Aviator90 Course Outline| Aviation

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In this post I hope to share with you the course outline we plan on sharing with you in Aviator90. This is what we have so far:

Intro to Flight

Lift
Other Three Forces
Control Surfaces
Trim
Cockpit

Basics of Flight

Ground Ops
Takeoff
Power Management
Turn Coordination
Pitch

Local Maneuvers and Airwork

Traffic Pattern
Landing
Flare
Straight and Level
S’nake’ Turns
Point Turns
Steep Turns
Slow Flight
Short and Soft Ops

Human Factors

Health
Situational Awareness
Judgement
Command
Humble Education

Cross Country Planning

VFR Weather
Navigational Aids
Fuel Planning
Performance
Before You Go

Cross Country Flights

Flight 1
Flight 2
Flight 3
Flight 4
Flight 5
Flight 6
Flight 7
Flight 8
Flight 9
Flight 10

Emergency Procedures

Impossible Turn- Engine Failure on Takeoff
Lost
Engine Failure- Landing Off-Field
In Flight Fire
Runway Incursion

As you can see, there’s going to be a TON of content here.

Now, much of this is rehashed from private pilot type curriculum, and a bit simplified for flight simulation. Basic skills like many of these lessons have are essential.

Where this free product shines is with the 10 flights. Here we will really give you the Spirit of an Aviator!

As of tonight, the first episode is complete! I’m still pushing for a Feb 1 start date although it is nearly killing me.

I’m just too excited to get this out there!

How are you gearing up for Aviator90? How does the course outline look?

KaCe V

Awesome, Im really looking forward to this content. As a flight simulator pilot I personally think I need to learn the basics of flight, specially with small aircraft. Will you be covering power, prop feathering & fuel mixture? I do not understand these at all?

Lastly will these videos be downloadable or just streamed via the Internet? cheers

http://www.flyaoamedia.com/ Chris Palmer

Hey Kace,
We will be covering a TON in this course. I don’t think we’re going to be doing things like prop feathering, as that is a multi-engine operation only. We will however be covering mixture, power, and all that stuff.

The last 10 flights you see is where the REAL value of this training will be. This is what will separate the men from the boys.

These videos will be streamable on the internet, via youtube, on our site, and more.

Rick

I think this will be a valueble experience for even the seasoned pilot. The basics need to be revisited from time to time!

http://www.flyaoamedia.com/ Chris Palmer

Agreed. When writing all of this stuff it’s really great to review, and even helps me become a better pilot, I feel. It’s good to know. Often with jets like the PMDG stuff we get too accustomed to becoming button pressers.

It’s nice to fly something without an autopilot for a change!

KaCe V

Thank you Chris for your reply, it all sounds awesome. I think Angle of Attack has come a long way and I really enjoy this blog as well as all AoA products. I couldn’t agree with you more, I am a button pusher myself lol!

I was also very keen to know weather this AVIATIOR 90 program would cover such things as VOR,ADF,NDB Navigation and how to read such related instruments. Personally Id love to get to know about these staions , how they work and how to Navigate with them.

Cheers
Kace

http://www.flyaoamedia.com/ Chris Palmer

Kace,
First, thank you!

We will be covering some light VOR and ADF stuff, we’ll see how much.

Kinda the point of Aviator90, and why I called it ‘Aviator’ instead of pilot, is that a lot of guys today are relying way too much on instruments.

Where are the stick and rudder skills of yesteryear? What happens when the instruments aren’t working?

In other words, what skills do I or you as a pilot posses just between us, the engine, and our surroundings?

These are questions we will really drive down to in Aviator90 and really get people thinking about those aviating skills.

Now, to answer your question, as I can tell it’s important to you…

Instrument flight is really important, and to be honest, it’s the funnest type of flying. I love the opportunity to go IFR. There is something about it that is completely different. For example, look at this video I’ve made.
http://vimeo.com/3140536

I’m considering doing a course after Aviator90 that is all instrument. Much like Aviator90, it’ll teach pilots how to be comfortable in the clouds rather than just focused on ‘passing the test’.

I’d imagine that during the course, ADF, NDB, VOR and GPS would be used extensively.

Sound good?

Rick

This is going to be a blast! I love IFR flying, but I also really enjoy a good VFR flight through the mountains. As we speak (or write) I am flying from CYPK Pitt meadows to CYWL Williams lake following the VFR route on my chart! I am really excited to try aviator90, help put a little polish on those skills we seem to forget about when we hit the Vnav and Lnav buttons all the time!

http://www.flyaoamedia.com/ Chris Palmer

For sure. There’s nothing like doing some VFR in a plane that doesn’t fly itself to get your skills back!

KaCe V

Hi Chris

You bet , it sounds fantastic!! Id be glad to take in any information on these videos about Navigational Aids such as VOR’s & ADF’s! I find VOR’a a little tricky to grasp at the moment. The PMDG 744 seems a little too easy , you tune the VOR, identify it and it points to the station on the ND!

For some weird reason this week , no matter where Ive been Ive always had Aviator 90 in the back of my mind, what can I say “IM JUST SO EXCITED” =]

I had a look at that video & wow an amazing sight out there. By the way great landing! I could not help but notice some clear plastic tube around your nose area, what exactly is that for?

Will the first Aviator 90 Training Video be out tomorrow?

Thanks
Kace

http://www.flyaoamedia.com/ Chris Palmer

The plastic thing is called a Canula. It’s for oxygen. We were flying pretty high and our airplane is unpressurized.

Aviator90 starts coming out on the 1st. We’ll release a new episode every other day.

BTW, you’re totally right about the 744. WAY TOO EASY!

http://ikousa.blogit.fi Ilari

Although I have all the King courses from PPL-ATPL, I guess for you simmers this will be a good opportunity to learn how to actually *control* the aircraft — trust me, it’s way more fun than just pressing buttons, which will kinda make you feel “disconnected” from the airplane. John & Martha have convinced me of that…
Jose Luis

Thank you very much for your effort. It will be very useful to people like me to really enjoy FSX with a better knowledge of what is going on!
Thanks again.
http://marquisor.wordpress.com marquisor

what about linking the already shown episodes here? so if users look at the outline, they can quickly go back to their topics of interest.