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Arrow Operations

• Bob Carpenter
• FMFA Chief Flight Instructor

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PIF 04-01 (Supercedes 02-04)

• ARROW General Operations
• Requirements for VFR Solo Flight
• Requirements for IFR Solo Flight

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Arrow General Operating Rules

• Hard Surface Runways Only
• Ldg Gear Extension Prior to Final Approach
• GUMP Check on Final
• Emergency Gear Lever
• Down for extension with complete electrical
  failure
• Up for retraction (must always be completely up)
• VFR pilots limited to lower 48 states without
  prior approval from Chief Flight Instructor
• No dual primary instruction in aircraft.
• No Night Checkout Required if Already Night
  Qualified and Current

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Rules for VFR Solo Flight

• Private Airplane Single Engine Land Pilot
• Complex Endorsement or Grandfathered
• 50 HRS Total Flight Time in Airplanes and Private
  Pilot ASEL Rating
• 10 HRS Total Time in Complex Airplanes
• Complete FMFA-sponsored Training in Arrow
  Systems(POC Bob Carpenter)
• Demonstrated Proficiency in Arrow to FMFA CFI
  during Flight with minimum of 2 HRS of flight and
  10 TLs in FMFAs Arrow
• The 2 HRS of flight time can be included as part
  of the required 10 HRS of total time in complex
  airplanes.
• Night Checkout in the Arrow is encouraged but not
  required if Patron already has a night checkout
  and is current in other FMFA aircraft
• 5 of the required 10 TLs in FMFAs Arrow may be
  accomplished during night flight

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Rules for IFR Solo Flight

• Complete all Items for VFR Solo Flight
• Possess Instrument Rating
• Complete FMFA-sponsored course in IFR GPS
  Operations (POC me or my designee)
• Complete Instrument Proficiency Check
• GNS430 Simulator Ground Session
• Flight Session in Arrow
• 1 ILS Full Panel GPS Approach ( GPS to VLOC
  Transition Demo with ILS Approach Fully Coupled
  to Autopilot )
• 2 Full Panel GPS Approaches (Autopilot Off)
• 1 Partial Panel GPS Approach ( Autopilot Off )

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ARROW Instructors

• Any CFI checked out in Arrow may perform VFR
  Arrow checkouts and training in it.
• Any CFII checked out in Arrow with a current
  instrument checkout and a Garmin 430 GPS checkout
  may perform IFR Arrow checkouts and training in
  it
• Primary POC for Arrow Systems Training is Bob
  Carpenter
• Primary POC for Arrow Garmin 430 Training is Bob
  Carpenter