense of sending technicians away to school. The PC-based
software is also portable, so a technician can learn the latest
avionics at home, away from work distractions.
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