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Ready for take-off: Leadership in the cockpit

Train decision-making, leadership and stress competence in the flight simulator

This training is held in German.
Experience leadership up close - under pressure, in real time, in the cockpit! In this extraordinary leadership training course, you will take the pilot's seat in the flight simulator of an Airbus A320 and experience leadership at first hand. The challenges in the cockpit - from professional and effective team communication to decision-making under time pressure - have a lot in common with the demands of everyday professional leadership. Because nothing can go wrong in an emergency. Develop strategies here on how to react confidently and agilely in critical situations and lead your team to peak performance. Experience how team dynamics, clear communication and precise decisions make the difference in your perception as a leader. Benefit from the valuable and unique insights gained from this practical simulation. You will develop your leadership skills in a targeted manner, master conflicts and crises with confidence and improve your performance as a leader in challenging situations.

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Contents

Leading confidently under pressure

  • Taking responsibility in critical situations. 
  • Dealing with time pressure and stress: making quick and clear decisions. 
  • Strategies for self-control in tense moments. 

Focus on professional communication and teamwork

  • Development of clear and targeted communication. 
  • Clearly define roles and responsibilities in the team. 
  • Promoting effective interaction between team members.
  • Integrate and develop human factors with confidence.  

Agile decision-making in challenging situations

  • Assessment of risks and opportunities in dynamic scenarios.  
  • Optimize decision-making processes under incomplete information.  
  • Cooperation with co-pilots and "crew": delegation and trust. 

Reflection and transfer to everyday life

  • Analysis of leadership styles in the flight simulator. 
  • Recognize feedback and individual learning areas. 
  • Application of the knowledge gained in a professional context.

Coaching

Follow-up coaching session to reflect on and deepen the insights gained for improved transfer to your management practice.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.

Your benefit

In this extraordinary training

  • you will strengthen your ability to remain capable of acting and confident under pressure and handle your emotions professionally, even in tricky situations. 
  • you will learn more about the essential importance of checklists in the cockpit and use the appropriate checklists for yourself in future to master your own challenges effectively and professionally.
  • you will train the FORDEC decision-making method, which is used in aviation to make well-founded decisions even in unclear situations.
  • you will improve your communication skills, learn to formulate clear messages and avoid misunderstandings and communication errors through closed-loop communication. 
  • you will develop strategies to optimize teamwork and team dynamics and gain confidence in leading teams in crisis situations. 
  • you will recognize your personal strengths and areas for development as a manager. 
  • you will experience realistic simulations, learn how to make agile and efficient decisions and transfer the principles you have learned to your professional leadership role. 
  • you will receive practical feedback and actionable impulses for further development and secure the knowledge gained from this extraordinary training in the long term through accompanying coaching. 

Methods

The two-day training combines theory and practice in a unique way:

Day 1: Leadership training with a focus on the special requirements of leadership in aviation.
Day 2: Practice in the Airbus A320/Boeing 737 flight simulator: realistic scenarios, optimization of leadership skills.
Optional transfer coaching: Subsequent coaching sessions for reflection and consolidation for a sustainable transfer into management practice (can be booked as an option).

An experienced coach and pilot adapts the flight scenarios individually to your professional challenges (e.g. decisions in unforeseen situations, conflict management, closed-loop communication, use of checklists, leadership in VUCA/BANI environments). The simulations offer a dynamic environment in which leadership behavior is visible and directly reflected upon. This allows you to strengthen your potential, expand your skills and deepen your leadership knowledge. Continuous feedback, individual coaching and group discussions provide optimal support for the transfer to everyday management.

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Recommended for

This training is aimed at experienced leaders and managers who want to develop their leadership skills in challenging situations. The program is particularly suitable for leaders who bear responsibility in dynamic and critical contexts - whether in the company, in projects or in teams. 

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41557
€ 2.490,- plus VAT
2 days
in Munich/Haar
on 09.10.2025
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09.10.2025
Munich/Hair
Booking number: 41557
€ 2.490,- plus VAT.
€ 2,963.10 incl. VAT.
Venue
Karg Hotel and Gastronomy GmbH
Johann-Karg-Straße 3, 85540 Munich/Haar
Room rate: € 126,17 plus VAT.
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Travel at reduced rates by booking via the learning environment.
Days & Times
2 days
max. 12 attendees

Thursday, 09.10.2025

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Friday, 10.10.2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
Participants will be charged directly by the hotel for their hotel accommodation. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
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Booking number: 41557
€ 2.490,- plus VAT.
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2 days
max. 12 attendees
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
Participants will be charged directly by the hotel for their hotel accommodation. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
Booking number: 41557
€ 2.490,- plus VAT.
€ 2,963.10 incl. VAT.
Details
2 days
max. 12 attendees
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
Participants will be charged directly by the hotel for their hotel accommodation. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
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