C208 course

[LostComm]

Anybody been? I'm scheduled to go soon.
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[cimepilot]

I did a training course in Wichita, KS at Flightsafety for the C-208. That plane is easy to fly, but a bitch to learn all the systems. Leave it to Cessna to make it too complicated!

[Snow]

I bet It's easier than a MD plane though :P

[NJA_Capt]

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That plane is easy to fly, but a bitch to learn all the systems. Leave it to Cessna to make it too complicated!

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I agree with the easy to fly part, but I don't remember anything complicated. It's just a BIG C182 with a PT6 on it. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
What complicated systems are you refering to?

PS...How long is the 208 Initial in ICT?

[LostComm]

Initial is a week

[LostComm]

Starting initial tomorrow...sim in the evening, class in the day. If any wants I can give a blow by blow.
-LC

[SteveC]

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Starting initial tomorrow...sim in the evening, class in the day. If any wants I can give a blow by blow.
-LC

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I can guarantee there will be plenty of interest. Please give as much info as you have time for.

[MikeD]

Hmmmm. My 208 training wasn't really any sort of formal course, because there was only so much to it. Big part of the OJT was learning to manage a turboprop. What's next? C-182 Captain program?

[Acadia]

I agree I’m not sure how they can fill a 5-day course for a 208! Though I imagine such courses exist so pilots can meet insurance requirements.

[MikeD]

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Though I imagine such courses exist so pilots can meet insurance requirements.

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And that's the big reason for them. But I agree, 5 days? Mine was about half a day........unless my company had a shady insurance carrier....or none at all.....

[LostComm]

First day of 208 was long, though they're also throwing in an IPC and an FR.

First class was CRM, then an intro to the 208. Pretty much just starting the engine. Then a quick bite and into the procedures trainer where we simply went through the checklists from start to shutdown.

Followed by the full motion sim where we pretty much got used to the sim as well as new procedures. Flew a couple of VORs and ILSs, emergency descents, no real system failures, steep turns, stall series, slow flight, missed approaches and holding.

Debrief was brief and had no value to me, though the rest of the day was pretty good.

Tomorrow begins systems ground and system failures in the sim.

-LC

[LostComm]

Day 2:

Ground school was more systems. Electrical, fuel, flaps. Went through the annunciators and followed all the systems through to isolate different problems.

Then to the sim for all those different failures. Lots of electrical failures, not so many flap problems, a couple of fuel pump failures.

Also flew through some weather, windshear, and a couple of more approaches. Working hard for sure through the whole thing.

-LC

[LostComm]

Today ground school systems included the engine, fuel system, landing gear, and emergency procedures.

Simulator incuded lots of icing, partial panel, engine failure after engine failure (who knew that with the prop feathered you get a 13:1 glide ratio?!)

LC

[MikeD]

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Today ground school systems included the engine, fuel system, landing gear, and emergency procedures.

Simulator incuded lots of icing, partial panel, engine failure after engine failure (who knew that with the prop feathered you get a 13:1 glide ratio?!)

LC

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Caravan hates icing. Our 208B Grand Caravans with the cargo pod could haul a good payload, but there was a reason there was deice boots over EVERYTHING.....front of cargo pod, gear struts, wing struts, vertical/horizontal stabs, as well as the wings. With only 675 shp, there were times going from PHX to ABQ that I was in a perpetual slight descent at night and in the WX, while at full power.

[Doug Taylor]

The "Golden BB".

[LostComm]

Finished up the course-a ton of approaches, got an IPC, FR, and the instructor said he'd sign me off for a 135 check if I needed it. I especially enjoyed looking at the engine over at the maintenance classroom.
-LC