For Mohammad Yoosof, aviation started out as a hobby. He used to collect model aircraft and dreamed of being an airman one day. “When I joined engineering, I wanted to know the concept of aviation, especially aerodynamics, power plant and avionics systems,” Yoosof said.
Yoosof started his career as an assistant professor before becoming an aircraft maintenance engineer working on the line and base maintenance on Airbus A320, A330 and A340 series. “I enjoyed troubleshooting, especially unusual defects,” Yoosof said. Currently, he is an instructor teaching aircraft type training theoretical and practical training including the use of synthetic training devices on Airbus A320, A330 and A350 series. “I am also specialized in teaching legislation, special operations, EWIS and other general training,” Yoosof continued.
“I have completed full type training on Airbus A320, A330, A340 and A350 aircraft series and differences in powerplant,” Yoosof said. “I have also completed specialized courses in instructional techniques using synthetic training devices.” He has also completed courses in quality management, internal audit, ISO 9001 and aviation management, among others.
Yoosof tries to encourage his engineers to think deeply about certain aspects of the aviation industry. “Due to my multilateral experience in [the] aviation industry including engineering development, maintenance, fleet management and training, I try to deliver my training not just to pass examinations, but to engage engineers in deep explanations and concepts,” he said. “I sometimes trick my trainees to check their reaction to specific problems,” he continued.
“I used to be the instructor assigned to teach engineers from major airlines, e.g. British Airways, KLM, South African, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, etc.,” Yoosof said. “Airbus senior personnel who attended different instructional presentations on Airbus A330 and A350 were proud of the way...I teach and they admitted that they actually learned from me one of the best techniques of visualization and simplifying of the subject matter...” he continued.
In the future, Yoosof’s goals include becoming a better trainer than he is today. “My goals are to continue maintaining standards and quality of training, to monitor...the continued changes in the aviation industry and to enhance my knowledge, skills and attitude...the best I can,” he said.
Yoosof is part of Engineers Australia in the Middle East. He noted that he has initiated the first technical talks within the organization. He received a lot of appreciation and requests for more talks and conferences involving aviation professionals in the Middle East.
