Monday, May 19, 2008

Back from RTC

My dad and I just got back from Recurrent Training Center, in Savoy, IL (right next door to the University of Illinois).

RTC does scenario based flight training in simulators. Over the course of three days and about 10 hours of simulator time, you get an IPC, BFR and complete lots of practice in handling emergencies. The emergencies include engine failures (in a multi-engine configured sim) during takeoff, cruise and non-precision instrument approaches to minimums, lost comm, electrical failures, pressurization failures, pitot/static failures, landing gear failures, and many more. All in all, it is a very effective tool for practicing things you are unlikely to encounter.

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