heading180
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Every now and then I log on and see whats going on here. Just to give those of you who may be interested an update as to where I stand at the Academy I just started STANDZ on Friday 1/6. Looks like its going to be a challenging course but definately achieveable. For those who are wondering what STANDZ is, it is the "initial hire" course that all instructor candadates are required to attend before donning that white shirt. Once a candadate completes his/her interview they are, hopefully, placed into a pool of applicants who are then invited back to attend STANDZ. Some students are not invited back for various reasons, poor performance throughout the program, background checks, bad attitudes, interview screw ups etc... Each student who completes CFII IS invited to interview with DCA which includes a general aptitude test, Aviation Knowlege test, and then about 30 minutes in front of the interview board which usually consists 3 interviewers, HR, Standardization department, and one other. It takes about 1/2 a day to complete the interview phase and they send you a letter in the mail within a few days to let you know if you are invited back to STANDZ.
STANDZ or Standardization, is a 1.5 week long course that includes 5 written tests and 2 flight tests. The first Flight test I did this weekend included VOR Partial Panel at ORL Exec, Intersection Hold (MAMBO), Steep turns, slow flight, stalls, BAI, Unusual Attitudes, Full NDB Leesburg, ILS back into Sanford. 2.7 on the Hobbs and DCA pays .. The course requires that you pass each written test with an 80% or greater (90% or greater on the two performance/limitations tests 172, 152), .. failure of one of these tests is grounds for immideate dismissal from the course. The two flight tests, first IFR, second VFR, are a bit more relaxed as there is now what they call the 3 strike rule or, the examining pilot can give you 3 mess ups followed by termination of the flight. It is said that if a flight is terminated for too many strikes the candadate is required to take a review flight, then the STANDZ flight again. However, there are no "strikes" on the written tests and failure of one of these tests below 80% (or 90 on the 2) will result in immideate termination from the program, that's right, that would mean time to go to Avion and start repaying that Key Loan. The homework required for STANDZ is basically to read the Entire AIM the entire Blue OPS manual, a few chapters in the Aviation Instructors Handbook, FOI, FIA, and of course knowing the performance/limitations/emergency checklist verbatum/systems etc.. for the 72 and 52. Once this is all over and God willing I get that white shirt.. haha.. I will post what it cost me to go through DCA. I am pleased with the program thus far. I am achieving my goals and that is what I came here to do. I will keep "yall" posted on how STANDZ is going, the tests, and graduation.
STANDZ or Standardization, is a 1.5 week long course that includes 5 written tests and 2 flight tests. The first Flight test I did this weekend included VOR Partial Panel at ORL Exec, Intersection Hold (MAMBO), Steep turns, slow flight, stalls, BAI, Unusual Attitudes, Full NDB Leesburg, ILS back into Sanford. 2.7 on the Hobbs and DCA pays .. The course requires that you pass each written test with an 80% or greater (90% or greater on the two performance/limitations tests 172, 152), .. failure of one of these tests is grounds for immideate dismissal from the course. The two flight tests, first IFR, second VFR, are a bit more relaxed as there is now what they call the 3 strike rule or, the examining pilot can give you 3 mess ups followed by termination of the flight. It is said that if a flight is terminated for too many strikes the candadate is required to take a review flight, then the STANDZ flight again. However, there are no "strikes" on the written tests and failure of one of these tests below 80% (or 90 on the 2) will result in immideate termination from the program, that's right, that would mean time to go to Avion and start repaying that Key Loan. The homework required for STANDZ is basically to read the Entire AIM the entire Blue OPS manual, a few chapters in the Aviation Instructors Handbook, FOI, FIA, and of course knowing the performance/limitations/emergency checklist verbatum/systems etc.. for the 72 and 52. Once this is all over and God willing I get that white shirt.. haha.. I will post what it cost me to go through DCA. I am pleased with the program thus far. I am achieving my goals and that is what I came here to do. I will keep "yall" posted on how STANDZ is going, the tests, and graduation.