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Airtex ACE System a Boon To Flight Training
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New Training System Is Ace
A revolution in the classroom?
Possibly, but a new system combining proven teaching aids and methods with the latest in high technology audio visual computer wizardry is proving to be an effective method of getting the message across to student pilots of all levels – private, commercial and senior commercial – in the classroom when tackling their theory subjects.
Called ACE (for Aviation Computer Education). the system was developed by a Sydney company called Aviation Dynamics and was first installed in the new Airtex Aviation Academy at Sydney’s Bankstown Airport early this year. It has since been successfully adopted by four other flying training establishments: the Air Training Centre in Brisbane, Skybird Aviation in Melbourne, Duncombe Aviation in Adelaide and Perth’s Aviation Academy of Australia.
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The computer system was developed by Aviation Dynamics’ David Lee while the overall education syllabus into which it is integrated has been put together by pilot and former CAA Examiner of Airmen, Ron Bartsch.
The basis of the ACE system is its ‘terminal response system’, a personal computer with colour display for the lecturer and small answering terminals for the pupils. After a conventional lecture using work and text books, the pupils are tested by the lecturer asking questions through his computer. The pupils respond by entering their answers into their terminals by pressing the appropriate button from the multiple choice-A, B, C or D. Each pupil’s answer is immediately registered on the lecturer’s screen (displayed as the class is laid out) so he can see at a glance who is correct and who is wrong. The pupil also gets an indication – by red or green light – as to whether he’s right or wrong.
The beauty of all this is that the lecturer can immediately spot any pupils who may be having problems in any particular area and can take remedial action. The same applies if most of the class are incorrect – in that case some overall revision is obviously necessary.
The end result is a better pass rate in examinations coupled with a higher level of knowledge generally and accelerated learning. According to those who use it, ACE fills the gap between the theory needed to pass the various CAA examinations and that which is actually required in the real world of flying aeroplanes. And that can’t be a bad thing.
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