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Title:
Flying Solo in the Sim for Instrument Currency
Topic:
Learn about the new FAR that enables using simulators to maintain your instrument currency and proficiency.
Date and Time:
Saturday, November 17, 2018, starting at 16:00 Pacific Standard Time Download Calendar File
Speaker(s):
Ray Owen
Brief Description:

Most of us are familiar with the "sim" that almost every flight school operates, although we may not have touched one since we trained for the instrument rating. Their official name is an Aviation Training Device (ATD), and they come in two flavors - Basic (BATD) and Advanced (AATD).

With a FAR 61 rule change about to complete on November 26, 2018, the FAA will allow pilots to log instrument currency in an ATD without an instructor present to verify the time, as well as allow ATD time to accomplish instrument currency to be identical to the tasks and requirements described for an aircraft - six approaches, holding, intercepting, and tracking courses, within the previous six calendar months. As the FAA notes, ATDs "allow an instrument rated pilot to program and successfully practice simulated low visibility weather conditions, multiple approaches in a shorter period of time, emergency procedures, equipment failures, and other various flight scenarios that cannot necessarily be accomplished in an aircraft safely."

Join us at AeroDynamic Aviation at the Reid-Hillview airport in San Jose, on Saturday, November 17 at 4:00 pm. We will review the FAR changes, learn about the differences between Basic and Advanced ATDs, and review cost-effective options for incorporating both aircraft and ATD experience into your currency plan. We will create a sample currency/recency event from departure through approach, on to the alternate, including tasks which would be difficult and/or dangerous to execute in an airplane. Learn how to build your own "transition plan" for adding an ATD into your personal currency/recency program.

Ray Owen holds ATP, AGI, and IGI ratings, and is a member of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators and the American Bonanza Society. His pride and joy is a V35B Bonanza based at Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose. His day job is working with early-stage startups developing enterprise technologies.

Select Number:
WP1587683
Location of Seminar:
AeroDynamic Aviation
2650 Robert Fowler Way

San Jose, CA 95148
Directions to Venue:

The seminar will be held in AeroDynamic Aviation's classroom at Reid-Hillview Airport.

From 101 North/680 South - exit Capitol Expressway, turn onto Cunningham Drive, then take the first road to your right (Robert Fowler Way).

From 101 South, exit Tully Rd to the East, make a left on Capitol Expressway, left on Cunningham Drive, then take the first road to your right (Robert Fowler Way). 

For fly-in travelers, park in transient parking and walk down Row G to AeroDynamic Aviation's school.


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Fly-in Seminar?:
Yes  KRHV
Seating:
50 seats at the facility, 14 remaining for online registration.
Registration Information:
Seminar has passed.
Sponsoring Division:
FAASTeam
Contact Information:
AeroDynamic Aviation
Phone: (408) 320-9614
info@aerodynamicaviation.com
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):

AeroDynamic Aviation is a full-service flight school located at Reid-Hillview Airport, and is pleased to host WINGS seminars for the Bay Area pilot community.

Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 3
FAASTeam Project Information:
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Other
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