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Cessna C500 Series Single Pilot Upgrade

Course Description

This course provides single pilot training for holders of type ratings for Cessna Citation C500/C550/C560 aircraft who passed the flight test for the rating conducted as a multi-crew rating. The objective of this course is for the pilot to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to perform single pilot operations to a proficient standard. At the successful completion of this course, the student will be issued with a C500/C550/C560(SP) Single Pilot rating and a Single Pilot Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC).

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Course Information

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3 day program, including:

  • 2 Ground School theory days
  • 1 in-aircraft flight session
  • 1 in-aircraft flight session for assessment

Aircraft sessions will be conducted in customer supplied aircraft at Flight Options Sunshine Coast or their location. 

Ground School theory includes:

  • Aircraft systems review
  • Single pilot resource management (SRM)

Flight Training includes:

  • Normal/Abnormal operations
  • Type Rating flight test and Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC)

To be eligible to commence the Cessna C500 Series Single Pilot Upgrade Training, you must hold at least:

  • Current Civil Aviation Medical Certificate
  • Multi-Engine Instrument Rating (IR MEA)
  • Type Rating C500/C550/C560
  • Have logged:
    • > 1,000 hrs total pilot flight time, including > 50 hrs flight time at night 
    • > 75 hrs instrument flight time 
    • > 40 hrs instrument flight time in actual meteorological conditions 
    • > 500 hrs flight time as pilot in command or co-pilot, in turbojet or turbine powered aeroplanes

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