Aviators love community. EFA is holding a series of group seminars on a variety of exciting subjects. These ground school classes are open to any Boston area pilots and students who want to learn new skills or get a refresher on subjects they haven’t studied recently. Admission is cheaper than last year. In fact, many seminars are free! Best of all, it’s a chance to connect with men and women who share our passion for flying airplanes.
| Date | Title | Instructor | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/6/12 10:00 | ForeFlight and the iPad | Dan Rossi | Free |
| 10/20/12 10:00 | G1000 (C-172 NAVIII) Introduction and Overview | Sean Brodeur | $10 |
| 11/10/12 10:00 | Advanced G1000 - VFR Operations | Sean Brodeur | $10 |
| 11/17/12 10:00 | Cross-Country Flight Planning | Ed Keins | Free |
| 12/1/12 10:00 | KLN 94 GPS Operations and More | Sean Brodeur | $10 |
| Rescheduled | Aerobatics and Formation | Marc Nathanson | Free |
| 1/5/13 10:00 | Check Ride Preparation and Clues | Marc Nathanson | $10 |
| 1/19/13 10:00 | Advanced G1000 - IFR Operations | Sean Brodeur | $10 |
| 2/2/13 10:00 | VFR Flying: Guided Group Discussion & Shared Techniques | Ed Keins | Free |
| 2/16/13 10:00 | IFR Flight Planning: Guided Group Discussion & Shared Techniques | Ed Keins | Free |
| 3/13/13 10:00 | Maintenance at EFA’s KLWM Hangar | Matt Goulian | $10 |
1. ForeFlight and the iPad
Saturday 10/6/12 10:00-12:00
CFI Dan Rossi
Free
- AFD
- VFR charts
- IFR enroute
- IAPCs, DPs, STARs, and airport diagrams
- Weather
- Filing and using flight plans
- TFRs
- Inflight operations
- Cautions
2. G1000 (C-172 NAVIII) Introduction and Overview
Saturday 10/20/12 10:00-12:00
CFI Sean Brodeur
$10
- Systems differences
- Primary Flight Display (PFD)
- Multi Function Display (MFD)
- Communications panel
- Reversionary mode
- Standby instruments
- Main functions available
3. Advanced G1000 – VFR Operations
Saturday 11/10/12 10:00-12:00
CFI Sean Brodeur
$10
- Loading and storing flight plans (waypoints, airways, inverting)
- Creating user waypoints and track offsets
- Setting fuel and range ring
- Establishing individual preset favorites
- Advanced PFD operations
- Advanced MFD operations
- Joystick functions
- Optimizing topo, terrain, weather, obstacle settings
- Understanding the comm panel
- Integrated autopilot and KAP 140 use
4. Cross-Country Flight Planning
Saturday 11/17/12 10:00-12:00
CFI Ed Keins
Free
- Route selection considerations
- Checkpoint selection criteria
- Weight & balance considerations
- Cruise performance and wind effects
- Radar advisories vs. FSS flight plan
- Airspace considerations
- Maximizing use of pilotage, dead-reckoning, VOR & GPS
- Course lines vs. speed lines
- VOR fixes
- Diverting
- Destination airport procedures
5. KLN 94 GPS Operations and More
Saturday 12/1/12 10:00-12:00
CFI Sean Brodeur
$10
- KLN 94
- VNAV
- Calculating W/V
- Radio frequency loading
- MSA/ESA
- DME arcs, etc.
- KAP 140 A/P
- Alt alerter
- Preselected altitudes
- Arming altitude
- Nav and approach modes
- KX 155A NAV/COM
- Chan and Mode buttons
- Timer
- Reading radials
- KN 55A HSI
- Slaved and unslaved
- Capturing courses
- Scaling, etc.
- KMA 28 Comm panel
- Garmin 430/430W
6. Aerobatics and Formation
RESCHEDULED! Date TBD
CFI Marc Nathanson
Free
- Decathlon and Extra 300L
- Contests and Practices
- Spin experience
- Unusual Attitude
- Spin recoveries
- Basic Aerobatics
- Advanced Aerobatics
- Tailwheel endorsements
- Formation flying
7. Check Ride Preparation and Clues
Saturday 1/5/13 10:00-12:00
CFI Marc Nathanson
$10
- Making sure everything is in order (including IACRA)
- Understanding the PTS
- Filling your “clue box”
- Check ride jitters
- How to prepare
- Using SRM to your advantage
- Common errors (what not to do and guaranteed bust items)
- Correcting your errors
8. Advanced G1000 – IFR Operations
Saturday 1/19/12 10:00-12:00
CFI Sean Brodeur
$10
- Entering filed route and changing flight plans
- Instrument, RAIM and VOR checks
- Pre-departure setup (DP and emergency return)
- Checking weather before departing
- Enroute operations
- Full or vectored approach setup
- Course reversals (P/T or hold)
- Use of GPS in lieu of DME
- GPS approach criteria for LPV, LNAV and LNAV/VNAV
- Missed approach and holds
- Timers and DA/MDA settings
- Integrated autopilot and KAP 140 use
9. VFR Flying: Guided Group Discussion & Shared Techniques
Saturday 2/2/13 10:00-12:00
CFI Ed Keins
Free
- Considerations for fuel
- Destination airport facilities and services
- Changing weather conditions
- Equipment failure/engine failure
- Diversions
- Overwater to MVY & ACK
- Night flight considerations
10. IFR Flight Planning: Guided Group Discussion & Shared Techniques
Saturday 2/16/13 10:00-12:00
CFI Ed Keins
Free
- Filing an IFR flight plan
- Route selection
- How to evaluate the weather forecasts and what keeps you on the ground
- Alternate considerations
- Equipment considerations
- Go/no-go decision-making
- Obstacle clearance minimums
- Lost comm/nav/equipment problems
- Diversions
- Inflight weather updates
- Precision, non precision, circling, visual and contact approaches
- WAAS approaches
- Approach minimums and other considerations
11. Maintenance at EFA’s KLWM Hangar
Saturday 3/2/13 10:00-12:00
CFIs Matt Goulian & Ed Keins
$10
- Look “under the hood” of the aircraft you fly
- Learn the whys and wherefores of important parts and systems
- Understand what preflight checks tell you – and why you do them
- Learn the techniques of cold and hot starting and why we do what we do
- Find out what to do when something doesn’t look/sound/feel/smell right
- Discuss inflight abnormalities and how to write them up
- Develop the systems understanding to help you diagnose abnormalities and take appropriate actions
