East Anglia Area Achievement Scheme Workshop – 18th May 2019

East Anglia Area

Cordially invite

All Area and Club Examiners, Instructors and potential Test Candidates

 to a

Fixed Wing ‘A’ and ‘B’ Instructor & Examiner Workshop

Kindly hosted by Newmarket MFC

(West Row site near RAF Mildenhall)

Saturday 18th May 2019, registration from 9 am

 

Directions to the site will be sent to all attendees nearer the time.  Please book-in early as the numbers will be limited to about 20.

The Workshop is being held in support of the BMFA Achievement Scheme and is designed to help Instructors & Examiners to improve consistency.  25 pilots attended the last workshop and rated the usefulness and enjoyment of the day at 97%!  Over 70% had all their questions about the tests answered on the day.

The purpose is to allow Pilots, Instructors and Examiners the opportunity to gain experience, share information and discuss the requirements of the Fixed Wing ‘A’ and ‘B’ tests in a relaxed and informal environment.  Delegates will be asked to ‘score’ the aspects of the mock tests, being pre-flight checks, from the pits to the take-off point, all of the elements of the flight, the retrieval and the post-flight checks – note:  the demo flights will have various deliberate errors incorporated.

 

Following this, there will be a group critique of the test in which the Demonstration Pilot will participate.  At the conclusion of each section, the Demonstration Pilot will fly the schedule to the required standards.

 

Refreshments and barbecue will be running from about 10.30 until we run out of food.

For further details, contact the Event Organiser, Phil Gutteridge, East Anglia Achievement Scheme Co-Ordinator on phil@phisquaredservices.co.uk or 07810 547 406

Examiner and Instructor Workshop

 

Programme of the Day

 

 

Arrival and Registration from 9am

 

Start 10am

 

Introductions and aim of the day

 

Site briefing by Club Representative

 

Delegate’s briefing for both ‘A’ and ‘B’  – will include an explanation of the shape and position of the required manoeuvres.

 

Demonstration Pilot to carry out Pre-Flight checks.  Delegates to score

 

Critique of Pre-Flight checks – all, including Demo Pilot

 

Demonstration of Fixed Wing ‘A’ with common errors included.  Delegates to OBSERVE and score

 

Critique of ‘A’ schedule by all including the Demo Pilot to cover:

  • from the pits to the flight line
  • Each manoeuvre
  • Recovery and Post-Flight checks

 

Demonstration of the ‘A’ Schedule to the ‘required’ standard.

 

Barbecue will be available from about 10.30 ish for bacon and egg rolls.

Barbecue will finish around 2pm, or when the food runs out

There will be a charge of £5 that will cover feed and drink all day.

 

Lunch break after the ‘A’ Schedule ‘required’ standard Demonstration Flight.  Discussion of Mandatory Questions during lunch AND Multi Rotor A Certificate Demo flight.

 

Demo of FW ‘B’ with common errors included.  Delegates to OBSERVE and score

 

Critique of ‘B’ Schedule, similar to the ‘A’ schedule

 

Demonstration of the ‘B’ Schedule to the ‘required’ standard.

 

Feedback.  What was good, what worked, what didn’t, can we improve

 

Close of Workshop around 4 pm

 

Time will be available for general flying – bring your BMFA card if you wish to fly.  Mentoring is available for those practicing towards their next Assessment.

 

Fixed Wing ‘A’ and ‘B’ test can be carried out if required.

 

If you wish to fly, please bring your BMFA Membership Card with you.

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