Advanced Perspective Differences Syllabus - IFR Edition

This course is designed for IFR pilots that have already completed Cirrus Transition Training in the Avidyne equipped aircraft. Completion of this course is required for those instrument rated pilots that now want to fly any of the Garmin Perspective equipped aircraft. VFR only pilots must complete the Cirrus Perspective Differences Course - VFR Edition.

Syllabus Overview

The IFR edition of the Differences course is composed of 6 required lessons and 1 optional lesson. The course should take approximately 3 days and 7 hours in the aircraft for a well prepared pilot to complete the required lessons and additional time as required to complete the ground portion of the optional BFR.

The training program includes instruction on normal and emergency procedures as well as proven standard operating procedures developed by UNDAF and Cirrus Design. Aeronautical decision making and effective risk management will be major emphasis areas, while maintaining the highest level of safety.

Course Overview

Lesson 1: : : This ground lesson will be an introduction to the Cirrus Perspective avionics system. It will include a review of pretraining materials, IFR topics, and a session on the ground in the aircraft to work on avionics familiarization.

Lesson 2: This flight lesson is an introduction to operating the Cirrus Perspective avionics system under IFR procedures. It is a 4-leg cross country in which the Cirrus pilot will implement normal procedures including checklists, enroute procedures, arrival procedures, and approach procedures. The Cirrus pilot will also demonstrate Basic Attitude Instrument Flying (BAIF) skills and recovery from unusual attitudes using Cirrus Perspective.

Lesson 3: During this flight lesson, the Cirrus pilot will first be introduced to abnormal and emergency procedures while in simulated instrument conditions. It is a 3-leg cross country that will emphasize good ADM and risk management while generating acceptable solutions to malfunctions of systemsof the aircraft.

Lesson 4: This flight lesson will focus on avionics malfunctions while in simulated instrument conditions. It is a 3-leg cross country that will focus on abnormalities with the PFD, MFD, and the autopilot.

Lesson 5: This flight lesson will give the Cirrus pilot a chance to apply all his/her knowledge that has been learned so far to a very realistic IFR scenario. This scenario will be modeled after Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT) and is best performed in an FTD but can be accomplished in an aircraft as well. The lesson will also serve as a review lesson that will give the Cirrus pilot a chance to enhance his/her skills to preparefor the final evaluation and IPC.

Lesson 6: : This flight lesson is the final evaluation flight. The flight is a 3-leg cross country in which the Cirrus pilot will demonstrate the knowledge and skill required to safely fly the Cirrus aircraft in single pilot IFR operations. The content of this lesson is modeled around scenario based training and includes all tasks required to complete an IPC.

Lesson 7: OPTIONAL. Flight Review.