Cessna Factory Training
Garmin G1000 Avionics System
Version 3.0
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Life Lessons
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Jan 21, 1994, Beech 55 Baron, TN to CGX, 6 souls
Commercial, CFII, 500 hours TT, 230 XC, 33 Multi,
Night, VFR (IFR FP), 2.5 hours planned, 3.5 fuel onboard
.7 hours, headwind 5-10 knots more than forecast
1.2 hours, Janitrol heater quits
1.5 hours overflys Cincinnati
2.0 hours, headwinds 35 knots, still have IFR reserves
2.5 hours, 10 minutes from CGX, ATIS Windy
2.7 hours, landing at CGX (can you say numb extremities?)
3.0 hours, lands MDW with flat LH main tire
3.3 hours on the Hobbs at shutdown
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New Concept?
• Karl E. Weick argues that when people
are trained for high reliability, the initial
reactions they learn are the most
important because those are the ones
most likely to reappear under pressure.
• Often, he notes, the training settings
have only modest validity once trainees
move to their actual jobs.
Weick, K.E. (1987) Organizational culture as a source of high reliability, California management
review, 29 (2) 112-127
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New Concept?
• Law of Intensity
– A sharp, clear, or exciting learning
experience teaches more than a routine or
boring one.
– This law implies that a student will learn
more from the real thing than a substitute.
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Level of Achievement
Traditional Training
Skill
Judgment
Experience
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Level of Achievement
FITS Objective
Skill
Judgment
Experience
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How does this apply to a
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BFR
IPC
Aircraft Checkout
Recurrency Course
Differences Training Course
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G1000 Program
• Transition/Differences Training
– Focus is G1000
– Aircraft Make & Model is Somewhat
Incidental
• 2 ½ to 3 days
– 8 Hours Ground School
– 4-6 Hours Flight
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We may not be able to
• Convince every customer of the
importance of FITS principles
• Utilize every element of FITS
– X-C Flight Planning
– Full A to B scenario
• Accomplish much toward ADM and PBL
• Significantly alter behavior
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Identify & Prioritize Training
Goals
• What is our primary objective
– Teaching one new system
– Bringing a student to a desired level of
proficiency
• How can we use FITS principles to
accomplish that objective
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We Can
• Introduce customers to FITS (Recency)
– Risk Assessment
– Learner Centered Grading
– Problem Based Learning (Post-flight Critique)
• Utilize FITS to maximize effectiveness in the
time we have (Intensity)
• Make the training enjoyable/interesting
(Effect)
• Lay the foundation, or a few building blocks,
toward improved ADM
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Advantages of FITS
• Proven Teaching Concept
– Not strictly a TAA issue
• FITS Serves Training
• Wide Range of Applicability
– Primary, Advanced, Transition, Recurrent
– FITS Based Checking, Examining, Testing
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My Observations
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Inside or Outside
Understand the limitations of the system
Reversionary Transition
Performance vs. Safety
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My Observations
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Inside or Outside
Understand the limitations of the system
Reversionary Transition
Performance vs. Safety
Cessna can’t build TAA airplanes fast
enough
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What’s Coming for Cessna
Factory Training
• Training Web Site
– Pre-course materials
– Recurrency
– CFAI Support
• FTD/Simulator Integration
• Advanced G1000 training
• Continued development of worldwide network
– Cessna Pilot Centers
– Regionally based G1000 flight instructors
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FITS Is…
• A proven teaching method
• Based on techniques used by
successful ‘high risk’ technologies
• Being confirmed by the research data
• Working in the real world
• The right approach to flight training
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Questions?
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