MidCoast Aviation Services, LLC
Commercial Pilot Course
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Table of Contents
General Information
a. Course Outline
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b. Course Prerequisites
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c. Course Objectives
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Training Equipment/Area
a. Airports
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b. Aircraft
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c. Flight Training Aids
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Facilities
a. Ground Training Facilities
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b. Pilot Briefing Areas
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Instructors
a. Chief and Assistant
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b. Flight
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c. Ground
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Course Policies
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Appendix A
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Appendix B
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Appendix C
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Appendix D
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RECORD OF REVISIONS
REV#
COMMENTS
DATE
INITIALS
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TRAINING COURSE OUTLINE
MidCoast Aviation Services, LLC is located at the Swinton Smith-Reidsville
Municipal Airport and is owned and operated as:
MidCoast Aviation Services, LLC
1451 Airport Road
Reidsville, GA 30453
COURSE TITLE:
Commercial Pilot Course (Airplane)
COURSE OUTLINE:
This training course meets all the curriculum requirements contained in FAR Part
141 Appendix D. This flight training course will use the ASA Commercial Pilot
Syllabus # ASA-PM-C6-PD. All required lesson stages must be successfully
completed in order to complete the requirements for the Commercial Pilot Course
(Airplane Single Engine Land).
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
The student must demonstrate through knowledge tests, flight tests, and show
through appropriate records that he/she meets the knowledge, skill, and experience
requirements necessary to obtain a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane
category rating and a single-engine land class rating. Graduation from the
Commercial Pilot Course dictates the completion of all course requirements with a
score of 80% or higher.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
The student may be accepted for enrollment in the Commercial Pilot Course with a
current medical and a Private Pilot Certificate with an aircraft category and class
rating appropriate to the Commercial rating for which the course applies. Also,
student must hold an Instrument rating in the appropriate category and class of
aircraft, or be concurrently enrolled in an Instrument rating course appropriate to
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the category and class of aircraft and pass the Instrument Practical Test prior to
completing the Commercial Pilot Certification Course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The student will obtain the required knowledge, skill and aeronautical experience
to meet the requirements for a Commercial Pilot Certificate under FAR Part 141
Appendix D, as applicable.
TRAINING EQUIPMENT AREAS
AIRPORTS (FAR 141.38)
Reidsville Municipal Airport is the main operations base for all flight training and
is continuously available as a public use airport 24 hours a day. The airport has a
5000 foot hard surfaced runway of adequate length for all takeoffs and landings by
MidCoast Aviation Aircraft at gross weight under the conditions listed in FAR
141.38 (b) 1-4. The Swinton Smith Reidsville Municipal Airport has a lighted
wind direction indicator visible from the ends of all runways, permanent runway
lights, taxiway lights, and PAPI lights on both runways, and meets the
requirements for day and night VFR and IFR operations. Other airports authorized
for use are designated in the Standard Operating Procedures and are not a part of
this document.
The fuel for MidCoast Aviation Services, LLC aircraft is purchased from the
Swinton Smith Reidsville Municipal Airport. In the event it is necessary to
purchase fuel during a cross country, fuel may be purchased from an approved
airport. Only FAA certified aircraft mechanics perform maintenance for the
MidCoast Aviation Services, LLC aircraft.
AIRCRAFT (FAR 141.39)
Each Aircraft used in the Commercial Pilot Course is:
1. Registered as a civil aircraft.
2. Certified with a standard airworthiness certificate.
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3. Maintained and inspected in accordance with the requirements under
subpart E of FAR Part 91 that apply to aircraft for hire.
4. Has dual flight controls and engine-power controls easily reached and
operated in a normal manner by both pilots.
5. Airplanes used in any lessons where basic commercial training will occur
will be equipped as required by FAR 91.205 for VFR and IFR flight day
and night, and certified as required by FAR 91.411 and 91-413.
6. Equipped with one 720 channel, or higher, NAV-COMM radio.
7. Has a checklist and pilot operating handbook as required by FAR 141.75.
8. Will comply with electronic and communications equipment inspections
as required per subpart E FAR 91.411.
Aircraft used in this course are designated in Appendix B
FLIGHT TRAINING DEVICES AND TRAINING AIDS (FAR 141.41)
TRAINING AIDS:
Each training aid, including any audiovisual aid, projector, tape recorder, mockup,
chart, aircraft component, or other special aids used for ground training in the
Private Pilot Course will:
1. Be accurate and appropriate for the class in accordance with FAR
141.41(c) as determined by the class instructor approved to teach the
class by the Chief or Assistant Chief Instructor
2. Directly relate to and support the material and content of the lesson
3. Be listed as a lesson element in the course syllabus if specific content of a
lesson (i.e. DVD) or be listed in the Reference and Training Aids
Appendix C at the end of this document, or may be listed in the
Commercial Pilot Training Course Outline as General Equipment and
Training Aids to be used in the Commercial Pilot Course.
The General Training Aids and Instructional Aids are available for use as needed
for the lesson by the instructor. The aids may not be stored in the classroom at all
times.
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FACILITIES
GROUND TRAINING FACILITIES (FAR 141.45)
The ground training facilities and pilot briefing areas for the course are located in
the building located at 1451 Airport Road Reidsville, GA 30453. The building
contains four offices (10’ x12’), a computer-training center (10’ x 12’) and a
classroom/conference room (30’x 18’). A drawing of the building layout is
attached to this document as Appendix D.
The classroom may contain tables and chairs for 30 students maximum. Without
the tables a maximum of 50 students may be seated.
