A Three-Year Plan to Introduce Affordable Jet Transition Training and Multi-Crew Training in Advanced Cockpits A Three-Year Plan to Introduce Affordable Jet Transition Training and Multi-Crew Training in Advanced Cockpits CQFA’s JET TRANSITION PROGRAM CQFA’s JET TRANSITION PROGRAM by Jean LaRoche, Director of Research and Development

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program Background The Centre Quebecois de Formation Aeronautique has been operating for 42 years. We belong to the Ministry of Education of Quebec and our main campus is located 500 km North of Montreal, in the Saguenay region. The CQFA offers a post-secondary 3-year program in aviation, free of tuition. Each year, 40 new students are selected from a pool of 325 to 400 applicants. The three- phase student-selection process takes 3 months to complete and uses the WOMBAT since 1995.

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program Background For 25 years, the CQFA has also operated a Continuing Education Department in the Montreal vicinity. We run 45 on-demand courses in different fields of flight operations (aircrew, airport, wild life mgnt, winter survival, regulatory, etc.) Approved Check Pilot Course

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program Background Students enroll at the CQFA for three years in a common study path. Prior to the second year’s mid-term, each student needs to select a career path among : Amphibian & ski bush operations (C185, DHC-2) (Including the liberal use of bug repellent...) Turbine helicopter flying (B206) (Extensive long-line training and confined areas) Multi-engine IFR (PA31, semi glass) (Day—Night—Icing—IMC, all in crew concept)

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program Background From 1992 until 2008, all multi-engine students received a 30-hour Multi-Crew training in three B200 Level 2 FTDs prior to graduation, concurrently with the last phases of their multi-IFR training. Hired by a fictitious 703 carrier called “Cumulus” Had to learn a SOP, apply behavior and dress codes Flew lofts, half as PF, half as, all in the Quebec region

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program Moving towards airline entry level In August 2007, at the end of life of our 4 FTDs, we began a study to migrate our multi-crew training onto large transport technology and swept-back wing.

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program Moving towards airline entry level 2007 (Q3) Extensive consultation with... most airline training departments in Canada a selection of large CBAA flight operations Bombardier Flight Training Center Decision to move the campus from CYHU to CYUL

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program Moving towards airline entry level 2008 One-day airline management focus group hosted at Air Transat HQ, to reach a consensus on our generic approach Decision on the class of transport jet to be modeled

Could be used in the bush flying program... but far too noisy for our new location. Unable to teach standard engine-out procedures... Six engines... out of scope Perfect size, weight, speed, and range Widely used Data easy to obtain Mixture of old and new technology etc... B737NG

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program Moving towards airline entry level 2008 Decision about the Generic / Specific approach Decision on which class of transport jet Early specifications drafts tested with airlines Final CQFA design and specs In-house approval of budget envelope Call for bids to 4 manufacturers Agreement with Mechtronix Systems Inc The beginning of a long... loong... looong Factory Acceptance Process... (700 hours so far, and still counting... $$$)

December 10 th, 2008 First snow fall of the season 2500 lbs of salt to clear the alley...

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program What were those specs... ? 1.A generic life-size cockpit somewhere near the epicenter of large transport cockpits in 2008, including control loading and quick-don O2 masks 2.Dual FMS operation 3.No new hardware development 4.An environment to TEACH, not to CHECK 5.Below $1M CAD, excluding of testing and installation 6.Cylindrical visual with two international airports 90 minutes apart (YUL, the second later became JFK) 7.Our vision of generic, ultra-simplified aircraft systems, which are all operational, fault-able, and consequential

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program Two new courses 2009 (Q1 and Q2) Production of two new courses : MCT and JTC 2009 Preliminary course validation on 20 pilots 2010 Final course validation on 20 more pilots and 4 CFIs from Quebec and Ontario Commercial training sales begin Team up with Canadian Flight Schools begins

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program Multi-Crew TrainingJet Transition Course Total Duration eLearning Ground school Simulator Evaluation Retail cost/pilot 5 days no 5 days One $ days 1 day 3 days Two $ 2225

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program Multi-Crew TrainingJet Transition Course All hands-on Crew HF Checklist Handling SOP Managing EFIS All about FMS Airline Flight Plan PF / PNF duties LOFTS Abnormals Aerodynamics Cost Index Power plant Upset recovery W & B, loads Flight Planning Low Energy Regime Heavy//Fast//High Emergencies SOP CRM TEM ORM

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program Target market 65 %Canadian Flight Training Units interested by ATPL/i, crew training, HF, airline entry training 25% Flight Operations hiring pilots without jet background, or for remedial training 10%Foreign military pilots upgrading to Western equipment

CQFA Multi-Crew in Advanced Cockpits and Jet Transition Program More information CQFA 640 Orly Avenue Dorval QC H9P 1E9 Thank you