Stephane Larrieu is the founder and president of Aero Research, an aerospace consulting firm specializing in advanced pilot training products and mission adaptive displays. He is a pilot selection expert and has extensive experience in developing effective pilot training programs. He is currently working on a new process to measure the skills of experienced candidates. Stephane has developed tools to assess the reasoning modes, decision process, stress management, situation awareness, and communication abilities of pilots. Stephane is a PhD candidate in cognitive sciences and holds a Masters in industrial systems engineering. He has completed extensive post-graduate course work in aviation psychology, specializing in the operational decision making aspects of flight crew mission performance. He has worked for several companies developing pilot training programs including Brit Air, CRM (Cockpit Resource Management), TransAirco Geneva, Dassault Falcon Service Paris, and Dassault Aviation Bordeaux. Stephane has extensive operational and training experience in airline operations and safety. He holds an Airline Transport Pilot License and has flown many different aircraft type for national air carriers. He is currently flying as a flight officer on the Airbus A-380. He has been an avionics flight test engineer for FMS, EFIS, BRNAV, and TCAS GPWS installation.
