Ciarán Morrison
- Position: Aviation Simulator Manager
- Areas of expertise: Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) theory; human error; flight training; crew resource management; mentorship; aviation; operational procedures; dangerous goods carriage by air.
- Email: C.M.Morrison@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: 2.16 Energy Building
Profile
Ciarán Morrison holds a BSc (Hons) in Aviation Technology with Pilot Studies (2019) and is a qualified Commercial Pilot under the UK Civil Aviation Authority and Irish Aviation Authority (2020). In 2019, following graduation from the University and successful completion of the EASA Airline Transport Pilot Licence theoretical examinations, Ciarán returned to the University of Leeds to teach the second year Advanced Pilot Theory module on the Aviation Technology with Pilot Studies degree programme. Ciarán is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the University flight simulators which include an Airbus A320 fixed base simulator, Piper Seneca PA34 Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT II) and two desktop flight simulators. Ciarán is also responsible for supervising the simulator/flight training based research projects in level two and level three of the Aviation degree programme and mentoring undergraduates that seek to train as commercial pilots in the future. He teaches the Crew Resource Management/Human Factors component of the third year AVIA3010 Aviation Safety & Reliability module.
Ciarán holds operational experience within the aviation industry and is currently a First Officer at a UK Specialist Airborne Operator. Ciarán also has an interest in the transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air. He holds a particular interest in flight training and making it accessible to all whom aspire to become commercial pilots in the future.
He is an Associate Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and works part-time at the University of Leeds.
Responsibilities
- Aviation Simulator Manager
- CRM/Human Factors Lecturer
- Flight Training Mentorship
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons)
- UK CAA fATPL
- EASA IAA fATPL
Professional memberships
- Associate Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society RAeS
Student education
Ciarán supervises several undergraduate research projects in level two and three of the Aviation Technology with Pilot Studies and Management degree programme.
Ciarán teaches the Crew Resource Management/Human Factors component of the AVIA3010 Aviation Safety & Reliability third year module.