First In Web-Based Series To Promote Safety, Continued Learning

Planemaker Cirrus Design and training Jeppesen announced Wednesday the two companies are teaming up to provide an innovative web-based transition course for pilots. Intended for use at the factory and in the field, the course is the first in a series designed to promote safe flying through lifelong learning.

Cirrus and Jeppesen believe this is the first time such an integrated curriculum has been provided in a General Aviation training program.

The course is planned to be released for all pilots and instructors in mid-to-late April. Until then, Cirrus will continue using its current system for training.

The new Cirrus Transition Course includes eight hours of online ground school and syllabi for six scenario-based flight workshops. Each flight workshop offers scenarios and valuable support for providing a FITS-approach to training. Safety themes woven through the course include: preventing accidents through system safety, understanding aircraft systems and interpreting system status, operating avionics systems, executing flight procedures, and planning cross-country flights.

"The computer-based course is engaging and easy to navigate," said Bill Stone, director of Cirrus' Flight Standards and Operations. "Since the course is web-based, it can be used by the pilot at home, in a briefing with a flight instructor, and in a classroom. And since the content can easily be updated for changes in Cirrus aircraft, instructors can be confident they are offering the most up-to-date training possible."

The Cirrus/Jeppesen relationship is an integral piece of the overall learning plan being developed by Cirrus. The plan focuses on lifelong learning initiative and the philosophy that training is a process, not an event.

FMI: www.cirrusdesign.com, www.jeppesen.com