Tue, Aug 31, 2010
IMC Club International Creates A New Kind Of Flight School
The National Instrument Proficiency Academy (NAIPAC) is a new
non-profit proficiency-based flight school created by IMC Club
International. The first of its kind in the aviation industry, the
Academy’s goal is not to train pilots to obtain their license
but to make them more proficient.
NAIPAC is going to offer a number of different programs that
will vary between five to ten hours designed to increase pilot
skill and confidence in instrument meteorological conditions.
Training will be provided as ground school and flight training in
the school’s full motion simulator, Cirrus Aircraft or the
student’s own airplane. Graduates will receive certificates
of completion upon achieving an acceptable level of competence and
proficiency.
“I am extremely happy that finally I can realize my dream
of a school that will work exclusively to improve aviation safety.
Being a pilot is one thing - but so many times we forget that
regardless of our experience level we all have an obligation to
develop and re-achieve the highest level of proficiency over and
over again” – said Radek R. Wyrzykowski, President of
IMC Clubs International.
To accommodate their ambitious goals NAIPAC and IMCclubs.org has
contracted in cooperation with the Wild Blue Simulators, Inc. the
full motion RedBird Simulator that will be based at the Norwood
Massachusetts Memorial Airport. It will be the first of this kind
available in the North East. The simulator is scheduled for
installation at the end of September of this year.
As a non-profit operation, NAIPAC will be staffed by volunteer
instructors and will provide training at an extremely affordable
rate for IMC Club members. For example Cirrus aircraft for club
members will rent for less than $170/hr. Non club rates will also
be available and use of the simulator will be accessible to any
student, school or instructor who wishes to use it for their
training.
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