All classrooms are appropriately lighted, and room temperatures are
thermostatically controlled. All of the facility is well ventilated, conforming to
local building, sanitation, fire and health codes. The classroom is so designed and
located so that students will not be distracted by instruction conducted in other
rooms or by flight maintenance operations at the airport. In addition, the offices
may be used to conduct one-on-one ground training for the course.
PILOT BRIEFING AREAS (141.43)
The MidCoast Aviation facility has the classroom and four offices available for
instructor-student briefings and ground training. Each office or classroom is
dedicated for use by school students exclusively. Each office and classroom has
tables and, or desks for flight planning. A telephone and online computer is
available at the desk in the lobby of the FBO for contacting Flight Service (FSS),
getting weather briefings, and filing flight plans.
INSTRUCTORS
CHIEF, ASSISTANT CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND CHECK
INSTRUCTORS (FAR 141.35, 141.36, 141.37)
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The Chief and Assistant Chief Instructors shall meet the respective requirements of
FAR 141.35, FAR 141.36, 141.79, and 14 CFR 61.195 (c) and are designated in
Appendix (A). The Check Instructors shall meet the requirements of FAR 141.37.
FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS
Each Flight Instructor used in the course shall meet the requirements of FAR
141.79 as well as possess a current third class or higher FAA Medical Certificate, a
Commercial Pilot Certificate – Single Engine Land, and a Commercial Airplane
Rating. Instructors must also possess a current Flight Instructor Airplane
Certificate – Single Engine Land.
OTHER INSTRUCTORS
Ground Instructors used in this course must:
1) Hold either a ground instructor certificate with appropriate ratings for the
course or
2) Advanced Ground Instructor or
3) Hold a flight instructor certificate with ratings appropriate to the course
(Airplane Single Engine)
An instructor may be assigned ground training duties provided the Chief Flight
Instructor finds the person qualified to give the training, and the training is
conducted under the supervision of the Chief/Assistant Chief Flight Instructor who
is present at the facility.
COURSE POLICIES
1) Instructors are responsible for training the students to acceptable standards
in all subject matter areas and objectives of each TASK within the most
current FAA Commercial Pilot Practical Test Standards for Airplanes (PTS).
If the syllabus lists completion standards for a lesson that are different from
the PTS the instructor will use the syllabus completion standards for the
grading standard. If completion standards listed for a specific syllabus
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lesson are not specified by the lesson, the instructor will use the PTS as the
grading standard.
Students must have covered the content and met the completion standards pf
each lesson for each stage, even if using credited time for the lesson. Under
normal circumstances, a student will complete at least one stage and or
course every 90 days.
At the discretion of the instructor, students who progress rapidly in a specific
stage or lesson may, within reasonable variances, continue to the next stage
or lesson with less time than is specified in the specific stage or lesson
curriculum, provided all content and completions are satisfactorily
accomplished. Any reduced lesson hours must be included in other stages or
lessons to complete the total ground or flight time specified by category in
the training course outline and syllabus in order to satisfactorily complete
the course.
To satisfactorily complete the Commercial Pilot Course, the student must
meet all course objectives and completion standards with a grade of 80% or
higher.
Stages are accomplished in order. Lessons within a stage may be
accomplished out of sequence with Chief Instructor’s approval. Stage
checks for each level of completion are required before advancing to the
next lesson.
Any verified infraction of policy and procedures will result in a failing grade
for the lesson.
Lessons may not be attempted more than three times (excluding No Go’s)
without a review of the student’s progress as required by the Standard
Operating Procedures Manual.
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APPENDIX A
Chief Flight Instructor
Robert W. Smith
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Appendix B
1974 Piper Warrior, PA28A-151, Serial Number 28-7415625; STC’d 160 HP
engine, IFR Certified, Garmin GNS 430W GPS, NAV/COM, KX 155 NAV/COM
with Glide Slope, Garmin 327 Transponder, KT 86 ADF, Wet Compass, EGT
Gauge, 4 place intercom, dual toe brakes, ELT
2010 Sportcruiser, CRUZ, Serial Number P1001078; Light Sport Certified, Dynon
Glass D100/D120 (EFIS & EMS), Dynon Autopilot AP74, Dynon HIS HS34,
Back-up Airspeed Indicator, Back-up Altimeter, CM 24 Compass, Garmin SL30
NAV/Com, Garmin 330 GTX Mode S Transponder, PM 3300 Intercom Audio
Panel, Garmin 696 GPS with XM weather and TIS-B traffic, BRS Parachute
1969 Piper Arrow, P28R-200, Serial Number 28R-35330; IFR Certified, Garmin
340 Audio Panel, Garmin 327 Transponder, Garmin GNS 430W GPS NAV/COM,
ADF with independent direction finder head, KX 155 NAV/COM with Glide
Slope, Wet Compass, 4 place intercom, 460 ELT
1978 Cessna 172N, C172N, Serial Number 17269939; IFR Certified, Aspen 1000
PFD, Garmin 430W GPS, Garmin SL30 NAV/COM, Garmin 327 Transponder,
Garmin 340 Audio Panel, Garmin 496 GPS with XM weather linked to 430W,
Standby Attitude Indicator, Enhanced Panel Lighting, 4 place intercom
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Appendix C
Reference and Training Aids
Dry Erase Boards
Dry Erase Markers
Training Videos
Various Books
Various Computers
Televisions
DVD Player
Projector
Test Prep Software
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Appendix D
(See next Page)
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