Good afternoon,

Recently I had a chat with a flight crew training specialist from Volocopter. He said that most competencies for pilots will stay the same. Only Flight Path Management - Automation (FPM-A) and Flight Path Management - Manual (FPM-M) will experience a change in their performance marker.

Generally there will be more focus on FPM-A due to the novel flight control system of VTOLs.

Neither EASA SC-VTOL nor Opinion No 03/2023 does not specify this topic but confirms a new training approach for future VTOL-pilots due to the aforementioned challenges in flight control systems. EASA EPAS 2023-2025 mentions Aircraft Upset as the most pressing issue of VTOLs.

1) Are there any EASA GM, Opinion Papers or Regulations on that topic?

2) Will there be an update of the IATA EBT Manual in the future?

Thank you in advance.

Kind regards,
Benjamin