A Three-Year Plan to Introduce Affordable Jet Transition Training and Multi-Crew Training in Advanced Cockpits A Three-Year Plan to Introduce Affordable.

A Three-Year Planto Introduce Affordable

Jet Transition Training andMulti-Crew Training in Advanced Cockpits

A Three-Year Planto Introduce Affordable

Jet Transition Training andMulti-Crew Training in Advanced Cockpits

CQFA’sJET TRANSITION PROGRAM

CQFA’sJET TRANSITION PROGRAM

by Jean LaRoche, Director of Research and Development

by Jean LaRoche, Director of Research and Development

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program

Background

The Centre Quebecois de Formation Aeronautique has been operating for 42 years. We belong to the Ministry of Education of Quebec and our main campus is located 500 km North of Montreal, in the Saguenay region.

The CQFA offers a post-secondary 3-year program in aviation, free of tuition. Each year, 40 new students are selected from a pool of 325 to 400 applicants. The three-phase student-selection process takes 3 months to complete and uses the WOMBAT since 1995.


Background

For 25 years, the CQFA has also operated a Continuing Education Department in the Montreal vicinity. We run 45 on-demand courses in different fields of flight operations (aircrew, airport, wild life mgnt, winter survival, regulatory, etc.)

Approved Check Pilot Course


Background

Students enroll at the CQFA for three years in a common study path. Prior to the second year’s mid-term, each student needs to select a career path among :

Amphibian & ski bush operations (C185, DHC-2)

(Including the liberal use of bug repellent...)Turbine helicopter flying (B206)

(Extensive long-line training and confined areas)Multi-engine IFR (PA31, semi glass)

(Day—Night—Icing—IMC, all in crew concept)


Background

From 1992 until 2008, all multi-engine students received a 30-hour Multi-Crew training in three B200 Level 2 FTDs prior to graduation, concurrently with the last phases of their multi-IFR training.

Hired by a fictitious 703 carrier called “Cumulus”Had to learn a SOP, apply behavior and dress codesFlew lofts, half as PF, half as, all in the Quebec region


Moving towards airline entry level

In August 2007, at the end of life of our 4 FTDs, we began a study to migrate our multi-crew training onto large transport technology and swept-back wing.



2007 (Q3)Extensive consultation with...

most airline training departments in Canadaa selection of large CBAA flight operationsBombardier Flight Training Center

Decision to move the campus from CYHU to CYUL



2008One-day airline management focus group

hosted at Air Transat HQ, to reach a consensus on our generic approach

Decision on the class of transport jetto be modeled

Could be used in the bush flying program... but far too noisy for our new location.

Unable to teach standard engine-outprocedures...

Six engines... out of scope

Perfect size, weight, speed, and rangeWidely usedData easy to obtainMixture of old and new technologyetc...B737NG



2008Decision about the Generic / Specific

approachDecision on which class of transport jetEarly specifications drafts tested with airlinesFinal CQFA design and specsIn-house approval of budget envelopeCall for bids to 4 manufacturersAgreement with Mechtronix Systems Inc

The beginning of a long... loong... looongFactory Acceptance Process...

(700 hours so far, and still counting... $$$)

December 10th, 2008First snow fall of the season2500 lbs of salt to clear the alley...


What were those specs... ?

1.A generic life-size cockpit somewhere near the epicenter of large transport cockpits in 2008, including control loading and quick-don O2 masks2.Dual FMS operation3.No new hardware development4.An environment to TEACH, not to CHECK5.Below $1M CAD, excluding of testing and installation6.Cylindrical visual with two international airports 90 minutes apart (YUL, the second later became JFK)7.Our vision of generic, ultra-simplified aircraft systems, which are all operational, fault-able, and consequential


Two new courses

2009 (Q1 and Q2)Production of two new courses : MCT and JTC

2009Preliminary course validation on 20 pilots

2010Final course validation on 20 more pilots and 4 CFIs from Quebec and OntarioCommercial training sales beginTeam up with Canadian Flight Schools begins


Multi-Crew Training Jet Transition Course

Total Duration

eLearning

Ground school

Simulator

Evaluation

Retail cost/pilot

5 days

no

no

5 days

One

$ 2225

5 days

1 day

1 day

3 days

Two

$ 2225


Multi-Crew Training Jet Transition Course

All hands-onCrew HF

Checklist HandlingSOP

Managing EFISAll about FMS

Airline Flight PlanPF / PNF duties

LOFTSAbnormals

AerodynamicsCost Index

Power plantUpset recovery

W & B, loadsFlight Planning

Low Energy RegimeHeavy//Fast//High

Emergencies

SOPCRMTEMORM


Target market

65 % Canadian Flight Training Units interestedby ATPL/i, crew training, HF, airline entry

training

25% Flight Operations hiring pilotswithout jet background, or for remedial

training

10% Foreign military pilots upgrading toWestern equipment


More information

CQFA640 Orly Avenue

Dorval QC H9P 1E9

www.cqfa.ca

[email protected]@cqfa.ca

Thank you

http://www.cqfa.ca/

mailto:[email protected]

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A Three-Year Plan to Introduce Affordable Jet Transition Training and Multi-Crew Training in Advanced Cockpits A Three-Year Plan to Introduce Affordable.

Documents

multicrew training

cqfa multicrew

crew concept slide

year program

ifr training

airline training departments

class of transport jet

development slide