Thu, Oct 30, 2003
Another Solid Commitment To Safety
One of the major news
items that will be discussed today at the 2003 AOPA Expo is yet
another progressive move by Cirrus Design to present the
proper tools for flyers to use in not only learning to fly their
airplanes, but to maintain a proper level of proficiency. Cirrus is
announcing the Cirrus Standardized Instructor Program (CSIP) for
certified flight instructors. The training program was developed in
concert with UND Aerospace, the factory flight training provider
for Cirrus. The new standardized program is designed to educate
flight instructors in the instructional techniques of operating and
instructing students in the technologically advanced Cirrus.
New Cirrus owners complete transition training with a UND
Aerospace instructor after taking delivery of their aircraft.
However, as the Cirrus fleet continues to grow at a rapid pace, the
pre-owned Cirrus market will also experience increasing activity.
Consequently, availability of skilled training will be essential in
order to smoothly transition new Cirrus pilots from less
sophisticated aircraft into the technologically improved Cirrus
platforms.
Alan Is SERIOUS....
"Safety is one of the cornerstones on which Cirrus is founded,"
stated Alan Klapmeier, president of Cirrus.
"Our commitment to safety extends beyond the aircraft to include
the pilot so we've developed this program to help Cirrus pilots
remain proficient whether they purchased their aircraft new or
pre-owned." Developing a Standardized Instructor Program that
focuses on the skill set required to operate a technologically
advance aircraft means that all Cirrus pilots have greater access
to standardized transitional flight training from regional
instructors and authorized training centers.
Although the program is officially being launched this week, an
excess of 50 training centers and/or individual instructors have
expressed interest in the valuable program. The first group
of Cirrus Standardized Instructors has already been trained and are
available in the following cities: Phoenix, AZ, Atlanta, GA,
Kennesaw, GA, Worchester, MA, Duluth, MN, Grand Forks, ND and
Spokane, WA.
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