PACIFIC AEROSTAR L.L.C. INITIAL AND RECURRENT GROUND & FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAMS AND SYLLABUS 2005 Pacific Aerostar L.L.C. All Rights Reserved..
AEROSTAR INITIAL AND RECURRENT COURSES INTRODUCTION: THE AEROSTAR FLIGHT TRAINING COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET OR EXCEED THE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE 14, CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 141, APPENDIX I. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW EITHER A PRIVATE OR A COMMERCIAL PILOT HOLDING A MULTI-ENGINE LAND CLASS RATING TO TRANSITION OR REMAIN PROFICIENT IN ALL MODELS OF THE AEROSTAR AIRCRAFT. THE PERFORMANCE CRITERIA SPECIFIED IN THE SYLLABUS ARE BASED ON F.A.R. PART 61 COMMERCIAL PILOT STANDARDS AND THE MULTI-ENGINE LAND COMMERCIAL PILOT PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS HANDBOOK. PRIVATE PILOTS ALSO WILL TRAIN TO THESE STANDARDS. THIS SYLLABUS CONTAINS INTEGRATED GROUND AND FLIGHT TRAINING COURSES THAT ARE TAUGHT CONCURRENTLY. BOTH THE FLIGHT TRAINING AND THE GROUND TRAINING PORTIONS INCLUDE AN END-OF-COURSE FINAL FLIGHT CHECK AND WRITTEN EXAMINATION. THE COURSE ONLY PROVIDES MULTI-ENGINE FLIGHT TRAINING FOR PILOTS WHO POSSESS AN INSTRUMENT RATING. * ALL AEROSTAR TRAINING COURSES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE MAJOR AVIATION INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS AND APPROVED AS : INSURANCE AUTHORIZED AEROSTAR TRAINING PROGRAMS
GROUND TRAINING THE GROUND TRAINING OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE NECESSARY AERONAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR HIM TO SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE AND DETERMINE THE PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS OF THE AEROSTAR. THE GROUND SCHOOL WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE FLIGHT SYLLABUS ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR COURSE UTILIZATION, AS THE ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE IS TAUGHT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ITS APPLICATION DURING FLIGHT TRAINING. GROUND LESSONS: PRIOR TO EACH GROUND LESSON THE STUDENT WILL READ AND STUDY THE ASSIGNED TEXTBOOK MATERIAL. THE GROUND LESSONS GENERALLY ARE DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS: LESSON INTRODUCTION SUBJECT PRESENTATION VIDEO PRESENTATIONS CLASS DISCUSSION
VIDEO PRESENTATIONS: THE VIDEO PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF ALL AEROSTAR AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, VARIOUS FLIGHT TOPICS AND TECHNIQUES. DURING THIS VIDEO PRESENTATION, THE STUDENT CAN ENGAGE IN A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION ABOUT THE SUBJECT MATERIAL. AFTER THE VIDEO A DISCUSSION WILL ELABORATE ON THE SUBJECT MATERIAL AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: AT THE COMPLETION OF THE INITIAL TRANSITION OR RECURRENT GROUND TRAINING PROGRAM THE STUDENT WILL DEMONSTRATE THAT HE HAS THE NECESSARY AERONAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS HANDBOOK.
FLIGHT TRAINING THE FLIGHT TRAINING SYLLABUS IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL PILOTS WISHING TO TRANSITION OR REMAIN PROFICIENT IN THE AEROSTAR AIRCRAFT. THE COURSE OBJECTIVE IS TWOFOLD. FIRST THE STUDENT WILL LEARN ALL THE MANEUVERS AND PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH SAFE MULTI-ENGINE, HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT FLYING. SECOND, TO INCREASE THE PROFICIENCY, KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE OF EACH AEROSTAR PILOT SO THAT OVERALL SAFETY WILL BE IMPROVED IN THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. ALTHOUGH THE FLIGHT SYLLABUS DESIGNATES A MINIMUM FLIGHT TIME FOR COMPLETION, PACIFIC AEROSTAR S PHILOSOPHY WILL BE TO TRAIN TO PROFICIENCY STANDARDS. ALL FLIGHT TRAINING IS CONDUCTED IN THE ACTUAL AIRCRAFT UNDER THREE PHASES. EACH PHASE PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT SEGMENT OF TRAINING.
