Complex Airplane Transition


What is a Complex Airplane?

     A complex aircraft is defined as an airplane that has 1.) Flaps, 2.) Retractable Landing Gear, and 3.) A Controllable Pitch Propeller. Most high performance propeller-driven airplanes fall into this category. Special skills and techniques are required to safely operate a complex airplane, and therefore special training is required. Training emphasis will be placed on the proper operation of the powerplant, flap, landing gear, and propeller systems as well as their associated systems. With training you will find that a complex airplane is not really that complex at all, but merely requires an additional skill set to fly. Beverly Flight Center has one complex airplane in its fleet and offers the required training to fly it.


Training

     Training will consist of both classroom sessions on the ground as well as sessions in the aircraft. All flights will be training flights with an instructor on board. There is no minimum flight hour requirement set forth by the FAA to complete the transition training. Successful completion of the training will be at the discretion of the instructor. At the completion of the training you will receive a one-time written authorization in your logbook to fly complex airplanes; no FAA exam is required.

     The flight training will be conducted in our Piper Arrow III.

High Performance Airplane Transition


What is a High Performance Airplane?

     A high performance airplane is defined as an airplane where each individual engine is capable of producing more than 200 horsepower. Most high performance propeller-driven aircraft fall into this category. Special skills and techniques are required to safely operate a high performance airplane, and therefore special training is required. Training emphasis will be placed on proper powerplant operation and their associated systems. Beverly Flight Center has one high performance aircraft in its fleet and offers the required training to fly it.


Training

     Training will consist of both classroom sessions on the ground as well as sessions in the aircraft. All flights will be training flights with an instructor on board. There is no minimum flight hour requirement set forth by the FAA to complete the transition training. Successful completion of the training will be at the discretion of the instructor. At the completion of the training you will receive a one-time written authorization in your logbook to fly high performance airplanes; no FAA exam is required.

     The flight training will be conducted in our Cherokee Six 300.

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Tailwheel Airplane Transition


What is a Tailwheel Airplane?

     A tailwheel airplane, also known as a "conventional landing gear" airplane or "taildragger," is one whose landing gear consists of two large, main tires at the front of the airplane with a small tire at the rear. In this way, the tail of the airplane appears to sit or “drag” on the ground. In the early days of powered aviation nearly all airplanes were configured in this way. Over time, however, a different configuration known as “tricycle gear” became standard. Today practically all modern airplanes with the exception of aerobatic airplanes are of the tricycle landing gear type. But many tailwheel airplanes still exist and continue to be in production, necessitating special skills and techniques, and therefore special training to fly. Training emphasis will be placed on ground operations, takeoffs, and landings. Beverly Flight Center has one tailwheel airplane in its fleet and offers the required training to fly it.


Training

     Training will consist of both classroom sessions on the ground as well as sessions in the aircraft. All flights will be training flights with an instructor on board. There is no minimum flight hour requirement set forth by the FAA to complete the transition training. Successful completion of the training will be at the discretion of the instructor. At the completion of the training you will receive a one-time written authorization in your logbook to fly tailwheel airplanes; no FAA exam is required.

     The flight training will be conducted in our Bellanca Citabria.

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Introduction To Aerobatics


     Aerobatics are fun and challenging way to explore the true capabilities of an aircraft as a vehicle which maneuvers in all three dimensions. Done properly, aerobatics are a safe and valuable tool to expand any pilot’s abilities. This course is designed to introduce the student to the concepts of aerobatic flight, how to do aerobatics safely, and to have lots of fun in the process. For many pilots, the initial exposure to high G-levels, inverted flight, and extreme attitudes may be uncomfortable at best. The good news is that most people will develop a tolerance to both pulling G’s and the amount of maneuvering that their stomach can withstand. While the course is laid out as a series of five lessons, the actual number of flights will vary by the student’s tolerance. The course is also structured to provide upset training if so desired. This typically occurs at the end of the course after the student has significantly boosted both their orientation skill and comfort level with unusual attitudes.


Training

     Training will consist of both classroom sessions on the ground as well as sessions in the aircraft. All flights will be training flights with an instructor on board. There does not exist an “Aerobatic Pilot License,” but rather the area of aerobatics is a continual process of learning and exploration into more complex maneuvers and maneuver sets.


The following maneuvers will be covered:

• Dutch Rolls

• Stalls

• Spins

• Wing-Overs

• Loops

• Aileron Rolls

• Cuban Eights

• Slow Rolls

• Split "S"

• Snap Rolls

• Reverse Cubans

• Hammerheads

     The flight training will be conducted in our Bellanca Citabria