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FIRC
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- 1FIMCCFlight Instructor’s Model Code of Conduct
- 2Rex Alexander Professionalism & Top Ten Undesirable Attitudes1. Paperboy
2. Fence Sitter
3. Arrogance
4. Hero
5. Assumption
6. Ostriches
7. Yes Man
8. Over confidence
9. Convenience
10. Complacency - 3LogicThe study of patterns of rational inference and valid argument.
- 4Psychologist Daniel Kahneman’s theory of thinking system oneFast and intuitive and good for emergencies and often wrong.
- 5Psychologist Daniel Kahneman’s theory of thinking system twoSlower and more critical and systematic where you check your answers.
- 6PE CFIProfessional Ethical CFI
- 7Seven of the top causal factors of GA AccidentsInvolves low-altitude maneuvering and loss of control. These include take offs and landings, stall spin accidents, initial climb and low altitude maneuvering.
- 8What are the factors behind these seven out of ten GA accidents?Excessive AOA, W&B, accelerated stalls, uncoordinated stalls and many other factors.
- 9How many GA Accidents per year due to fuel starvation?About 40
- 10GA accidents decreased from 2008 to 2017 by four percent. What’s the breakdown?From 1600 to 1300 -it’s about four accidents every day with fatal accidents decreasing by the Same percentage -250 per year/equaling five per week or one every business day.
- 11How much of all flight time annually in the USA is GA time and of all aviation accidents, how much is from GA?It accounts for about half of all flight time and 95% of all aviation accidents and accounts for nearly 96% of all fatalities in aviation.
- 12What percentage of annual accidents is instructional?Nearly 17%
- 13How much of GA accidents is personal use?Nearly 72%
- 14Top five causes of GA Accidents1. LOC
2. LOC on ground
3. System malfunction power plant
4. Abnormal runway contact
5. Fuel related - 15These first four most prevalent causal factors accounted for what percentage of private flying accidents and what’s the goonews?75% and the good news is we can control the outcome of three out of four of them.
- 16What percentage of LOC in flight were fatal?1/3
- 17Overwhelmingly, by more than twice as much, what is the number one phase of flight for highest number of GA personal flying accidents?Landing
- 18Which phase of flight had the highest number of personal flying fatalities?En Route
- 19Which phase of flight had the second highest number of personal flying fatalities?Maneuvering
- 20Statistically, our risks are higher during landing, take off, initial climb, approach and maneuvering. In terms of hazard, what do each of these phases of flight have in common?High AOA, which means higher risk of stall & LOC
- 21The En Route phase is the second most accident prone phase and has the highest fatal rate. What are the top two contributors to this?Power plant failure and fuel mismanagement
- 222018 GA Accidents non-commercial fixed wing percentage that were pilot related?675 accidents/65.5 %
- 232018 GA Accidents non-commercial fixed wing percentage that were Mechanical?186/18%
- 242018 GA Accidents non-commercial fixed wing percentage that were Other/unknown?170/16.5%
- 252018 GA Accidents non-commercial fixed wing accidents reveal most fatalities occurred during which phase?Takeoff
- 26Three types of fuel management accidents?1. Flight planning (33)
2. Systems operation (22)
3. Contamination - 27Five major types of WX related accidents1. VFR into IMC (13)
2. Poor IFR Techniques (3)
3. Thunderstorms (1)
4. Icing (3, 2 fatalities)
5. Turbulence (1)
6. Unknown (1) - 28What’s the overwhelmingly worst WX related accident?VFR into IMC (13 out of 14 fatal)
- 29Types of maneuvering accidents?1. Wires, structure s & terrain 15, 6 fatal
- 30Pilot/Controller glossary definition of Minimum FuelFuel reached state where, upon reaching destination it cannot accept delay. It’s not an emergency but indicates that undue delay may lead to an emergency. It’s considered Advisory in nature. It does not imply a need for traffic priority. At minimum, declare min fuel whenever burning into reserve.
- 31Pilot/Controller glossary definition of Emergency Fuel-not defined in regulations. If it gets to this point express remaining in number of minutes. In PIC judgement he/she must go directly to destination. Explicitly requires priority handling
- 32Reserve FuelAs specified in Title 14 CFR part 91.167 or in parts 121 or 135. All specify enuf to get there and fly an additional 45 minutes
- 33Two famous icing approach accidents1. Colgan Flight 3407/continental connection, a Bombardier Q400 crashing 6 NM NE KBUF
2. United Express 6291 Dulles to Columbus, OH, a Jetsream 41 crashing on airport
Colgan involved much more icing, UE was about half an inch. Both stalls but UE was attempting slam dunk using autopilot w/ power at idle
Colgan Capt had habit of AP mode on approach - 34FAA wants us to remind students of what three primary traffic pattern LOC threats?1. Departure stall
2. Attempt to return to field following engine failure
3. LOC during base to final turn - 35FAA recommendation for minimum use of Vy climb?At least maintain Vy until reaching an altitude necessary for safe airport return with power loss emergency. Also do not perform Vx climbs unless truly necessary for short field or obstacle clearance because it introduces its own hazards.
- 36Four basic steps in WAAS1. WRS Sites collects GPS info & forwards to WAAS Master Stayion (WMS), generating augmentation messages
2. Messages sent from WMS to uplink to NAV payloads geostationary satellites
3. Rebroadcast on GPS like signal
4. WAAS transmitting to WAAS/GPS receivers about where reliable updated every six sec - 37How much does WAAS improve accuracyFrom 100 meters to 7 meters
- 38How is flight discipline developed and enhanced?Through knowledge and training that promotes self control, character, and the positive attitudes necessary for the safe operation of the aircraft. It can be improved through training, experience & experience of others.
- 39What is situational awareness an understanding of?1. Self
2. System
3. What IS happening in the air & on the ground
4. What CAN happen in the air & on the ground - 40GA commits what percentage of all pilot deviations?69%
- 41Three ways to avoid DVs?1. Plan & if needed seek authorization
2. Talk & squawk
3. Give yourself plenty of room as GPS display may vary from radar solutions - 42Three root causes of DVs?1. Good radio communications
2. Checking NOTAMs
3. Attention to chart detail - 43Number one cause of pilot DV?Head down (programming, checklists,…) & losing position
- 44What’s the recommended fudge factor to steer clear of airspace to avoid DVs?1. Horizontally 1 Nm
2. Vertically 500 feet
3. Five minutes to any TFRs - 45Top three reasons for failure to maintain SA?1. Unapproved navigation device
2. Untrained or non-proficient to use equipment
3. Relying too heavily on GPS & other avionics for positional awareness in VFR - 46What SUAs are not depicted on charts?CFAs, temporary MOAs and temporary RAs
- 47Non-regulatory Special Use Areas?Warning Areas, MOAs, Alert Areas, CFAs & NSAs
- 48Accident which prompted change to protect passengers/customers flying at nightThe 1959 accident killing Buddy Holly, Richie Valens & JP Big Bopper Richardson where the pilot was already breaking existing laws (VFR into IMC W/O rating). Requires that commercial pilot performing must have instrument rating
- 49Four Rs of the training debrief1. Replay
2. Reconstruct
3. Reflect
4. Redirect - 50Examples of ReplayVerbally replay the flight explaining what happened in your own words
- 51Examples of ReconstructCan you identify areas of the flight that could be improved?
- 52Examples of ReflectAsk open ended questions- things learned? What was easiest? Hardest? Anything uncomfortable? Assessment of performance?
- 53Examples of RedirectRelations and comparison to other flights? Future mitigation? Any changes for personal mind?
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- Flashcards on FIRC, created by Dan Anderson on 22/10/2021.
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