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GLIDER INSTRUCTOR REFRESHER COURSE PREPARATION PACKAGE 2017

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GLIDER INSTRUCTOR REFRESHER

COURSE

PREPARATION PACKAGE

Name:_______________________________Rank:____________Date:______________

Score:_______/117 Corrected to 100% in face to face debrief with the following glider check pilot or glider standards pilot:

Name (print): name of standards or check pilot Sign:signature of standards or check pilot date:_______


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FORWARD

1. This package contains the references and confirmation exercises necessary to

prepare candidates for the Glider Instructor Refresher Course.

2. The exercises will be based on a sampling of information found in the following

references (found at BC Air Cadet League website under Aircrew Resources: http://bc-

aircadetleague.com/aircrewResources.php)

a) ACGP Gliding Manual (A-CR-CCP-242/PT-005)

b) ACGP How to Glide Manual

c) ACGP 2-33 Schweizer Aircraft Operating Instructions (AOI`s)

d) ACGP Flight Instructor Guide (FIG) (http://bc-

aircadetleague.com/builder/uploads/fig-draft-7-1-2-acgp-flying-instructor-

guide.pdf)

e) Provisional 2017 ACGP Glider Pilot Course Master Lesson Training Plan

f) Provisional 2017 GPS Syllabus Overview

g) Pacific Region Flying Orders

h) Flight Instructors Handbook (http://bc-

aircadetleague.com/builder/uploads/flight-instructor-handbook-02-oct-

14.pdf)

3. Instructors are to arrive on course with this package fully completed. Upon

arrival it will be marked. The information in this package is subject to examination on a

written Performance Check (PC). The knowledge in this package will not be instructed

in-depth, however it is considered to be basic threshold knowledge that a returning

instructor shall possess. Instructors will be further evaluated by both verbal and written

assessment throughout the Glider Instructor Refresher Course.

http://bc-aircadetleague.com/aircrewResources.php


http://bc-aircadetleague.com/builder/uploads/fig-draft-7-1-2-acgp-flying-instructor-guide.pdf



http://bc-aircadetleague.com/builder/uploads/flight-instructor-handbook-02-oct-14.pdf




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Fill in the blanks:

1. Schweizer 2-33A dimensions:

Length

Span

Height

Wing Area

Aspect Ratio

Reference: 2-33 AOI’s 1-1 /5

2. Schweizer 2-33A airspeeds:

1040 lbs gross weight

FLIGHT

SPEEDS

1080 lbs gross weight

Dual Solo Dual Solo

L/D (Best Glide

Speed)

L/D (Best Glide

Ratio)

Min Sink Speed

Spiralling Speed

Buffeting Speed

Stall Speed (30°

bank)

Stall Speed

(spoilers open)

Stall Speed (level

flight)

VA (Manoeuvring

Speed)

VNE (Never Exceed

Speed)

Reference: 2-33 AOI’s 2-1 & 4-1 /12


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3. Schweizer 2-33A Surface Wind Operational Limitations:

Knots MPH

Headwind

90° crosswind

Tailwind component

Wind Gusts


4. What are the four parts to the Limited Pre-Flight Inspection (Walk-Around)?

1)

2)

3)

4)


5. Describe one of the ways in which slack rope can be created during air tow.

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Reference: How to Glide 7-8 /2

6. What are the four hazards of a slack towrope?

1)

2)

3)

4)



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7. Explain three things that must be considered when conducting pre-flight planning

for a simulated emergency.

1)

2)

3)

Reference: ACGP Gliding Manual 2-5-4 /3

8. “All solo flights ____________________________by a __________________

for the ________________. A ____________ shall be available for the use of

instructors monitoring __________________. Instructors __________________

in close _________________ that can be used to________________________.”

Reference: Provisional 2017 ACGP Glider Pilot Course MLTP 3/73

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Glider Pilot Course Training Plan – Flying Training

9. Proficiency Levels (PLs)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5


10. Overall Flight Ratings (OFRs)

Standard

Exceeded

Achieved

Standard

Achieved

Standard

with

Difficulty

Marginal

Unsat



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For 11 and 13, please refer to FIH (available at http://bc-

aircadetleague.com/aircrewResources.php under ACGP Instructional Materials)

11. Air Lesson Brief. Given the day before the flight. This briefing takes 15-20

minutes, possibly longer if required for student understanding.

A_____________

M_____________

O_____________

L_____________

Reference: FIH Mod 9 - 5/32 /12

12. Mission Outline Brief. Given just before the flight. This briefing takes 3-4

minutes. If the student requires much longer than this, or has significant trouble

remembering, they are not ready to fly.

A_____________

S_____________

C_____________

C_____________

Reference: ACGP FIG 1-5-1 (available at BC Air Cadet League website) /12




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13. Air Lesson. Used during the flight.

E_____________

D_____________

I_____________

C_____________

Reference: FIH Mod 9 - 14/32 /12


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14. According to the 2-33 AOI’s what is stated as the incipient spin recovery for the

Schweizer 2-33A.

1) Simultaneously:

2)


15. According to the 2-33 AOI’s what is stated as the full spin recovery for the

Schweizer 2-33A.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)


16. Slow flight is defined as ____________ at an airspeed that is _______ than the

normal gliding speed.


17. What are the common errors during manoeuvres in slow flight?

1)

2)

3)

4)



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CCFTC Flight Instructors are required to know and understand the following

HPMA/HPACA (Human Performance in Military Aviation/Human Performance in Air

Cadet Aviation) Elements and be proficient in their use during flight training.


