Advanced Private Pilot Training

Bespoke one-to-one advanced courses

The Private Pilot Licence affords the privileges of pilots to captain an aeroplane with passengers. The PPL syllabus, however, requires only a basic level of skill. Thus, many new PPL graduates feel they would benefit from improving their skills and understanding in a variety of key areas.

The Advance Private Pilot Training offered by AV8R Flight Training is designed to inspire and inform, whilst developing your confidence through understanding and increase pilot competence through practice.

As Advanced Courses require significant briefing. Instructor costs are offered on a Day or Half Day Rate inclusive of briefing/de-briefing time and flight instruction. All flying courses are bespoke one-to-one training. They are tailored to your individual requirements and aim to improve the following skills:

Captaincy and Command
Pilot Capacity
Situational Awareness
Airmanship & TEM
Prioritisation and Effective Decision Making
Co-ordination and Flying Skills

Advanced Courses for Private Licenced Power Pilots

If wishing to use your own aircraft Pilot Coaching for licenced pilots is conducted under the LAA Pilot Coaching Scheme utilising the LAA PCS DTO.

I am also able to resource a variety of aircraft types should that be required.

Advanced courses for licence holders can be tailored to your specific requirements. Courses can be combined, and additional elements included to satisfy your exact training requirement.

Advanced Circuit Work
- Short/Soft Field Take-off & Landing Techniques
- Precision Approach & Landing Technique
- Practicing Stable Approaches
- Dis-continued Approaches
- Go-Arounds
- Crosswind Techniques
- Curved Approaches
- Side Slips
- Poor Weather Circuits
- Visual Illusions – e.g. Sloping Runways
“Buddy” Flying Course – Fly safer with other PPLs
This course is designed to help you understand the benefits and hazards of flying with other Private Pilots you may to fly with on a regular basis, such as syndicate partners and family members. The course can be delivered to individuals, but is designed to ideally be delivered to 2 (or more) parties who intend to fly together regularly. The Course will include:
- Understanding the Licence Privileges, Regulations and Responsibilities
- Introduction to CRM
- Introduction of NOTECH skills / Behavioural Markers
- Leadership and communication
- Understanding potential difficulties with behaviours
- Human Factors
- Sterile Cockpit Procedures
- T-DODAR
- NITS
- P.A.C.E. - Probe, Alert, Challenge and Emergency
- “PF” & “PM” Procedures
- Emergencies – Workload Management and Task Sharing
- Practicing Flying as “PF” & “PM”
Confidence in Controlled Airspace
- Understanding the Regulations and Your Responsibilities
- Understanding ATC Services Inside & Outside CAS
- Basic, Traffic and Deconfliction Services in Class G Airspace
- Understanding & Using Listening Squawks and Mode S
- Class D Crossing - Flying under Radar Control
- Visiting an airfield with complex ATC
Dealing with Power Loss
- EFATO Training - Sudden Power Loss
- EFATO Training - Gradual Power Loss.
- Full / Partial Loss of Power During Take-Off
- Full / Partial Loss of Power After Take-Off
- Full / Partial Loss of Power During the Circuit
- Glide Approach from the Circuit – from downwind, from base leg, on final approach
- Understanding the Gliding Turnback
Distress & Diversion
- Understanding D&D
- Lost Communications Procedure
- Lost Procedures (above cloud)
- Mayday/Pan and London Centre (121.5)
- Speechless Code
- Controlled Descent Procedure
- No Compass/No DI Recovery to SRA / PAR
Enhanced Emergency Training
- Briefing elements: Startle Effect, T-DODAR, NITS
- Understanding MAYDAY & PAN-PAN
- Dealing with Simple Emergencies
- Understanding Complex and Compound Emergencies
- Dealing with independent parallel emergencies situations
- Fuel system emergencies
- Jammed Throttle
- Disconnected Controls & Control Jams
- Engine Failure
- Partial Power Loss
- Smoke, Fumes & Fire Emergencies
- Emergency Descents
- Asymmetric Flap
- Instrument Failures
Forced Landings
- Practiced Forced Landings
- Precautionary Forced Landings
- Field Selection
- Constant Aspect Approaches
- Glidepath control including S-turns and Slips
LOC-I (Loss of Control In Flight) Prevention & Recovery
- Understanding & Avoiding LOC-I (Loss of Control In Flight)
- Understanding AoA (Angle of Attack)
- Understanding Slow Flight
- Understanding Stalling
- Understanding Autorotation, Spins & Spiral Dives
- Flight below Vs
- Stall Prevention
- Stall Recoveries with Minimum Height Loss
- Go-around Stalls – Prevention and Recovery (practiced at height)
- Accelerated Stalls
- Severe Attitude Prevention & Recovery Training
- Spin Avoidance
- Preventing and Recovering from Wing Drops
Precision Co-ordination Exercises
- Improved General Handling Skills
- Rolling on a Heading
- Precision Turns at 15, 30, 45, & 60 Degrees AOB
- Max Rate Level Turns
- Emergency Breaks
- Understanding the Chandelle
- Understanding the Lazy Eight
STOL Operations and Strip Flying Course
The following flying skills will be coached and practised in so far as (your) aircraft type limitations, aerodrome, and strip conditions allow:
- Ground manoeuvring in confined spaces
- Short/soft field and cross wind take-offs
- Rejected Take-Offs and Decision Points
- Achievement of maximum angle/rate of climb
- Slow Flight Techniques
- Stalling – Prevention and Recovery
- Options following engine failure during and after take-off
- Precautionary landings
- Consistency of landing approach path – Stable Approach Philosophy
- Flying Go-Arounds safely
- Threshold speed control in turbulence and cross winds
- Forced landing after partial/complete engine failure
- Take-off and landing limitations
This course can also be undertaken using STOL aircraft at my disposal through Motorglide.
Single Pilot Cockpit Resource Management
- Flying whilst operating complex devices, e.g. Tablet with Skydemon
- Understanding the Licence Privileges, Regulations and Responsibilities
- Introduction to CRM (Cockpit Resource Management)
- Introduction of NOTECH skills / Behavioural Markers
- Leadership and Communication
- Human Factors
- T-DODAR
- NITS
Operations from Strips & Unlicensed Aerodromes
Factors to be considered when assessing a strip for aircraft operations will be discussed during training. Major factors include:
- Grass length and whether wet, dry, or newly cut
- Obstructions
- Escape routes
- Drainage
- Surface assessment
- Prevailing wind, turbulence, curl over, and gradient effects
- Choice of take-off path
- Conflict with local aerodrome activities
- CAP 428 (Safety Standards at Unlicensed Aerodromes)
- Booking in and out
- Liaison with local Emergency Services