Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
Glass cockpits look intimidating, but they can significantly reduce pilot workload and increase safety!
To benefit from the TAA capabilities, pilots must understand the importance of decision-making and basic stick & rudder skills while learning and practicing in a TAA with a flight school and instructor qualified in TAA instruction. Featured speaker Chris Reese of Great Lakes Diamond Aircraft will discuss these important issues and provide attendees with a unique opportunity to see the DA40 panel with the G1000 and Synthetic Vision (SVT) and Aspen PFD in a DA20 panel.
1. Overview
a. What is a Glass Cockpit
b. What is Synthetic Vision
c. Benefits of Glass Cockpit
d. Accident Statistics of Technologically Advanced Aircraft (TAA)
e. How can TAA be made safer?
2. What is a Glass Cockpit – History and Components
a. EFIS / CRT
b. Flat Panel Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
c. Attitude Heading and Reference Systems (AHRS)
d. Air Data Computers
e. Other Inputs – Traffic, Terrain, and Weather
3. Information Displayed – Screenshots
4. Introduction to Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) Components
a. Terrain displays
b. Flight Path Markers
c. TAWS alert coloring
d. Obstacle depiction / colorization and sizing
e. Traffic depiction / colorization and sizing
f. Zero-Pitch line
g. Airport Signs, Runway Depiction, and Geographic Features
5. SVT Interface Illustrated
a. Flight Path Marker
b. Zero Pitch Line
c. Terrain Coloration
d. Traffic
e. Runways
f. Obstacles
i. Depiction
ii. Color
g. Airport Signs
h. Horizon Heading Marks
i. Pathways
i. En-route
ii. Approach
6. Glass Cockpit Safety – What are the Benefits of a Glass Cockpit
a. Situational Awareness
b. Weather depiction
c. Traffic, Obstacle, and Terrain Awareness and Warnings
d. Taxiway diagrams
e. System redundancy
f. System failure annunciation
g. Nav/Com and autopilot integration
h. Decreased single-pilot workload
7. Accident Statistics
a. Traffic
b. Terrain
c. Weather
8. GA fleet accident rate vs. TAA accident rate
a. GA fleet rate higher
b. TAA rate higher than GA in these categories:
i. Cruise
ii. Weather
iii. Go-Around
iv. Landing
c. Why?
9. How can we make TAA safer?
a. Better training in TAA
i. Physical handling characteristics of the Aircraft
ii. Pilot Stick and Rudder Skills and Knowledge vs over-reliance on avionics
iii. CFI’s and Flight Schools with TAA experience
b. Decision making
c. Training tied to experience with retention of basic piloting skills
10. Q&A
Live Demonstration of DA40XLS w/ G1000 SVT
FREE Admission! All the seminar info is available on the official website.
Rochester WINGS 2009 Expo and Fly-In
We are excited to be inviting you back to Rochester WINGS 2009! In attendance will be thousands of pilots, crews, IA’s, Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMTs), repairmen, aviation business owners, dealer representatives, and many more active members of the General Aviation Industry.
This year’s event will once again be held at the newly expanded, state of the art New York Army National Guard facility located on the Greater Rochester International Airport (KROC) on June 5th and June 6th.
The coordinators of Rochester WINGS 2009 are energized to be adding a new focus to the event this year: to cultivate and assist others from all walks of life to begin learning to fly. Many of our new events, seminars, and activities will be centered around giving people of every demographic the opportunity to learn about careers in aviation, meet a CFI, get connected with a mentor, take a Discovery flight and start working towards a rating. There will be numerous avionics demonstrations, learning stations for students, seminars on multiple career paths, ATC simulators, flight simulators and many more hands on events.
If you are a part of the aviation community in the Northeast then you want to be here!
- Friday, June 5th, will feature a day long event to qualify for Inspection Authorization (IA) refresher training. IA’s, AMTs, repairmen, owners, and pilots will find great value in these aircraft maintenance seminars as well as the time to come together and collaborate as a community.
- Friday evening there will be a General Aviation Community social gathering at a local Banquet center presenting a rare opportunity to get your name out in front of hundreds of Aviation Enthusiasts. There are few opportunities to get so many components of the General Aviation community together in one room to share stories, talk about products, and energize each other over the love of the airplane! Let us know your coming to the "Top Off" event by registering on the website at http://www.rochesterwings.org/hotel.html (Also, stay the night and take advantage of the hotel room discount!)
- Saturday, June 6th activities will include a full day of seminars of interest to pilots, students and aviation enthusiasts. Up to 200 children will have the opportunity for a free airplane ride through EAA’s Young Eagle Program. We will have a large static display of general aviation aircraft, old and new including everything from typical airplanes that students could expect to train in to classic jets. The day will be filled with exciting learning stations for all ages, career path seminars, avionics demonstrations, guided bus tours of runways and taxiways, new aircraft for sale, flight instruction for credits in FAA WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program, and many more activities.
Don't miss this special event, for all the latest details, visit the official website at www.RochesterWings.com ! We update the information frequently, so be sure to stop back for updated info. Admission is free, don't forget to register for this seminar on faasafety.gov. Registration will ensure you receive WINGs Credit.
Confused about the new WINGs Program? Visit the WINGs Flight Instruction Booth in the main exhibitor hangar where our experts are ready to assist you with all of your technical questions!
Driving Directions: Take the NYS Thruway to Exit 46, proceed I-390N to Exit 17, turn right on Scottsville Road, Turn Right on Patriot Way, just past the Control Tower.
See the attachments for important information!
Special thanks to our host; The New York Army National Guard.
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