In the Instrument IFR segment, UAT instructors utilize the L-39 Turbojet, which has been modified with Electronic Flight Instrumentation System (EFIS) that simulates current corporate and executive aircraft. The student occupies the rear cockpit underneath a curtain to learn the prevention, recognition and recovery from unusual attitudes and upsets using instrumentation only. Attitudes covered are:
- Nose up
- Nose down
- Overbank
- Combination of pitch and bank
- Stalls
The IFR Training program combines both a ground and flight syllabus that cover the following aspects:
Ground
- Instrument scans
- Full panel attitude reference
- Partial panel attitude reference
- Recognition of LOC-I on instruments
- Zero-G and its benefits
- Baseline maneuvers and recovery options on instruments
Flight Utilizing Instruments
- Aircraft familiarization
- Aircraft handling/warm-up
- Stalls (on instruments) with recoveries
- Baseline nose high maneuvers on instruments
- Baseline nose low maneuvers on instruments
- Entries to nose high unusual attitude with recovery
- Entries to nose low unusual attitude with recovery
- Partial panel recoveries
- Inadvertent upset recoveries
- Video debrief
On-board aircraft video cameras capture your flight for debrief with your instructor when you return and a copy is provided for future reference. For more information, click here
