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Flight Instruction

Flight Training Courses: In-Aircraft Instruction

Flight Training Flt 1A (Winter Year 1 - 20 hours)

This initial flight training prepares the student for their first solo and subsequent upper air work. Topics include: attitudes & movements, straight and level flight, climbs and descents, flight for range and endurance, slow flight and stalls, spins, steep turns, slips, forced approaches, diversions and precautionary landings. Following solo, students will continue to refine their skills on the exercises listed above.

Flight Training Flt 1B (Spring Year 1 - 45 hours)

There are no UW courses scheduled in this term. Students will continue working on the exercises listed in Part A and work on Navigation, Cross Country flight, Instrument work and preparation for their private flight test.

Flight Training Flt 2A (Fall Year 2 - 20 hours)

This block completes the Night Rating and builds Pilot in Command time towards the commercial licence. Flights are undertaken both with classmates (mutual) and alone (solo) to build experience and confidence. Terminal areas, longer cross-country, trans-border and instrument work are included in this phase of training.

Flight Training Flt 2B (Spring Year 2 - 65 hours)

There are no UW courses scheduled in this term. This block builds Pilot in Command time towards the commercial licence. Flights are undertaken both with classmates (mutual) and alone (solo) to build experience and confidence. Terminal areas, longer cross-country, trans-border and instrument work are included in this phase of training. This phase prepares the student for their commercial flight test (at about 150 hours of total logged time).

Flight Training Flt 3A (Fall Year 3 - 25 hours)

This phase includes the Multi Engine Rating on the Piper Seminole and the completion of the Multi-engine Instrument Rating.

Flight Training Flt 3B (Spring year 3 - 50 hours)

There are no UW courses scheduled in this term. This phase builds IFR flight time in preparation for the IFR Flight Test. Emphasis is on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and two-crew environment. Actual IFR flight will be conducted whenever practical. Completion of required flight experience for the commercial licence including cross country flights, including one long flight to the Maritimes or Florida will build flight planning experience, en route problem-solving and flying in unfamiliar territory. Use of instrument navigation and use of Low En Route (LO) Charts is emphasized.

Note: The Aviation programs are offered in the Regular mode of study. Accordingly, UW courses are offered in the Fall and Winter, leaving the Spring Terms free to pursue the flight training.