IFR EMERGENCY TRAINING
Open Letter to Aircraft Owners

Executive Flight Training is a small flight school that I started in 1986 while I was a pilot with USAirways. After a tragic 737 accident in Pittsburgh, the airline instituted an IFR upset recovery program. Although that program was geared toward professional airline pilots, I recognized the benefits a modified program could bring to the general aviation instrument pilot. To help improve general aviation safety, I created a unique, IFR emergency training program for the pilots of high performance single and multi-engine airplanes. I now specialize in training pilots that have come to the realization that standard IFR initial or recurrent training does not prepare them to adequately cope with an actual in- flight IFR emergency. NTSB research shows that there are no new accidents, just the same fatal mistakes repeated by different pilots. My IFR Emergency Training program replicates the probable cause in numerous IFR accidents and gives you the tools to survive a similar encounter. That is the rationale behind the FAA requiring high time airline, corporate and military pilots to attend recurrent simulator training every six months. Now you can have access to the same quality training.

My 1 Day IFR Emergency Program emphasizes:

1. Training safer pilots through superior instruction.
2. Conferring useful rules designed to improve aircraft and pilot safety.
3. Reinforcing best IFR practices and requiring pilots to meet specific completion criteria.
4. Teaching positive aircraft control and implementing correct in-flight decision making skills.
5. Utilizing state of the art simulators to save time, fuel, and the environment.

Regardless of the type of airplane they fly or their experience level, my students leave here a better, safer and a more prepared pilot than when they arrived. Remember, you only have one chance to get it right in an emergency.

Doug Carmody
Executive Flight Training

A comparison of the percentages of accidents in poor weather condition that resulted in a fatality illustrates the hazards associated with flight in IMC. In the latest NTSB report, only 17% of the accidents that occurred in visual conditions resulted in a fatality, but 66% of accidents in instrument conditions were fatal. Although instrument conditions were present for only 6% of all accidents, 19% of fatal general aviation accidents occurred in IMC. One reason for the disproportionate number of fatal accidents in IMC is that such accidents are more likely to involve pilot disorientation, loss of control, and collision with terrain or objects— accident profiles that typically result in fatalities. Instrument conditions may also contribute to accident severity by further complicating situations that might be more easily handled in visual conditions. For example, a forced landing due to an engine malfunction or failure, which might result in minor damage if it were to occur in visual conditions, might pose an even greater threat to a pilot flying in instrument conditions because reduced visibility would make the selection of a suitable landing site more difficult. After reviewing the NTSB report, I have incorporated the top six accident scenarios into IFR learning modules. The goal of this training program is to enable you to successfully identify and manage the most hazardous emergencies that occur during IMC flight.

MODULE 1 IMC ENGINE FAILURES

GROUND SCHOOL: This lesson begins with review of approach plates, en route charts and a brief review of aircraft systems.
SIMULATOR: This module introduces engine failures in numerous phases of flight. You will learn to cope with engine failures during climbs, en route and approaches while in IMC conditions.

MODULE 2 INSTRUMENT FAILURES

GROUND SCHOOL: This lesson begins with a review of aircraft instrument systems.
SIMULATOR: This module incorporates numerous gyroscope and instrument failures during critical phases of flight. Some of the failure scenarios include loss of the AI at rotation, an ILS approach without the HSI, pitot-static failure during a climb and other instrument failures that result in pilot disorientation and loss of control.

MODULE 3 ELECTRICAL FAILURE/FIRES

GROUND SCHOOL: This lesson includes a detailed review of your airplanes electrical system.
SIMULATOR: Electrical problems and failures are introduced with the corrective actions required by the pilot.

MODULE 4 UNUSUAL ATTITUDE/UPSET RECOVERY

GROUND SCHOOL: The student is taught the PARE system of identifying and recovering from extreme unusual attitudes in IMC conditions.
SIMULATOR: Recovery from attitudes in excess of 30º pitch and 110º of roll are successfully accomplished.

MODULE 5 GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADIO FAILURES

GROUND SCHOOL: Students are taught autopilot and GPS interaction as it relates to an IFR navigation system that must be managed and understood.
SIMULATOR: The student will encounter various radio, autopilot and GPS failures during critical phases of flight.

MODULE 6 AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING

GROUND SCHOOL: 75% of aviation accidents are caused by the pilot making an inappropriate decision. This lesson gives you the tools to make logical, safe and timely decisions during flight.
SIMULATOR: The student will be required to make numerous decisions during high work load, critical phases of flight and taught appropriate risk management skills.

FEE: $895.00

For questions or scheduling, call Doug at 843.521.9412 or email at dscarmody@safepilot.com.