Transcript NTAS 2010: SIUC

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
CARBONDALE
• John Voges
• Chief Flight Instructor/Program Coordinator
• Department of Aviation Management and Flight
• National Training Aircraft Symposium 2010
Aviation Flight
• SIU Aviation Flight operates:
– A fleet consisting of 36 Cessna aircraft.
• Cessna 152’s , 172’s, 172RG’s, 182RG’s &
310R’s
• Cessna 340 & 421
• Simulation consists of
• 5 Frasca FTD’s
• 1 Precision Flight Controls MFD
• 2 PCATD’s w/ MS Flightsim
Aviation Flight
• Serves:
– Student enrollment of 200+ a semester in
Aviation Flight
– Another 125 enrolled in Aviation Management
• With:
– 40 to 50 flight instructors
– Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty
– Full-time (Term) - Asst. Chief, Check Airmen, Jr.
Faculty
– Part-time - CFI Qualified Student Workers
Two + Two Degree: AF + AVM
• Freshman & Sophomore years
– FAR 141 Professional Pilot Curriculum
– Examining Authority: Private – CFI initial
• Assoc. Degree
• Junior & Senior Years
– Aviation Management Curriculum
• Baccalaureate Degree
Our Curriculum
• Primary focus is Commercial Certification
– Private through (Multi) Commercial
– With some key elective options to bridge the gap
for experiential training that industry desires and
that may soon be regulatory requirements.
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AF 300 Certified Flight Instructor
AF 304 Practicum in Air Carrier Operations
AF 305 Turbine Transition & Airline Operations
AF306 Introduction to Technically Advanced
Aircraft Operations
AF304
Practicum in Air Carrier Operations…
Course Objective
• Give students the
opportunity to gain
practical experience
and build multi
engine flight time
while participating as
flight officers in a
Corporate flight
department setting.
Course Overview
• “Quality” Multi Time in complex aircraft
• Normal and emergency aircraft procedures
• Familiarization with the operation of a Corporate Flight
Department
• Advanced navigation systems
• Experience in the NAS
• Operations in high density airspace (ORD)
• Operations in adverse weather conditions
• Operating in a flight crew environment
• Passenger considerations
• “REAL” go/no-go decisions
• Develop PIC skill and judgment
• Foster Professionalism (Uniform)
Lecture/Ground Training
• Initial class training (group)
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Aircraft systems and avionics
General operations manual
Trip scheduling
General conduct and attire
High altitude operations
Lecture/Ground Training
• Individual training
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Route specific preflight planning
Weather considerations
Terminal considerations
Ground Transportation needs of passengers
Flight Operations Training
• Average 40+ hours in Cessna 340 and Cessna 421
aircraft
• Students will take on the workload and role of PIC as
operational circumstances allow (i.e., WX, ATC,
student ability). This includes all phases of flight
from engine start through to engine shutdown.
• Flights are conducted in a crew environment under
the watchful eye of a training captain.
Student Feedback
• Flight students who took AF 304 are were more
satisfied with their preparation in the following areas:
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FAR Part 135 regulations
Operation of autopilot & flight director systems
Operation of advanced aircraft systems
Operation of pressurization/pneumatic systems
Weight & balance/load computation
Basic flying skills
Instrument flying skills
Thunderstorm avoidance/weather radar operation
Workload Management/Situational Awareness
AF 305
Airline and Turbine Operations…
Course Objective
• To provide advanced flight students an experiential training
opportunity so they can see what is required to function as an
airline crewmember by:
– Experiencing the dynamics and challenges associated with
the roles of the “PF’ vs. those of the “PM”
– Exposure to the operating requirements of a Part 121 airline
operation
– Operating turbine powered equipment (simulated)
– Gaining a significant number of simulation hours (32 hours
as PF and PM combined)
– Enhancing judgment and decision making skills
Course Overview
• Operating in a crew environment (PF/PM roles)
• Passenger considerations (briefings, delays, weather)
• Develop decision making skills and judgment (in accordance
with 121/OpSpecs)
• Ground operations (gate, dispatch)
• Simulated operations in high density airspace
• Simulated adverse weather conditions (icing, turbulence, low
IMC, etc.)
