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This seminar is designed to help instrument students understand how the FAA Instrument Practical Test is structured, evaluated and conducted so they can reduce their anxiety, improve their performance and properly prepare for the exam. Often the applicant and the instructor don’t really know how to determine when the instrument student is ready for the test. By attending this presentation, and by following a few simple steps, many common problems can be eliminated.
As the FAA implements the Airman Certification Standards to replace the Practical Test Standards, many instructors and applicants have questions about the changes. This seminar will provide a look at how to prepare from the perspective of the Examiner and the Instructor. You will learn key questions that will be asked, insights on how to structure your thinking and how to demonstrate that you have the knowledge necessary to pass the Instrument Practical.
This class is designed for instrument students preparing for the IFR Practical, instrument instructors and instrument pilots interested in refreshing their instrument knowledge.
The presenters share a passion for training pilots and offer a unique, challenging and insightful way to prepare for the Instrument Practical.
Subject areas will include:
• Flight Planning
• Instrument Weather Flying
• Clearances
• Departure Procedures
• Enroute Procedures
• Holding and Approach Procedures
• Briefing Instrument Procedures
• Airspace Review
• Aeronautical Decision Making
• Human Factors and More
Bring your iPad or tablet of choice, your flight planning tools of choice, FAR’s, a copy of the Airman Certification Standards and whatever materials or aviation app downloads you need to use all instrument procedures for California. If you are using ForeFlight or another flight app, bring your tablet with
• Fully charged battery and portable charger and charging cable.
• Latest version of flight app installed with chart data already downloaded for: California Low IFR Charts, California Airport Diagrams & California Instrument Approach Procedures, SIDS & STARS
Instructors
Ken Wittekiend, DPE, CFI, CFII, IGI, is a professional flight instructor, Designated Pilot Examiner and founder of ProMark Aviation Services, a flight training company based in Burnet, TX. He is a commercial pilot with over 12,000 hours of experience in a wide variety of general aviation aircraft including Part 135 Air Charter, banner towing, air hearse and air ambulance work, along with a steady schedule of flight instructing.
After a move to Houston, and a career in retail marketing and advertising, Ken joined his wife Judy’s successful retail service company. In 2001, Ken returned to central Texas and began to develop an advanced training program to provide the additional knowledge and skill that pilots could use to improve aviation safety through continuing education. He established a flight training company to provide beginners and accomplished pilots a better way to learn the critical skills and knowledge necessary to fly safely and confidently.
Ken has been selected as a Master CFI multiple times since 2006. He was also named the CFI of the Year for the FAA Southwest Region in 2009 and again in 2015. The FAA selected Ken as a Designated Pilot Examiner in 2010. He conducts pilot check rides for the San Antonio FSDO and has conducted over 1,100 Practical Tests in a wide variety of aircraft.
Ken flew many relief missions following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and after the Haiti Earthquake in 2010 and considers this some of the most rewarding flying he has been privileged to do. In the summer of 2013, Ken flew a Super Cub from Texas to Alaska and back, covering 12,000 miles and visiting some of the last wild places on earth.
Ken is a charter member of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE). In 2014 he was elected to the Board of Directors of SAFE. He is an instructor for the Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program (BPPP) of the American Bonanza Society and for the Bonanza Pilot Training Program (PBPT).
Today, Ken provides a wide range of training services, working with pilots of all experience levels, with an emphasis on single pilot IFR, fundamental maneuvering skills, float plane and tailwheel training. To date, Ken has provided over 8,000 hours of flight instruction including over 1,700 hours of tailwheel instruction.
Michael Phillips, CFI, CFII, MEI, ASEL, ASES, AMEL and Glider, is a six-time Master Instructor and an FAA Gold Seal Instructor with over 13,000 total hours and over 11,000 hours of dual given. He is also a charter member and a former Board member of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and a certified American Bonanza Society Instructor. Prior to committing all his time to teaching he owned and managed a number of companies as diverse as gourmet food, cycling and internet marketing and web development.
Michael is a seasoned teaching professional with a passion for aviation and all phases of flight instruction. He has a diverse background which provides him with the ability to work with a wide variety of personalities and backgrounds. He has been a Certified Flight Instructor since 1975. He has had an opportunity to fly and teach in several regions of the country which provides him with an understanding and appreciation for weather and challenges that other parts of the United States offer to pilots. <br />
He specializes in training in the Epic, Piper M Type aircraft (both piston and turbine), Columbia/Cessna/Corvalis aircraft, Bonanzas and other technically advanced aircraft as well as transition training for all Garmin GPS units, G1000, Avidyne, Aspen and Bendix King-equipped aircraft. He is the Managing Partner and Chief Flight Instructor at Aviation Instruction Simulator Training. He is on the teaching staff at CP Aviation where he focuses on tailwheel training at the Santa Paula Airport. He also has a passion for training new Certificated Flight Instructors and conducts a seminar at California Aeronautical University on teaching instructors how to teach.
Some classes fill to capacity quickly. Please register for the seminar at least 24 hours in advance to ensure we have seats for everyone at http://www.vc99sclasses.com. We cannot guarantee a seat to people who do not register in advance. If seats are available, we will gladly accept payments and registration from walk-ins at the door.
Unless otherwise indicated on the registration web site http://www.vc99sclasses.com, all classes meet in the upstairs meeting room of the Department of Airports, 555 Airport Way, Camarillo, CA 93010, on the field at KCMA. There is no wireless network available to attendees in the classroom. If you want Internet access during a class, you will need to use your own data plan or bring or activate a hotspot.
This program is one of a series in the Ventura County 99s 19th Annual Pilot Proficiency Classes, an annual series of approximately 20-25 seminars and programs from February to May. There is a fee for all classes. Please go to our registration web site at http://www.vc99sclasses.com and click on the class schedule tab for fee information which appears at the end of the class title. The FAA does not permit us to include fee information here. The web site also provides additional information about each class and the instructors.
Some classes fill to capacity quickly. Please register for the seminar at least 24 hours in advance to ensure we have seats for everyone at http://www.vc99sclasses.com. We cannot guarantee a seat to people who do not register in advance. If seats are available, we will gladly accept payments and registration from walk-ins at the door.
Unless otherwise indicated on the registration web site http://www.vc99sclasses.com, all classes meet in the upstairs meeting room of the Department of Airports, 555 Airport Way, Camarillo, CA 93010, on the field at KCMA. There is no wireless network available to attendees in the classroom. If you want Internet access during a class, you will need to use your own data plan or bring or activate a hotspot.