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CCFTC Flight Instructors will use the following provisional Glider Pilot Training

Progress Card. This card is different from the one previously used (ACGP Gliding

Manual 2-6-13). Comments should be based on the HPMA/HPACA Guidelines above.

Note: HPMA/HPACA is not assigned a PL.

STUDENT: PRESENT QUAL:

PURPOSE OF FLIGHT:

INSTRUCTOR: FLT TIME:

AIR LESSON: ALT: DATE:

REG: WIND: RWY :

EXERCISES PL NOTES

GR

ND

Brief flight profile

Configure cockpit

Pre-Take-off brief

LA

UN

CH

Takeoff

Air Tow

Release

BA

SIC

FL

T

MA

NO

EU

VR

ES

Straight Glide

Gentle Turns

Medium Turns

Steep Turns

Side Slips

Slow Flight

AD

VA

NC

ED

FL

T

MA

NO

EU

VR

ES

Forward Slips

Slipping Turns

Stall

Spin

Spiral Dive

Flight Management

CIR

CU

IT Downwind

Base Turn and Leg

Final Turn and Leg

Landing

IN-FLT EMERG.

Verbal

Simulated

ABNORM. FLT EVENT

Verbal

Simulated

Threat & Error MGMT:

Decision Making:

SA:

Task & Workload MGMT:

DUAL OFR: UNSAT MARGINAL - AS AS STD EXCEEDED

ED/REVIEW/SOLO OFR: UNSAT SAT

ED / REVIEW AUTH SIGNATURE: APPT:

INSTRUCTOR INITIALS: STUDENT INITIALS:


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The following three cards simulate the course progress of a student nearing the

completion of Block 3. As a returning instructor you must be able to identify trends in

your student’s flying and create a suitable flight training plan for their upcoming flight.

The Block 3 Enabling Check (EC) is a chance for you to rectify these errors and improve

their overall flying ability.

Review the cards and create an Air Lesson Brief using the AMOL format for the Block 3

EC on a separate sheet of paper. You will be evaluated on this Air Lesson Brief during

the Refresher Course.

Reference: Provisional GPS Syllabus Overview


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G Training

1. G sensation training will be conducted on the Glider Pilot Scholarship Course as a

means of simulating G forces that should be experienced in a spin/spiral recovery.

Ensuring the glider is G loaded will confirm that pilots are prioritizing terrain avoidance

during spin/spiral recovery procedures.

2. G training maneuvers are as follows:

a. Steep Turn. Set attitude to 65mph and enter a 60º angle of bank turn. When

established, pull assertively on the control column until it is full aft. Note the

increased G loading with a slight climb and decrease in airspeed.

b. 30º nose up stall. Enter from 50mph attitude then set a 30º pitch attitude above

the horizon. Maintain attitude until control column is full aft and glider stalls.

Allow nose to drop well below the horizon, imitating the initial attitude of a full

spin prior to recovery. Pull assertively on the control column to bring the nose to a

10º nose up attitude above the horizon. Note the increased G sensation. Lower the

nose to set 50mph as speed is slowing through 55mph.

c. Spin recovery. Enter from either a straight ahead or skidding turn. Ensure spin

has stabilized prior to recovery. Initiate the recovery procedure once spin is

established. Once the glider is unstalled (shortly after controls are relaxed) look

up, find the closest horizon, roll wings level to the closest horizon and

aggressively apply back pressure to set a 10º nose up attitude on the horizon.

Lower the nose to set 50mph as the speed is slowing through 55mph.

3. An extra 500ft will be added to a flight in Block 2 to conduct the first two G training

manoeuvers (recommended on the stall introduction flight). These manoeuvers will be

demonstrated by the IP and then practiced by the student. No PLs will be assigned as it is

the expected that instructors will heavily coach the students through these manoeuvers.

The objective is to provide a training environment so the student can experience the G

loading required for a safe and effective low nose unusual attitude recovery. The first

two flights of the G training are to be completed before beginning block 3.

4. AL 12 – 14 spin recoveries will be flown as normal using the recovery outlined listed

above.

G training will be conducted to emphasise

that recoveries are emergency procedures and

terrain avoidance is the primary objective.


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HPMA/HPACA Exercises

(To be completed before arrival)

1) You are taking off Alpha 12 with the winds 150@10kts. You release at your

planned altitude of 2600’ASL while another glider releases at 3100’ASL above

you. As you come through 2100’ ASL, both gliders are called by tower and are

asked to expedite to the circuit due to CF-18 traffic taking off 12.

Identify any possible threats, your mitigating strategies, and your decision making

process. (air picture, SOPs, PDM, task prioritization)

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2) You and your student are being pushed out onto Alpha 30 for AL 15 (EC for

Block 3), the current winds are calm. Your student has given the take up slack

signal and tower has cleared you for take-off with the right circling departure; you

hear a float plane call Tree Island with intentions to take the shoreline route while

transiting northbound to Campbell River.

Describe your decision making process on deciding to launch or not.

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3) Glider 4 has just called downwind with the intention to land grass 30, and

received the winds 020@4kts. As Glider 4 approaches its base turn the CC130

Hercules 2 miles out, is cleared for a touch and go by tower. The Hercules has

completed its touch and go as glider 4 turns final. Tower now realizes the

potential danger and tries to contact glider 4.

Identify what threats and hazards, your mitigating process (if you were PIC in the

glider), and your decision making process. (air picture, SOPs, PDM, task

prioritization)

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