• Course Format:
– 2 hour per week lecture
– 2 hours per week lab time in the Modular Flight Deck
Lecture Topics
– Aircraft systems (King Air 200)
– FAR Part 119
– FAR Part 121
• Aircraft requirements
• Crew requirements
• Performance requirements
• Dispatch requirements
– OPSPECS
– Maintenance and MEL’s
– Hazardous Weather Avoidance
– Autopilot & FMC systems
– GPWS, TCAS,ACARS,PRM
– Crew Resource Management
– Interview Prep and Math
– Accident Report Review
Lab / Simulator Training
• Weeks 1 through 7: Aircraft maneuvers and procedures.
– Normals
• Stalls
• Steep turns
• Vmc demo
• Instrument approaches
• Go arounds
– Abnormals
• Engine failures
• Single engine approaches
• Single engine go arounds
• Wind shear encounter
• Emergency descent (decompression)
• Weeks 8: Maneuver Validation
Lab / Simulator Training
• Weeks 9 through 15: Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT)
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LOFT SPI-MDH-SPI
LOFT UIN-STL-UIN
LOFT PIA-ORD-PIA
LOFT DEN-CYS-DEN
LOFT ORD-DBQ-ALO
LOFT ALO-MSP-ALO
LOFT DEN-EGE-HDN
• Week 16: LOFT Checkout
What the course is not…
• AF 305 is not intended to be a course that
covers airline specific flight procedures
What the course is…
• The focus of AF 305 is to expose the students to:
– an airline type training program and its
expectations,
– provide generic skills in operating turbine aircraft,
– provide crew coordination skills, and
– provide the skills and knowledge required for the
LOFT experience
Benefits
• It provides a level of training that gives the students a
strong sense of preparedness for that first day of new
hire class.
• This type of advanced curriculum experience is what
those who hire and train at Part 121 operations tell us
is lacking in the new hires they see.
• This course allows students to gain exposure to
advanced aircraft and airline operations without any
substantial financial burden
Benefits
• Allows students to safely operate in a realistic crew
environment with people of comparative education
and flight experience (as opposed to flying with a
significantly more experienced instructor)
• Allows students to make real world operational
decisions and in some cases to safely experience the
consequences of those decisions
• Provides students feedback regarding how their
personality and leadership style may affect how they
interact or are perceived by other crewmembers
Student and Alumni Feedback
• They felt better prepared for employment :
– Operation of turbine aircraft
– Operation of pressurization/pneumatic systems
– FAR Part 121 regulations (dispatch- duty time-rest)
– Crew resource management
– OPSPECS & company procedures
– Autopilot & flight director operation
– Advanced avionics such as GPWS, TCAS, ACARS
– Thunderstorm avoidance/weather radar operation
– General Weather Decision Making (go/no-go)
– Operation in icing conditions/deicing procedures
– Carriage of dangerous goods (HAZMAT)
Student Feedback
• Students responded that they noticed marked
improvement with respect to their:
– Decision making skills
– Knowledge of advanced aircraft systems
What Operators Say…
• Our airline and corporate training departments
partners would like to see a greater emphasis in the
following areas:
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Basic flying skills
Instrument flying skills
Decision making skills
Workload management & situational awareness skills
Aircraft flows and checklist usage
Student Opportunities for Growth:
• Seven Aviation Oriented RSO’s
• Student Internships
• Student Work Programs
– Shop, Line Service, Weather,
Dispatch, Flight Instruction
Key points we must
continue to consider!!!
• How to build upon basic certification to meet
industry and regulatory demands?
• What are the essential bridge programs that
provide these requisite skills?
• Most importantly, how can we do this and
keep the cost of training within reach of our
students.