LANGLEY FLYING SCHOOL Flight Training Handbook

Flight Training Handbook Page 24
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While SOPs familiarity is an integral part of professional flying, your first flying job in an advanced aircraft will
likely be a right-seat job as Second-in-command. Our commercial students begin immediately learning to fly from
the right seat and your Instructor will regularly assign seat changes during the course of training.
In an effort to broaden the experience of our students, the Commercial Pilot Program includes optional advanced
aircraft exercises. The first, entitled Advance Aircraft Operations—Introduction to Complex Aircraft, introduces
students to constant-speed propeller, retractable gear, and cowl flap systems, while the second, entitled Advance
Aircraft Operations—Low-level Commercial Flight Operations, simulates a VFR commercial cross-country flight
utilizing airway navigation, ATC radar services, and GPS operations. A third optional course, entitled Advance
Aircraft Operations: High-level Commercial Flight Operations, simulates an IFR commercial flight in Class A
airspace. Students are trained on the use of supplemental oxygen and engine turbochargers. These optional
exercises are described in the Commercial Pilot Program Course Outline.
Paperwork
With every flight there is paperwork. Your Instructor documents each training flight in your Pilot Training Record
(PTR), describing the training that occurred, including specific areas of focus or improvement for subsequent flights.
When you have completed your training, your PRT will be submitted to Transport Canada as documented proof of
meeting ground and air training requirements. You are encouraged to examine your PTR regularly and in this
regard the PTR becomes a learning tool. You are also encouraged to make comments in the PTR, and this is of
particular value to us in reference to solo training flights.
In addition to the PTR, each training flight is documented in student’s Pilot Log Book. The Pilot Log Book is
essentially your record and proof of training. Transport Canada has the right to audit any Pilot Log Book associated
with the application for a pilot licence and rating, and it is important, especially if you are considering a career in
professional flying, that the Pilot Log Book is maintained accurately. For initial pilot training, the Pilot Log Book
must essentially be a duplicate of the PTR; for students pursuing a Commercial Pilot Licence, an audit of the Pilot
Log Book by Transport Canada in support of the application is assured.
At Langley Flying School, students are responsible (subject to Instructor supervision) to ensure the Flight Training
Log is properly completed for each flight. Flight Training Log entries that are required before flight includes
aircraft weight and balance, aircraft fuel, and the scheduled training exercises; while entries required after the flight,
include takeoff and landing time, flight time (based on the Hobbs Meter) and air time (based on time in the air). It is
the clear responsibility of students to make sure that all of this information is properly recorded; it is the
responsibility of the Instructor to ensure this is done.
The Aircraft Journey Log is a legally defined document that records the usage of the aircraft. Since the Aircraft
Journey Log record of aircraft usage determines when an aircraft receives scheduled maintenance, and since the
Aircraft Journey Log is the central record of all aircraft defects and unserviceabilities, the accuracy of entries made
in this book is critical for flight safety. Also, be aware that the training flight scheduled after yours cannot be
released until the Aircraft Journey Log is completed. Special care must be made in making accurate and correct
entries in Aircraft Journey Logs—if you are unsure of something, ask.
Borrowing Books
Langley Flying School maintains a small but useful library of books and videos, and students are encouraged to use
this material. Importantly, however, material must be signed out on a sheet that is posted in the front office.
The Intel File
One of the most important books available is Langley Flying School’s Intel File. The Intel File contains a record of
notes made by students who have written Transport Canada written examinations. The records are informal, but this
book will provide extensive insight into the questions that appear on these examinations. It is fundamental to
student success that you ensure you examine Intel File before you write your Transport Canada examination, but it
is equally important that you make a contribution to the Intel File when you have completed your examinations—
resume and will draw attention from a prospective employer. As you will quickly discover when you compose your first commercial pilot
resume, it is often a challenge to fill the space with meaningful aviation-related information. Our goal has been to put together solid training
behind the certification process, which of course reflects on our reputation as a training institution.
2012 David L. Parry