PHASE I PHASE I PROVIDES A FOUNDATION FOR TRANSITION INTO THE AEROSTAR, USING STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP), FOLLOWED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF MORE ADVANCED ADDITIONAL AND IRREGULAR FLIGHT PROCEDURES. PHASE II PHASE II BUILDS UPON THE SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE OF PHASE I AND THE INTRODUCTION OF ENGINE-OUT OPERATIONS WITH ADDITIONAL,IRREGULAR AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES SPECIFIC TO THE AEROSTAR. PHASE III PHASE III PROVIDES THE SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE AEROSTAR IN THE IFR ENVIRONMENT. THE STUDENT WILL PERFORM ALL IFR NORMAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES INCLUDING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES WITH ONE AND TWO ENGINES OPERATIVE. ADDITIONALLY A REAL TIME LOFT ( LINE ORIENTED FLIGHT TRAINING ) WILL BE CONDUCTED. COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: THE STUDENT MUST DEMONSTRATE THE SKILL AND ABILITY FOR ALL THE MANEUVERS AND PROCEDURES AS REQUIRED BY THE COMMERCIAL MULTI-ENGINE PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS HANDBOOK (PTS). IN ADDITION THE STUDENT MUST MEET THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE F.A.R S AND/OR THE P.T.S.
PACIFIC AEROSTAR TRAINING PROGRAMS AEROSTAR 601P/602P/700P PRESSURIZED MODELS 5 DAY INITIAL TRAINING PROGRAM: MAXIMUM NUMBER STUDENTS PER CLASS 2 CLASSROOM TIME : 20 HOURS ( 4 HRS. PER DAY ) INCLUDES PRE AND POST FLIGHT BRIEFINGS FLIGHT TIME : 10 HOURS ( 2 HRS. PER DAY ) 3 DAY RECURRENT TRAINING PROGRAM: (ACCOMPLISHED ANNUALLY ) MAXIMUM NUMBER STUDENTS PER CLASS 2 CLASSROOM TIME : 12 HOURS ( 4 HRS. PER DAY ) INCLUDES PRE AND POST FLIGHT BRIEFINGS FLIGHT TIME : 6 HOURS ( 2 HRS. PER DAY ) 2 DAY ADVANCED RECURRENT TRAINING PROGRAM: ( ACCOMPLISHED EVERY 9 MONTHS ) ONLY AVAILABLE WITH COMPLETION OF PREVIOUS INITIAL OR RECURRENT TRAINING PROGRAM. MINIMUM 100 HRS. IN AEROSTAR AIRCRAFT. MAXIMUM NUMBER STUDENTS PER CLASS 1 CLASSROOM TIME : 10 HOURS ( 5 HRS. PER DAY ) INCLUDES PRE AND POST FLIGHT BRIEFINGS FLIGHT TIME : 5 HOURS ( 2.5 HRS. PER DAY )
PACIFIC AEROSTAR TRAINING PROGRAMS Aerostar 600 / 601 Non-pressurized Models 4 DAY INITIAL TRAINING PROGRAM : MAXIMUM NUMBER STUDENTS PER CLASS 2 CLASSROOM TIME : 16 HOURS ( 4 HRS. PER DAY ) INCLUDES PRE AND POST FLIGHT BRIEFINGS FLIGHT TIME : 8 HOURS ( 2 HRS. PER DAY ) 3 DAY RECURRENT TRAINING PROGRAM : ( ACCOMPLISHED ANNUALLY ) MAXIMUM NUMBER STUDENTS PER CLASS 2 CLASSROOM TIME : 12 HOURS ( 4 HRS. PER DAY ) INCLUDES PRE AND POST FLIGHT BRIEFINGS FLIGHT TIME : 6 HOURS ( 2 HRS. PER DAY ) 2 DAY ADVANCED RECURRENT TRAINING PROGRAM: ( ACCOMPLISHED EVERY 9 MONTHS ) ONLY AVAILABLE WITH COMPLETION OF PREVIOUS INITIAL OR RECURRENT TRAINING PROGRAM. MINIMUM 100 HRS. IN AEROSTAR AIRCRAFT. MAXIMUM NUMBER STUDENTS PER CLASS 1 CLASSROOM TIME : 10 HOURS ( 5 HRS. PER DAY ) INCLUDES PRE AND POST FLIGHT BRIEFINGS FLIGHT TIME : 5 HOURS ( 2.5 HRS. PER DAY )
