Who may supervise CAP trainee pilots during approved training flights?

Who may supervise CAP trainee pilots during approved training flights?

• A. A CAP Instructor Pilot who is current and qualified
• B. A trainee's friend
• C. A non-pilot staff member
• D. The mission commander

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that training flights must be led by someone who is qualified to teach and supervise the pilot trainee. A CAP Instructor Pilot who is current and qualified has both the flying proficiency in the aircraft and the instructional authority to evaluate performance, provide real-time instruction, enforce CAP procedures, and sign off the trainee’s training progress. This ensures safety and proper skill development during the flight. Others don’t fit because a trainee’s friend or a non-pilot staff member lacks the required flight instruction qualifications and authority to supervise, and the mission commander, while responsible for the mission, is not automatically qualified to supervise flight instruction unless they also hold instructor pilot qualifications.

The main idea here is that training flights must be led by someone who is qualified to teach and supervise the pilot trainee. A CAP Instructor Pilot who is current and qualified has both the flying proficiency in the aircraft and the instructional authority to evaluate performance, provide real-time instruction, enforce CAP procedures, and sign off the trainee’s training progress. This ensures safety and proper skill development during the flight.

Others don’t fit because a trainee’s friend or a non-pilot staff member lacks the required flight instruction qualifications and authority to supervise, and the mission commander, while responsible for the mission, is not automatically qualified to supervise flight instruction unless they also hold instructor pilot qualifications.