The approach
From the flight deck to the pit lane
Airline evidence-based training (EBT) assesses pilots against competencies made up of observable behaviours, and develops them in scenario-based simulator sessions. The same structure fits any racing team.
Ten competencies
Nine core competencies, derived from the EASA and ICAO framework for airline pilots, plus a suggested tenth. Each is broken into observable behaviours, adapted for drivers and, separately, for pit crews.
- Situational awareness
- Problem solving and decision making
- Leadership and teamwork
- Communication
- Workload management
- Car control
- Systems management
- Knowledge
- Procedures and compliance with regulations
- Threat and error management (suggested addition)
Graded from evidence
Assessors follow ORCA, the basic principles of airline assessment: observe the behaviour, record what was seen and the evidence, classify it against the competency, then assess the grade. The evidence is what a team already holds: telemetry, team radio, onboard video and debriefs.
No grade is a pass or fail. A lower grade leads to closer, more frequent development until the standard is met. Grade across several sessions, not one, to separate a pattern from a single bad day.
| 1 | Unacceptable Safety or performance compromised |
| 2 | Below standard Frequent lapses, needs significant development |
| 3 | Standard Meets expectations, minor lapses |
| 4 | Good (the usual target) Consistent, proactive |
| 5 | Exemplary A benchmark, anticipates and leads |
Developed, not just measured
Every competency is developed with the same five-step loop used in airline training. A trained coach leads each step.
- AssessFrom the evidence, using ORCA.
- BriefOne or two behaviours to work on.
- PractiseIn scenario-based simulator sessions and in real sessions.
- DebriefWith the data and the radio.
- ReassessOn a regular cycle, every few months.
Worked cases
The method has already been applied to real incidents from recent seasons, graded from public evidence and explored in an interactive case viewer.
Examples are shared privately, and a case of your own choosing can be built on request.
Beyond the driver
- Pit crews: short, repeated, timed and filmed tasks with a real injury risk, and shared driver and crew goals such as zero unsafe releases.
- Driver and race engineer: two seats, one crew, joined by the radio.
- Engineers, strategists and the operations room: the one-team approach that top-level motorsport needs to succeed.
Quick wins from day one
Alongside the longer-term programme, there are quick wins that need no new technology and can start straight away. We will talk you through them.
People decide
Software can propose grades and highlight the evidence, but a trained assessor always reviews and signs them off, working alongside the team's own coaches. Training stays with people.
The full framework, with every behaviour, the grading workbook and the development routes, is shared under a simple confidentiality agreement.
Interested in a trial?
A 20-minute conversation is the best place to start. No commitment, and nothing to install.