PACIFIC AEROSTAR TRAINING PROGRAMS AEROSTAR INSTRUMENT REFRESHER PROGRAM ( ALL MODELS ) 2 DAY INSTRUMENT REFRESHER : MAXIMUM NUMBER STUDENTS PER CLASS 2 CLASSROOM TIME : 6 HOURS ( 3 HRS. PER DAY ) FLIGHT TIME : 4 HOURS
INITIAL AND RECURRENT TRAINING TOPICS I. AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS LIMITS AND SPECIFICATIONS ENGINES PROPELLERS LANDING GEAR AND BRAKES HYDRAULICS FLIGHT CONTROLS FUEL ELECTRICAL AND LIGHTING PNEUMATICS ICE AND RAIN AVIONICS AND NAVIGATION EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AIRCRAFT DIFFERENCES
INITIAL AND RECURRENT TRAINING TOPICS II. FLIGHT MANUAL LIMITS AND SPECIFICATIONS PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF CRUISE LANDING STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES CHECKLISTS NORMAL ADDITIONAL IRREGULAR EMERGENCY WEIGHT AND BALANCE FLIGHT MANEUVERS AND PROFILES MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS
INITIAL AND RECURRENT TRAINING TOPICS III. FLIGHT TRAINING TOPICS AERODYNAMICS FLIGHT PLANNING AND WEATHER ANALYSIS FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS ( F.A.R.) HIGH ALTITUDE OPERATIONS AND PHYSIOLOGY WINDSHEAR AND WAKE TURBULENCE AVOIDANCE ADVERSE WEATHER OPERATIONS F.A.A. SAFETY ITEMS STABILIZED APPROACHES RUNWAY INCURSIONS HIGH SPEED ABORTS CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN ( C.F.I.T ) UPSET / UNUSUAL ATTITUDE RECOVERY TECHNIQUES CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ( C.R.M. ) SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING COMMUNICATION APPROACH PROCEDURES - IFR/VFR MULTI-ENGINE SINGLE-ENGINE
AEROSTAR INITIAL 5-DAY TRAINING PROGRAM SYLLABUS AEROSTAR 601P/602P/700P PRESSURIZED MODELS CLASSROOM AIRCRAFT F LIGHT T RAINING GROUND LESSON 1: FLIGHT LESSON 1: -INTRODUCTION -LIMITS & SPECIFICATIONS -LIMITS & SPECIFICATIONS DAY 1 -PERFORMANCE -ENGINES / PROPELLERS -AERODYNAMICS -NORMAL PROCEDURES / CHECKLISTS -2 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING / VFR MANEUVERS INTRO GROUND LESSON 2: FLIGHT LESSON 2: -LANDING GEAR & BRAKES -FLIGHT MANEUVERS & PROFILES -HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DAY 2 -APPROACH PROCEDURES VFR / IFR -FLIGHT CONTROLS -ADDITIONAL & IRREGULAR PROCEDURES -F.A.A SAFETY ITEMS -2 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING VFR / IFR ADDITIONAL/IRREGULARS GROUND LESSON 3: FLIGHT LESSON 3: -FUEL SYSTEM -EMERGENCY PROCEDURES -ELECTRICAL & LIGHTING DAY 3 -WINDSHEAR & WAKE TURBULENCE AVOIDANCE -PNEUMATICS -UPSET / UNUSUAL ATTITUDE RECOVERY -WEIGHT & BALANCE -2 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING VFR / IFR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES GROUND LESSON 4: FLIGHT LESSON 4: -ICE & RAIN -FLIGHT PLANNING & WEATHER ANALYSIS -AVIONICS & NAVIGATION DAY 4 -ADVERSE WEATHER OPERATIONS -EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT -2 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING IFR -CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GROUND LESSON 5: FLIGHT LESSON 5: -F.A.R S -MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS -HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT & PHYSIOLOGY -HIGH ALTITUDE DRIFTDOWN OPNS. -AIRCRAFT DIFFERENCES DAY 5 -REVIEW -MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS -2 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING LOFT IFR PROCEDURES/CHECK RIDE
