Objective

The student should gain an understanding of the equipment and characteristics of technically advanced aircraft, and how it can affect safety and operations.

Elements

• Definition
• Components
• Training considerations
• Safety trends
• Operations

Schedule

Introduction	05
Main body	25
Application	05
Conclusion	05
Total	40 minutes

Equipment

• model aircraft
• whiteboard and markers
• laptop with internet access and Avidyne trainer
• Avidyne manuals, printed or electronic

Online resources

• Technically Advanced Aircraft article from the AOPA Air Safety Foundation
• Avidyne PFD manual
• Avidyne MFD manual

Instructor actions

• Describe a technically advanced aircraft
  • components
  • levels of sophistication
• Explain training considerations and why they matter
• Using the Avidyne cockpit trainer, demonstrate usage of the PFD and MFD
• Evaluate student knowledge of the PFD and MFD through quizzing and guided discussion

Student actions

• Prepare by reviewing the PFD operation with the laptop trainer application
• Maintain active involvement by responding to questions and taking notes
• Demonstrate to the instructor a reasonable level of knowledge about the Avidyne glass cockpit

Completion standards

The lesson will be complete when the student can demonstrate a general knowledge of technically advanced aircraft and a practical level of understanding regarding specific Avidyne cockpit technology.

Teaching outline

• What defines a technically advanced aircraft?
  1. moving-map display
  2. IFR-approved GPS
  3. autopilot
  • designed to reduce pilot workload and increaase situational awareness

Components

• Primary Flight Display
• combines multiple instruments
• larger display, better precision
• Multi-Function Display
  • engine
  • situational data
• Air Data Computer
  • pitot-static system inputs
  • OAT probe
  • able to do most E6B calculations
• Attitude Heading & Reference System
  • attitude and turn rate
  • solid state gyros
• Magnetometer
  • triaxial system (flux-gate compass)
  • can conveniently provide heading information while inverted

Garmin G1000

• Two GIA 63 PFDs; one generally set as MFD
  • ADC
  • AHRS
  • Magnetometer

Avidyne

• FlightMax PFD + Entegra MFD
  • ADC
  • AHRS
  • Magnetometer
  • failed PFD provides no data to MFD
• GPS1 + GPS2

Training considerations

• Because the systems are so much more complex, we need to spend more time learning them
  • computer-based training tools are irreplaceable
• Until we understand how to use the systems, they might very well increase our risk levels
• Generally they are at least as safe, or more so, than conventional cockpits

Operation

Using the cockpit trainer, cover:

• PFD layout
  • terminology
  • ‘tape’ concept
• Various ‘bugs’ available for nav input
  • heading
  • altitude
  • vsi
• Setting data
  • baro
  • nav selection and course entry
• MFD layout
  • brightness control
  • softkeys for data input and selection
  • page knob (left)
  • selection / range knob (right)
  • message box – always bottom right
• MFD pages
  • summarize available pages and data on each