June 19, 2010 Pilot Briefing Session

Advanced Airmanship Program

Ground School Portion

June 19, 2010

8:30 AM – PFC Classroom

Now that we seem to have some good weather on the horizon, we’re kicking off the PFC GA Activities. We talked about the Advanced Airmanship in the past, and are doing the formal start with a Pilot Briefing Seminar on Saturday June 19 starting at 8:30. The intent of this program is to allow pilots to develop their skills beyond those of the PPL and even the CPL. Most of the exercises are the same as those given to candidates in the Instructor Rating program. It will allow you to become more confident and comfortable with some aspects of your flying, develop some new skills, and expand the envelope in which you feel comfortable with the airplane.

Paul Harris will be presenting the theory and background to the exercises that comprise the flying portion of the program, which consists of five flights. Members wishing to participate in the Air Portion of the program are assigned to specially selected instructors, and you proceed through the program at your own pace. Even if you don’t intend on participating in the Air Exercises part of the program, the Pilot Briefing Seminar will give you a much greater understanding of what an airplane does during various flight maneuvers, and how to make the airplane do what “you” want it to.

The air syllabus is as follows;

Flight 1

• Precision speed changes
• Rolling on a heading - 80 kts
• Slipping on a heading - 80 kts
• Advanced slow flight
• 30, 45 and 60 degree turns
• Level flight - full envelope exercise
• Uncoordinated climbing turning stall - left
• Precision forced approach

Flight 2

• Precision speed changes
• Rolling on a heading - 80 kts
• Slipping on a heading - 80 kts
• 30, 45 and 60 degree turns
• Advanced slow flight
• Full level flight envelope exercise
• Spins to headings
• Precision forced approach
• Precautionary landing with obstacle

Flight 3

• Circuits at YPK - Slips down the runway

Flight 4

• Circuits at YPK - Slips down the runway
• Intro to 180 power off approach

Flight 5

• Circuits at YPK - Precision short and soft
• 180 power off approach

I started in Air Exercises a while back and have completed that part of the program. I learned a lot from it, had a lot of fun doing it, and have a spiffy certificate to hang on the “F*** I’m Great Wall”. I highly recommend it to all PFC Club Members. One advantage of the program is that upon completion, it counts as your annual check ride! The highlights were the Slips Down The Runway at CYPK, Spin To Heading, Precautionary Landing With Obstacle, and the Short Field Landing at CYNJ with no backtrack followed by a Short Field Takeoff (yes, you can do this!).

Upcoming events for the GA Group are;

• Pilot Briefing Session – Review of the CAR’s and important Ground School material that you’ve probably forgotten since your PPL/CPL. This is a way to refresh your memory on the things you must know to fly safely, and do it a short period of time.

• GA Fly-Out – San Juan Island Hop. The intent is to visit as may airports in the San Jaun Islands as possible in a day flight. There will be separate flights on Saturday and Sunday. We will have an Instructor along for the flight to assist people who have never flown to the US before. Date TBD.

• GA Fly-Out - Tsuniah Lake Lodge Weekend. We intend to do an overnight trip to Tsuniah Lake Lodge on Chilco Lake (Between Williams Lake and Bella Coola). If weather permits, we will return to CZBB via Bute Inlet. Date TBD. You must have a Mountain Check and a Soft Field Landing at Hope to participate in this flight.

• GA Fly-Out - Reno Air Races. Yes, we are planning our third trip to Reno in September. You must have a Mountain Check, a US Cross Border Check, and a reasonable number of hours as PIC to participate in this flight.