Ground school seminars are a great way to grasp the base knowledge needed to obtain your pilot’s license along with refreshing your knowledge and staying current with flight standards.

Beginning on Saturday, March 27th, EFA is beginning a series of seminars on a variety of interesting and frequently requested subjects. All seminars are held at Hanscom Field unless otherwise noted (Maintenance Seminar, Aircraft Purchase Session and FAA Seminar at Lawrence Airport).

Price for each two-hour seminar is $39, the 2.5-hour seminars are $49; a minimum of three attendees is necessary for any.  Sign up and pay for three or more seminars at a rate of $34 or $44 each! Call 1-781-274-7227 to sign up today!

Date	Subject	Price	Time	Location
March 27	IFR Flight Planning: Guided Discussion & Shared Techniques	$39.00	10:00am - 12:00pm	Hanscom Field (KBED)
April 3	Get More out of Standard Cessna Avionics (KBED)	$39.00	10:00am - 12:00pm	Hanscom Field (KBED)
April 10	Advanced G1000 - VFR Operations	$49.00	10:00am - 12:30pm	Hanscom Field (KBED)
April 17	Check Ride Prep Seminar	$39.00	10:00am - 12:00pm	Hanscom Field (KBED)
April 24	G1000 Introduction & Overview	$49.00	10:00am - 12:30pm	Hanscom Field (KBED)
April 27	Aircraft Purchase Considerations	FREE!	10:00am - 1:00pm	Hanscom Field (KBED)
May 1	X-Country Flight Planning	$39.00	10:00am - 12:00pm	Hanscom Field (KBED)
May 8	Advanced G1000 - IFR Operations	$49.00	10:00am - 12:30pm	Hanscom Field (KBED)
May 15	Maintenance: Under the Hood	$49.00	10:00am - 12:30pm	Lawrence Airport (KLWM)
May 22	VFR Flying: Guided Discussion & Shared Techniques	$39.00	10:00am - 12:00pm	Hanscom Field (KBED)
June 5	Aircraft Purchase Considerations	FREE!	10:00am - 1:00pm	Hanscom Field (KBED)
June TBD	Short & Soft Field Take-off and Land Clinic	$39.00*	All day	TBD

IFR Flight Planning: Guided Discussion & Shared Techniques

• 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 and no-go considerations
• Obstacle clearance minimums
• Lost com/nav/equipment problems
• Diversions
• In-Flight weather updates
• Precision, non-precision, circling, visual and contact approaches
• Approach minimums and other considerations

C-172 & 182 Equipment Use & Advanced Techniques – Get More Out Of Your Avionics

• KLN 94 GPS (VNAV, calculating W/V, radio freq 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

G1000 Advanced Techniques: VFR Operations

• 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

Flight Test/Check Ride Preparation

• 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

G1000 (C-172/C182 NAVIII) Introduction and Overview

• Systems differences
• Primary Flight Display (PFD)
• Multi Function Display (MFD)
• Communications panel
• Reversionary mode
• Standby instruments
• Main functions available

X-Country Flight Planning

• Route selections considerations
• Checkpoint selection criteria
• Weight & Balance considerations
• Cruise performance and wind effects
• Radar advisories vs. FSS flight plan
• Airspace considerations
• Maximizing use of pilotage, DR, VOR & GPS
• Course lines vs. speed lines
• VOR fixes
• Diverting
• Destination airport procedures

Advanced G1000 – IFR Operations

• 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

Maintenance Seminar
at EFA’s Maintenance Hangar at Lawrence Airport

• Look at the aircraft you fly from “under the hood”
• Learn the whys and wherefores of the parts and systems
• Understand what the preflight checks tell you – and why to do then
• Find out what to do when something doesn’t look/sound/feel right
• Learn the techniques of cold and hot starting, and why we do what we do
• Discuss in flight abnormalities and how to write them up
• Develop the systems understanding you need to diagnose abnormalities and actions to take

VFR Flying: Guided Discussion & Shared Techniques

• Scenario based training (SBT) discussion
• Considerations for fuel
• Destination airport facilities and services
• Changing weather conditions
• Equipment failure/engine failure
• Diversions
• Night flight considerations

Aircraft Purchase Considerations
at EFA’s Maintenance Hangar at Lawrence Airport
What to consider when purchasing an aircraft including pre-purchase inspection, fees associated with owning an a/c: tie-down/hangar/insurance/mx

FAA Safety Seminar at the EFA Hangar at Lawrence Airport

• TBD in June – FREE!
• Registration through FAAST (FAA Safety Team)
• Understanding the revised Wings Program
• Keeping current and proficient VFR and IFR
• More information to come.

Short and-soft field TOL clinic

• To be held at a non-towered airport – TBD
• Ground review of Airplane Flying Handbook, POH recommendations and general techniques
• Dual instruction and practice
• *$39.00 for the seminar; dual instructional rates will apply

If these seminars look like something you would like to attend, let us know!

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