FlightSafety International has earned FAA approval of its Gulfstream G550 eRecurrent online training course, which allows G550 pilots to complete some of their recurrency training on their own time before attending training at a FlightSafety learning center.
The G550 eRecurrent course is available for pilots whose G550s are operated under FAA or EASA regulations. The course consists of 13 hours of an eLearning ground school module and LiveLearning CRM training lead by a FlightSafety instructor. By taking the eRecurrent course, pilots can shave two days off their G550 recurrency training, but all of the training, including the simulator sessions, systems integration training and written exam at the learning center must be done within a 60-day period for the pilot to gain FAR 61.58 endorsement.
The online eRecurrent course starts with a lesson overview, then a more detailed system overview for each subject area, followed by brief knowledge check quizzes then at the end of each lesson, a lesson assessment test.
The lessons use multimedia features to provide the training, including photos, animated graphics and audio explanations backed by textual descriptions. Failure modes are explored using in-flight failure scenarios to make it more realistic. In the hydraulics systems lesson, for example, actual CAS failures messages are shown, with the failed items displayed on system synoptic pages as they would be in the simulator or airplane. An early lesson in the ground school called the Flight Deck Builder helps pilots learn and recall all of the cockpit panels then tests the pilot’s knowledge by having the student “build” the system by dragging all of the switch panels onto an empty instrument panel.
“The Gulfstream G550 eRecurrent course was developed based on FlightSafety’s significant experience with online learning and the expertise gained through the design and deployment of close to 80 courses,” said Marin Todorov, manager of specialty and enrichment training. “We are pleased that a rapidly increasing number of pilots, maintenance technicians and flight attendants are taking advantage of the dynamic and engaging online courses FlightSafety offers.”
