Robert, my student, called me the other day. He bases his Cirrus SR22T out of Eagle Colorado (KEGE). He wanted to know if I was interested in attempting some of the maneuvers he had found in the Pilot's Workshop document called the Pilot Exercise Program. It's in a PDF for $49 or $69 if you want to add a spiral-bound workbook. Robert works hard to remain proficient in his plane and figured that the exercises would help. I wasn't familiar with the exercise program, but after reading through the document, I agreed that it would be a great way to build proficiency. It took me a while to read through the Exercise Program beforehand and understand what was intended. But I'm glad I did. The Program consists of 15 unique VFR maneuvers for a pilot to practice. The document describes how to perform each maneuver in detail. There are also cautions about various aspects of each maneuver where the pilot should be careful. Recommendations are made about whether a copilot would be helpful and what the copilot should be doing. There's also a score-card at the end of each maneuver listing performance standards so you can tell how well you did. Many of the maneuvers are similar to what is required for a private pilot or commercial pilot practical flight test. But all have plenty of differentiation from those maneuvers as well.
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