Ed Hardick
Director of Marketing/
Product Support
Overview
 Key Features of a Training Management System (TMS) -
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Talon’s “ETA”
Key Features of a Resource Maintenance Management
System (RMS) –Talon’s “RMS”
Key Features of a Safety Reporting System – Talon’s “SMART”
Increasing Importance of Management Systems
Trends in Training Management System Requirements
What is a TMS?
 Software application to manage all elements of a
student’s training and training program requirements
 Curriculum is central part of the system
 Set rules for executing the training curriculum
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Resource requirements
Instructor/Student Currencies/Qualifications
Allowable repeats
Grading Standards
 Scheduling versus training management
 Integrate all training program elements
Importance of a TMS
 Paper-based training management Inefficient
 Error prone
 Record keeping is problematic and time consuming
 Minimal connection between scheduling and training
 Interaction with Electronic Management Systems
better prepare graduates for the Airline Environment
as similar tools will be used to manage daily
operations.
Curriculum Manager
Personnel Manager
Scheduling
Operations/Dispatch
Training Records
Management Tools
Financial
Reporting
Maintenance Manager
 What is a Resource Maintenance Management
System?
 Software application to manage all elements of Aircraft
Maintenance Requirements
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Scheduled maintenance events, work orders and inventory
management and control are central parts of the system
Must be integrated with the Dispatch function in the training
management system
 Down aircraft not available for operations
 Prevent using aircraft that have maintenance events that are
due
 Automatically update aircraft maintenance times in real-time
Maintenance Events
Discrepancies
Resource Manager
Work Orders
Inventory Manager
Management Tools
Reporting
Safety Manager
 Phase I of Talon’s “SMART” will begin beta-test by the
end of March, 2010.
 Phase I consists of:
 Report data collection
 Safety surveys
 Basic investigation management
General Concern
Most data fields are
user-defined
including whether
responses are
required.
Safety Survey
Survey Questions
are user defined,
including answer
types.
Incident Reporting
Data fields in
red indicate
that
responses
are required.
Management Trends
 Airlines and other operations that hire our graduates are
relying more on electronic management tools.
 Systems such as ETA, RMS and SMART prepare students for
the electronic management culture.
 Increasing Flight School Competition
 Schools must become more efficient and student training
more effective
 International Customers
 Want electronic record keeping and web access to monitor
key aspects of the Operation.
 Regulatory Agencies Shifting to Electronic
Summary
 Integrated Electronic Training and Maintenance
Management Systems Offer Flight Training Operations
 Detailed oversight of student training
 Increased manager involvement
 Improved instructor performance
 Reduces risk of aircraft maintenance violations
 Reduces/eliminates paper in training and maintenance
operations
 Provides tools to make operation more efficient which lowers
costs
 Provides students with improved training management and
more effective training which lowers costs to student