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Pilot Ground & Flight Procedures Courses

2009
Model Course Length Ground School Hours FTD Hours Flight Hours Tuition Flight Hour Cost
 206B 5 days 20 2   3-5 ±‡ $10,450 Included
 206L3/L4 5 days 20 2   3-5 ±‡ $11,000 Included
 407 5 days 20 2   3-5 ±‡ $12,700 Included
 427 8 days 24 4   3-5 * $4,800 $1025*
 205 5 days 20 N/A   3-5 * $2,750 $1025*
 OH-58 5 days 20 2   3-5 *† $10,450 Included
 UH-1H/N 5 days 20 N/A   3-5 *† $2,750 $1025*
 Huey II 5 days 20 N/A   3-5 *† $3,970 $1025*
*Requires Customer's Aircraft
±G.I. Bill Approved Training
†Flight Training for public use agencies, military or foreign use only.
‡To Proficiency / F.A.R. Part 141 Course (3 - 5 hrs minimum)

Objective

The objective of our pilot ground and flight procedures training is to provide the necessary knowledge and proficiency to operate the aircraft in a safe manner in accordance with FAA practical test standards.

Prerequisites

Pilots must possess a current U.S. FAA Helicopter Certificate with appropriate ratings or the equivalent licenses issued by a foreign military or regulatory agency.

Course Content

Classroom instruction: Provides comprehensive coverage of aircraft systems description and operation, operational characteristics, operating limitations and performance planning.

Flight Training Device: Includes normal and emergency procedures with emphasis on caution/warning indications and inadvertent IMC. Also includes FADEC procedures, single engine operation and instrument approaches when applicable.

Flight Training: Provides the customer with demonstration/performance of normal maneuvers and emergency procedures.

Single engine emergency procedures training includes hydraulics-off landings, touchdown autorotations, anti-torque system failures and FADEC procedures when applicable.

Twin engine emergency procedures training includes hydraulics-off landings, power recovery autorotations, anti-torque system failures, single engine operations and FADEC procedures when applicable.

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