AEROSTAR INITIAL 4-DAY TRAINING PROGRAM SYLLABUS AEROSTAR 600 / 601 NON-PRESSURIZED MODELS CLASSROOM AIRCRAFT F LIGHT T RAINING GROUND LESSON 1: FLIGHT LESSON 1: -INTRODUCTION -LIMITS & SPECIFICATIONS -LIMITS & SPECIFICATIONS -PERFORMANCE -ENGINES / PROPELLERS DAY 1 -NORMAL PROCEDURES/CHECKLISTS -LANDING GEAR & BRAKES -AERODYNAMICS -FLIGHT MANEUVERS & PROFILES -2 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING / VFR MANEUVERS INTRO GROUND LESSON 2: FLIGHT LESSON 2: -HYDRAULIC SYSTEM -APPROACH PROCEDURES VFR / IFR -FLIGHT CONTROLS DAY 2 -ADDITIONAL & IRREGULAR PROCEDURES -FUEL SYSTEM -ELECTRICAL & LIGHTING -EMERGENCY PROCEDURES -2 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING VFR / IFR -F.A.A SAFETY ITEMS GROUND LESSON 3: FLIGHT LESSON 3: -PNEUMATICS -WINDSHEAR & WAKE TURBULENCE AVOIDANCE -ICE & RAIN DAY 3 -UPSET / UNUSUAL ATTITUDE RECOVERY -AVIONICS & NAVIGATION -WEIGHT & BALANCE -ADVERSE WEATHER OPERATIONS -2 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING VFR / IFR GROUND LESSON 4: FLIGHT LESSON 4: -EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT -FLIGHT PLANNING & WEATHER ANALYSIS -CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DAY 4 -HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT & PHYSIOLOGY -MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEMS & SUBJECTS -HIGH ALTITUDE DRIFTDOWN OPNS. -AIRCRAFT DIFFERENCES -F.A.R. S -REVIEW -2 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING LOFT IFR PROCEDURES / CHECK RIDE
AEROSTAR RECURRENT 3-DAY TRAINING PROGRAM SYLLABUS ACCOMPLISHED ANNUALLY-ALL AEROSTAR MODELS CLASSROOM AIRCRAFT F LIGHT T RAINING GROUND LESSON 1: FLIGHT LESSON 1: -INTRODUCTION -AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE -LIMITS & SPECIFICATIONS DAY 1 -NORMAL,ADDITIONAL & IRREGULAR PROCEDURES -SYSTEMS REVIEW -FLIGHT PROFILES IFR / VFR -AERODYNAMICS -2 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING GROUND LESSON 2: FLIGHT LESSON 2: -F.A.A. SAFETY ITEMS -WINDSHEAR & WAKE TURBULENCE AVOIDANCE -CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DAY 2 -UPSET / UNUSUAL ATTITUDE RECOVERY -SYSTEMS REVIEW -EMERGENCY & APPROACH PROCEDURES:IFR/VFR -2 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING GROUND LESSON 3: FLIGHT LESSON 3: -F.A.R S -FLIGHT PLANNING & WEATHER ANALYSIS -WEIGHT & BALANCE DAY 3 -ADVERSE WEATHER OPERATIONS -SYSTEMS REVIEW -HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT & PHYSIOLOGY -HIGH ALTITUDE DRIFTDOWN OPNS. -REVIEW -2 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING LOFT
