Group Exercise
Evaluates CRM: communication, listening, leadership without aggression, and safety leadership — not flying skill.
Setup (typical)
| Item |
Detail |
| Group size |
~6–12 candidates |
| Assessors |
2–3 (HR + pilots), observing only |
| Discussion |
~15–30 minutes |
| Presentation |
~5 minutes group summary |
Scenario types
| Type |
Task |
CRM focus |
| Survival ranking |
Crash in desert/jungle; rank 15 items → top 5 |
Justify priorities; include quiet members |
| Resource allocation |
Limited budget; choose between projects |
Safety vs commercial trade-offs |
| Scheduling / disruption |
Weather; prioritise flights or cargo |
Time management; consensus |
| Flight package / dispatch |
Brief + decision from route, weather, fuel package |
See example PDF and workflow below |
Flight package group exercise
Materials on this site
Suggested group workflow
| Phase |
Time |
Actions |
| Individual read |
5 min |
Note threats: weather, fuel, alternates, duty limits |
| Round-robin |
2 min each |
Each candidate states top risk + recommendation |
| Debate |
10–15 min |
Agree go / delay / divert; document why |
| Presentation |
5 min |
Spokesperson: situation, decision, risks, contingency |
Roles to volunteer for
| Role |
Shows |
| Timekeeper |
SA, mission focus |
| Scribe |
Structured thinking |
| Spokesperson |
Clear summary (only if comfortable) |
Safety leadership (2025–2026 emphasis)
If trade-off is time/money vs safety, choose the safest defensible option and acknowledge commercial impact.
Example phrase: “I recommend we delay departure until the thunderstorm line passes — the cost of a late departure is lower than the risk of a windshear encounter on takeoff.”
Scoring behaviours
| Positive |
Negative |
| Use names; invite quiet members |
Interrupting |
| Build on others’ ideas |
Dominating airtime |
| Track time |
Ignoring group consensus after debate |
| Support final group position |
Stubborn refusal after vote |
Golden rules
| Do |
Don’t |
| Volunteer timekeeper or scribe |
Interrupt |
| Ask quiet members for input |
Talk 80% of the time |
| Refocus off-topic debate |
Undermine group decision in presentation |
| Advocate safety with reasoning |
Ignore assessor instructions |
Practice plan
| Week |
Activity |
| 1 |
Solo: rank survival list in 10 min; write rationale |
| 2 |
Pair: debate one resource-allocation case |
| 3 |
Group of 4+: flight package PDF + 20 min decision + 5 min brief |
| 4 |
Full simulation with timer and assigned spokesperson |
CRM cross-reference
IMPORTANT: Always verify with current official publications.
prepared by Raptor K, a guy learning to fly (feel free to contact me via IG: @raptorkwok or
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