CDFA in the sim
Jim
Number one problem is that CDFA is not well understood by most helicopter pilots and there is a great shortage of written SOPs in many parts of the world. My first task as a sim instructor is to reinforce the SOPs in use by my customer. Where these do not exist - about 75% of the time - I teach and therefore use a generic form of MCC and JAR-based protocols.
When teaching on a TR or Recurrent course I am essentially teaching how to manage the systems that are new to the student or improving his understanding during recurrent courses where IFR features. I need to set targets in the brief and make sense of the chart annotations used, in our case by Jepps. I have solved one mystery and that is to answer the much asked question "why is the Missed Approach Point displayed on a NPA chart featuring a DA?" The answer is that any turn described in the MA Procedure should not be initiated before the indicated MA Point.
My intention is not to deliver a de-facto solution for any NPA but simply provide realistic targets during the brief and be able to answer the 'why' question at a basic level. The material you provided goes a long way to helping with that but obviously I will have to make it clear that NAA guidance and OM instructions will always take precedence.
G.
Last edited by Geoffersincornwall; 18th August 2011 at 09:19.