AEROSTAR ADVANCED RECURRENT 2-DAY TRAINING PROGRAM SYLLABUS ACCOMPLISHED EVERY 9-MONTHS ALL AEROSTAR MODELS CLASSROOM AIRCRAFT F LIGHT T RAINING GROUND LESSON 1: FLIGHT LESSON 1: -INTRODUCTION -SYSTEMS REVIEW -AERODYNAMICS/PERFORMANCE -F.A.A. SAFETY ITEMS DAY 1 -NORMAL/ADDITIONAL & IRREGULAR PROCEDURES - IFR/VFR -WINDSHEAR & WAKE TURBULENCE AVOIDANCE -UPSET/UNUSUAL ATTITUDE RECOVERY -MULTI-ENGINE APPROACH PROFILES & PROCEDURES -2.5 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING GROUND LESSON 2: FLIGHT LESSON 2: -SYSTEMS REVIEW -CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT -F.A.R. S -CUSTOMER SELECTED TOPICS DAY 2 -ADVERSE WEATHER OPERATIONS -HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT & PHYSIOLOGY -HIGH ALTITUDE DRIFTDOWN OPNS. -EMERGENCY PROCEDURES VFR/IFR -SINGLE-ENGINE APPROACH PROFILES & PROCEDURES -SELECTED CUSTOMER REVIEW -2.5 HOUR FLIGHT TRAINING
AEROSTAR INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY 2-DAY TRAINING PROGRAM SYLLABUS (INCLUDES INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY CHECK & FLIGHT REVIEW-BFR ) CLASSROOM AIRCRAFT F LIGHT T RAINING GROUND LESSON 1: FLIGHT LESSON 1: -A/C SYSTEMS & PERFORMANCE REVIEW -BASIC ATTITUDE FLIGHT -STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP) -LOFT 1:(LINE ORIENTED FLIGHT TRAINING) 2-HR. FLIGHT -NORMAL INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PROFILES 2-ENGINE -F.A.A. SAFETY ITEMS ILS,VOR,NDB,GPS 2-ENGINE APPROACHES HOLDING PATTERNS ADDITIONAL/IRREGULAR PROCEDURES GROUND LESSON 2 : FLIGHT LESSON 2 : -A/C SYSTEMS REVIEW -LOFT 2:(LINE ORIENTED FLIGHT TRAINING) 2-HR. FLIGHT -LOW VISIBILITY T.O / LDG -EMERGENCY FLIGHT PROFILES SINGLE ENGINE ILS,VOR,NDB,GPS SINGLE-ENGINE APPROACHES EMERGENCY PROCEDURES & DIVERSION -SELECTED CUSTOMER REVIEW -CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PACIFIC AEROSTAR FLIGHT TRAINING VIDEOS AEROSTAR SPECIFIC SYSTEM & FLIGHT VIDEOS ENGINES ELECTRICAL PNEUMATICS HYDRAULICS FLIGHT CONTROLS FLIGHT MANEUVERS JEPPESEN FLIGHT TRAINING VIDEOS TURBULENCE AERODYNAMICS AIRCRAFT ICING GPS NAVIGATION BASIC PHYSIOLOGY WEATHER HAZARDS WEATHER : METAR / TAF IFR /VFR EMERGENCIES RUNWAY INCURSION GUIDE WEATHER RADAR OPERATION CFIT : CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN CRM : COCKPIT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FLIGHT REVIEW PROCEDURES & MANEUVERS APPROACH CHARTS : REVIEW & INTERPRETATION
PACIFIC AEROSTAR GROUND & FLIGHT TRAINING MATERIALS FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS: F.A.R 61,91, 23 AIRMANS INFORMATION MANUAL : A.I.M PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS HANDBOOK- COMMERCIAL MULTI-ENGINE LAND MULTI-ENGINE FLIGHT TRAINING GUIDE- BY CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANE TRAINING FOR INSTRUCTORS & PILOTS : BY LARRY CONRAD AEROSTAR FLIGHT MANUAL AEROSTAR MAINTENANCE MANUAL 2005 PACIFIC AEROSTAR L.L.C. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.