Pilot Training, Examiner Services,
Aviation Consultancy, Commercial Pilot
Your fast-track to success for aviation
Pilot Training, Examiner Services,
Aviation Consultancy, Commercial Pilot
Your fast-track to success for aviation
Variable Pitch Propeller
Differences Training is a mandatory requirement before undertaking flight in aircraft that include any of the specified "Official Differences" categories. Training must be performed by an instructor who already has that "difference" signed off themselves. Differences Training is recorded in your log book, with an official CAA certificate (sticker) recording the completion of training, signed by the instructor.
Variable Pitch Propeller aircraft may only have one more lever, and one more dial, but you'd be surprised how much time it takes for a fixed pitch propeller pilot to adjust to the new regime.
We firmly believe you should "learn on the ground, practice in the air" for this (and other) training in order to save yourself time and money.
Consequently, as part of the training, we'll spend some time explaining why variable pitch propellers are used, how they work (including the CSU), and how you should operate them, and what happens if they go wrong, and the action to take.
You shouldn't forget that this type of propeller is generally used on aircraft with more power - so part of the training will also involve how to handle an aircraft with more performance than you may historically have been used to.
Typically, the conversion lasts around 3 hours to ensure you have grasped the different procedures (and performance where necessary). Although there is no legal minimum training time before sign-off, we will only certify your difference training once we are satisfied of your competence. Some people take more time, and some people take less! It's down to the individual concerned.
Training Syllabus
Our syllabus not only conforms to the officially required trianing, but we also show you some tips, tricks and best practices to ensure you get the very best out of your time spent with us.
