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Single Engine Pilot Proficiency Course

The Aero Advantage Single Engine Pilot Proficiency Course is a two day, 14 hour, flight training program that provides recurrent ground and flight training to the owners/operators of high performance single engine aircraft. This program includes type specific sections relating to Bonanza, Mooney, Piper and Cessna aircraft. Our course offers the following:

Save Time and Money

  • Train anywhere and anytime with integrated online ground school
  • Simulator training is less expensive and more reliable than flight training

Learn More

  • Taught by professional pilots with thousands of hours of worldwide flight experience
  • Simulator training is more realistic and safer than training in the airplane
  • Intensive integrate scenario based training increases learning retention

Receive Wings Credit, Update FAA Currencies

  • The Single Engine Pilot Proficiency Course is approved for FAA Wings Credit
  • Update your biannual flight review, 14 CFR 61.56(e)
  • Update your instrument currency with an Instrument Proficiency Check, 14 CFR 61.57(d)

Objectives

For each pilot attending the proficiency program, the objectives are to improve:

  • Operational safety
  • Knowledge of the airplane and procedures
  • Pilot skills and proficiency

Syllabus

Ground Training (8 Hours)

  1. Aircraft Systems Review
    • Powerplant
    • Landing Gear
    • Flaps
    • Vacuum system
    • Heating and Ventilation
    • Fuel System
    • Brakes
    • Operational Considerations
  2. Weight and Balance
    • Aircraft weight limits
    • CG limits and envelope
    • Control/Performance consequences of operating outside CG limits
    • CG Computation
    • Operational Factors
  3. Aircraft Performance
    • Takeoff and climb performance
    • Climb data
    • Cruise Power
    • Normal landing distance calculations
    • Short field landing distance calculations
    • Rejected Takeoffs
    • Operational Considerations
  4. Safety Management Systems
    • What is it.
    • Dedication to safe operations
    • Hazards or Risks to your flight
    • Risk assessment
    • Risk mitigation
    • How to apply SMS to your flight operations
    • Single Pilot Resource Management
  5. General Aviation Safety and Accident Analysis
    • Review of the current ASI Nall report statistics
    • Review selected topics in aviation safety
    • Accident Scenario Case Study
    • Review of the Wings Program
  6. VFR and IFR Mission Planning
    • Weather decision making
    • Operational Risk Management
    • Planning tools and Internet Resources
    • Review of relevant FARs for VFR and IFR flights
    • Airspace Requirements
    • Lost procedures
    • Review of IFR procedures
      • Ground Operations
      • Taxi and Takeoff
      • Departure Planning, SIDs, DPs, ODPs
      • IFR communications
      • Lost communication procedures
      • En-route Navigation and Diversion
      • Arrivals, STAR
      • Approaches ILS, LOC, RNAV(GPS)
      • Circling Approaches
      • Missed approach procedures
      • Holding procedures

AATD Simulator Training (4 hours)

  1. Basic Flying Skills
    • normal procedures and checklists
    • abnormal and emergency procedures
    • aircraft system malfunctions
      • engine failures on takeoff
      • enroute engine failure
    • unusual attitude recognition and recovery
    • high altitude emergencies
    • emergency decent
  2. Scenario Based Instrument Proficiency Check
    • clearance procedures
    • instrument takeoff
    • instrument departure
    • en-route navigation
    • IFR abnormal/emergency procedures
    • arrival procedures
    • precision instrument approach
    • non precision instrument approach
    • loss of primary flight instrument
    • partial panel instrument approach
    • circling procedures
    • missed approach procedures
    • holding procedures
    • diversion

Flight Training (2 hours)

Basic Aircraft

  • Ground operations
  • Normal and Crosswind Takeoff and Climb
  • Normal and Crosswind Approach and Landings
  • Soft-field approach and landing
  • Short-field approach and landings
  • Go-around/Rejected landings
  • Slow flight
  • Power-On Stalls
  • Power-Off Stalls
  • Unusual Attitude Recoveries
  • Instrument approach and landing
  • Circling approach

Additional Information

Pilots successfully completing the pilot proficiency program may be eligible for a flight review and instrument proficiency check logbook endorsements and credit for WINGS Knowledge and Flight credits.

The Aero Advantage pilot proficiency program is conducted year round at various convenient locations and by special appointment. For more information please contact sales@aeroadvantage.com

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