THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF PILOT INSTRUCTORS IN CIVIL AVIATION OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article substantiates the theoretical principles of the professional training of pilot instructors in civil aviation of Ukraine. It covers the analysis of significant scientific researches and publications concerning training of civil aviation specialists and highlights the relevance of the topic of research. Considerable attention is given to the terminological apparatus in the context of aviation professional education. The article provides interpretations of such terms as professional training, pedagogical system, pedagogical conditions and competence.
 There is a serious demand to educate a sufficient number of qualified flight instructors, who would be able to deal with the intensive scientific and technical transformations of the aviation industry. This matter is of particular relevance to our country, where the civil aviation industry may become a factor in the revival of an efficient economy.
 Professional civil aviation pilot training has been a research subject of many Ukrainian scientists, such as: V. Asriyan I. Galimska, O. Moskalenko, T. Plachinda, G. Puhalska and others. However, the problem of professional civil aviation pilot instructor training in Ukraine has remained out of scientists’ attention.
 Scientists suggest considering professional training of aviation specialists as an integrated system of interdisciplinary knowledge and skills, provided by the use of a set of theoretical and flight training activities, that teach to solve practical problems during professional duties. The essence of such training can be determined as an integrated pedagogical process that contributes to the formation of psychophysiological qualities, resistance to extreme factors of professional activity and achievement of a high level of efficiency by civil aviation pilots.
 In this study, professional training of instructor pilots is also considered as a part of the overall education system of aviation specialists, which involves acquiring general and professional competencies that provide mastery of knowledge and skills of the future instructor. It is aimed at a full professional self-realization of the individual and is focused on the formation of pedagogical competence of an instructor. Successful functioning of elements of such a system is impossible without fulfillment of certain pedagogical conditions.
 We have researched only some theoretical aspects of professional civil aviation pilot training in Ukraine. The next stage of our study will cover the legal regulations that describe professional training of pilot instructors in Ukraine.