The COPA University / Aero Poznan CPPP weekend event begins with your arrival around noon time on Friday, April 26. The first lectures will start at 14:00h (2:00pm). If you request a flight or a sim session already for the morning, that might be possible - please send an email.
Friday evening we will shuttle you into the City Park hotel, where later that evening we'll have dinner. Those who can only arrive by then are inviteed to join us there as well.
Saturday morning starts with a plenary session for the pilots or the Partner-in-Command course, respectively. Thereafter we'll have breakout sessions for several ground courses, simulator and flight sessions.
Everybody will be shuttled back to the hotel after the courses and sessions, and then we'll ride together to Poznan's old market place for dinner.
Sunday we'll continue with breakout session, simulator and flight training.
We plan to be finished at lunch time, latest at 14:00h (2:00pm). with departure set at 3:00pm.
Ground + Simulator + 1 Flight participants will fly1 simulator session and 1 training flight
Flight sessions will be three hours each, including briefing and debriefing.
Full Motion Simulator sessions will be 60 minutes and in parallel to the ground classes. You will miss 1 ground seminar session while being in the simulator.
Flight training is 180 minutes and in parallel to the ground classes. You will miss 2 ground seminar sessions while getting your flight instruction.
Schedule:
Friday, April 26:
14:00h Automation Management
15:45h PBN - Performance Based Navigation
17:30h Shuttle to City Park Hotel
19:00h Dinner
Saturday, April 27:
09:00h Shuttle to Aero Poznan
09:30h Introduction & Safety Statistics
10:45h Abnormal & Emergency Procedures
12:15h Lunch
13:00h 8 Seconds to Success
14:45h Fly the Mixture Knob
16:30h Know about Oil Analysis, Data Analysis and Borescope
18:00h Shuttle to City Park Hotel
19:00h Shuttle to Old Market Place and Dinner
21:30h Return Shuttle to City Park Hotel
Sunday, April 28:
09:00h Shuttle to Aero Poznan
09:30h AoA - Angle of Attack
11:15h Electrical System
12:45h Lunch / Departure
Please read the below lesson summaries so that you know which one you want to attend:
AUTOMATION MANAGEMENT
This is an Essential Knowledge Class. The presentation describes techniques for selecting the best level of automation for the task at hand. Workflows to efficiently take command of the flight management systems (Garmin & Avidyne FMS) and autopilots (S-TEC, DFC, GFC) are discussed. Typical Autopilot Gotchas and Best Practices for mastering the different automation modes are covered. Final thoughts include “Automation Management Golden Rules” from the best practices guides used by the airlines and Airbus. Duration: 90 minutes.
PERFORMANCE BASED NAVIGATION (PBN)
This is an Essential Knowledge Class. This course guides you into the future of 2- and 3-dimensional area navigation. Take a deep dive into GPSS and SBAS Augmentation Systems, new RNAV procedures, new Departure and Approach options, the corresponding equipment requirements and their certification, and required pilot certifications. This is not your old GPS – this is something completely new. Duration: 90 minutes.
ABNORMAL AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
This is an Advanced Topic class. The class describes in detail how to program and fly an instrument approach with the Garmin GNS430 or GTN650 navigators. It describes different types of approaches and includes sections about loading and briefing approaches, activating approaches, vectors to final, how to fly approaches with step-down fixes, using GPS on non-GPS approaches, checks required before final approach fix and flying missed approach. Duration: 90 minutes.
8 SECONDS TO SUCCESS
This is an Essential Knowledge Class. Recent accident history for all aircraft shows that many – far too many – mishaps have occurred during approach, in the traffic pattern, or when landing. This presentation identifies the major reasons for mishaps in the traffic pattern and describes how to best avoid. Particular focus is on the last eight seconds of the landing sequence. Duration: 90 minutes.
FLY THE MIXTURE KNOB
This is an Essential Knowledge Class. The presentation explores in depth the effects of mixture management on engine performance and metrics. It focuses heavily on the normally aspirated SR22 engine. This is simply because it is the most difficult engine in the fleet to manage correctly. It will leave the pilot with methods and tools to better understand how to select a mixture target that yields high power and cool cylinder temperatures. Duration: 90 minutes
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OIL ANALYSIS, DATA ANALYSIS AND BORESCOPE
This is an Essential Knowledge Class. There is so much data available on our engine management screens, do you know how to use them? This class focuses on the in-flight use of on-board engine management systems and how to use them to spot issues and how to get the maximum value from them. Oil is not only lubricating and cooling your engine – it also will accumulate moisture, fuel, microscopic particles and other impurities. So the oil can tell a story if regularly analyzed – about cylinder wear, corrosion, developing valve issues, and how you are operating your engine. The attendee will be introduced to methods to read and interpret the data to identify problems both in-flight and with post flight tools . Duration: 90 minutes.
AoA - REVEALING THE LOST MESSAGE OF "STICK & RUDDER"
This is an Essential Knowledge Class. Today, in general aviation the angle of attack indicator has become much maligned by an industry that largely doesn’t understand its purpose. The airlines do. The military does. And business jets right down to the Cirrus Vision Jet are all equipped with Angle of Attack Indicators. Discover the simple nature of flying by and using angle of attack indicators. Duration: 90 minutes.
CIRRUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This is an Essential Knowledge Class. An overview of the electrical system components, operating procedures, normal, abnormal and emergency indications. This course is aimed at taking the mystery out of safe operation of aircraft with sophisticated electrical components. Duration: 90 minutes.
