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Flight Training

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At PropJet 210 Aviation safety is our top priority. We provide flight training, recurrent training, and refresher courses to keep you knowledgeable and prepared for whatever might come your way. Our flight instructor, Gil Lucas, is a very experienced pilot with over 10,000 hours of flight time and will make it easy to transition from a piston plane to a Silver Eagle. To find out more about our Flight Training call or email us.

Transition Pilot Training

Overview of Course Content

  • Overview of original POH

  • Review of O&N Flight Manual Supplement

  • Sample weight and balance problem, fuel loading limitations, aft C.G. considerations

  • Preflight inspection of aircraft including removal of engine cowlings to facilitate examination/familiarization of engine and under-cowl components

  • Cockpit/instrument panel examination and discussion of instruments, avionics, environmentals, pressurization controls, engine controls

  • Engine start procedures: single-handed method, normal start, aborted start

  • Taxi procedure: Beta braking technique

  • Take-off procedure: Flap settings (wing & cowl)

  • TOT/Torque limits in take-off and cruise

  • Temperature/torque/centerline method

  • Max performance climb, cruise climb, cruise

  • Shallow and steep turns (coordinated ball)

  • Slow flight: Various gear/flap settings

  • Constant airspeed flight with climbs/descents/level offs with various flap configuration.

  • Unusual attitude recovery

  • Landings: Normal (full flaps), partial flaps, zero flaps, max performance beta landing, crosswind landing, balked landing go-around

  • Take-offs: Normal (10° flaps), short field (20° flaps), zero flap takeoff, aborted takeoff

  • Aft C.G. takeoff and landing considerations

  • Emergency considerations: Aircraft fire procedures, electrical shut down, engine failures, air restart procedures, simulated forced landing, spin recovery discussion

  • Discussion of de-ice/anti-ice systems, inlet heat, continuous ignition procedures, inadvertent icing encounters

  • Landing gear system/operation

  • Pressurization system

  • Operation & limitations

  • Door seal use and limitations

  • Cabin overpressure procedure

  • Cabin depressurization with engine failure

  • Fuel system: Quantity, fuel transfer system procedures, uneven ramp considerations, use of prist, cold weather use of avgas

  • Fuel flow indicator use/programming

  • Starter and generator switches

  • Propeller overspeed test and procedure

  • Static ports: Quantity and purpose

  • Electrical System

  • Pneumatic system/de-ice boots

  • Emergency electric vacuum system

  • Autopilot system: Normal procedures, operation limitations, trim runaway/disconnect procedures

  • Avionics particular to specific airframe

Cell (707) 321-4672
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