1. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company Garmin G1000 Avionics System Version 3.0 Cessna Factory Training

2. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company Life Lessons Jan 21, 1994, Beech 55 Baron, TN to CGX, 6 souls Commercial, CFII, 500 hours TT, 230 XC, 33 Multi, Night, VFR (IFR FP), 2.5 hours planned, 3.5 fuel onboard.7 hours, headwind 5-10 knots more than forecast 1.2 hours, Janitrol heater quits 1.5 hours overflys Cincinnati 2.0 hours, headwinds 35 knots, still have IFR reserves 2.5 hours, 10 minutes from CGX, ATIS Windy 2.7 hours, landing at CGX (can you say numb extremities?) 3.0 hours, lands MDW with flat LH main tire 3.3 hours on the Hobbs at shutdown

3. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company New Concept? Karl E. Weick argues that when people are trained for high reliability, the initial reactions they learn are the most important because those are the ones most likely to reappear under pressure. Often, he notes, the training settings have only modest validity once trainees move to their actual jobs. Weick, K.E. (1987) Organizational culture as a source of high reliability, California management review, 29 (2) 112-127

4. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company New Concept? Law of Intensity –A sharp, clear, or exciting learning experience teaches more than a routine or boring one. –This law implies that a student will learn more from the real thing than a substitute.

5. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company Traditional Training

6. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company FITS Objective

7. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company How does this apply to a BFR IPC Aircraft Checkout Recurrency Course Differences Training Course

8. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company G1000 Program Transition/Differences Training –Focus is G1000 –Aircraft Make & Model is Somewhat Incidental 2 ½ to 3 days –8 Hours Ground School –4-6 Hours Flight

9. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company G1000 Program Flight Scenarios 1.VFR Cross Country Airport arrival and departure Enroute Diversion 2.IFR Various Approaches Class C & D operations 3.Emergency and Abnormal Procedures G1000 Only

10. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company G1000 Program Cessna FITS Accepted Instructor (CFAI) –Instructors under the CPC network –Additional 3 days of training –Focus is teaching the G1000 FITS transition course –Network of regionally based instructors

11. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company Training Numbers 12 Full-Time Factory Based Flight Instructors 20-30 Customers per week 1200+ Customers Trained 100+ CFAI (Cessna FITS Accepted Instructor) regionally based worldwide

12. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company We may not be able to Convince every customer of the importance of FITS principles Utilize every element of FITS –X-C Flight Planning –Full A to B scenario Accomplish much toward ADM and PBL Significantly alter behavior

13. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company Identify & Prioritize Training Goals What is our primary objective –Teaching one new system –Bringing a student to a desired level of proficiency How can we use FITS principles to accomplish that objective

14. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company We Can Introduce customers to FITS (Recency) –Risk Assessment –Learner Centered Grading –Problem Based Learning (Post-flight Critique) Utilize FITS to maximize effectiveness in the time we have (Intensity) Make the training enjoyable/interesting (Effect) Lay the foundation, or a few building blocks, toward improved ADM

15. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company Advantages of FITS Proven Teaching Concept –Not strictly a TAA issue FITS Serves Training Wide Range of Applicability –Primary, Advanced, Transition, Recurrent –FITS Based Checking, Examining, Testing

16. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company My Observations Inside or Outside Understand the limitations of the system Reversionary Transition Performance vs. Safety

17. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company My Observations Inside or Outside Understand the limitations of the system Reversionary Transition Performance vs. Safety Cessna can’t build TAA airplanes fast enough

18. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company What’s Coming for Cessna Factory Training Training Web Site –Pre-course materials –Recurrency –CFAI Support FTD/Simulator Integration Advanced G1000 training Continued development of worldwide network –Cessna Pilot Centers –Regionally based G1000 flight instructors

19. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company FITS Is… A proven teaching method Based on techniques used by successful ‘high risk’ technologies Being confirmed by the research data Working in the real world The right approach to flight training

20. © 2006 Cessna Aircraft Company Questions?