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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Skyline Soaring Club, LLC.</h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">Skyline Soaring Club Training Syllabus</h1>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>2020</strong></div>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in; background-color: transparent; page-break-before: auto;">The use of this training syllabus is intended for the instructors, students and members of Skyline Soaring Club, Inc; located in Front Royal Virginia. Other commercial or non-profit organizations and instructors may also use this material - see sections on "License and Restrictions" and "Using the Training Syllabus on Paper" under the heading "Non-Skyline Instructor Use"</p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in; background-color: transparent;">Flight Instructors, web masters and authors outside of Skyline Soaring Club are welcome to use any or all of Skyline Soaring Club's training materials contained in this document, as they see fit, free of charge from Skyline Soaring Club, provided the conditions are met under the Creative Commons License version 3.0. Full details about this license can be found at the following URL: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><strong>Chief Flight Instructor: John Noss<br /></strong><strong>Revised: 10 Dec 2020</strong></p>
<p>The contents of this syllabus is the result of collaborative efforts of the Certified Flight Instructors for Skyline Soaring Club, Inc; operating out of Front Royal, VA. Feedback or corrections for the <em>Skyline Soaring Training Syllabus</em> can be sent to the Chief Flight Instructor, John Noss. <u><span style="color: #000120;"><a href="mailto:john@noss.ws">john@noss.ws</a> </span></u>. Feedback is welcome, especially for suggestions on external links.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The training syllabus is a living document. Clubs that use the syllabus are <strong>strongly encouraged</strong> to subscribe to the <strong><u>Skyline Syllabus Mailing List</u></strong>. Any updates to the contents of the syllabus are automatically mailed as the changes are made. To subscribe, visit the website <a href="https://skylinesoaring.org/mailman/listinfo/syllabus">https://skylinesoaring.org/mailman/listinfo/syllabus</a> . Nobody is permitted to send mail to that mailing list except for the site administrator, and only when updates are made to the training syllabus. </p>
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<h1 style="margin-left: 0.02in; page-break-before: always;">Syllabus Usage (General)</h1>
<h2>Transition Pilots</h2>
<p>Pilots already possessing an FAA Rating, but for a different category, (such as Airplane, Single Engine Land, Rotorcraft, Lighter-Than-Air, etc.), are <em>NOT</em> considered by the FAA as a "student pilot." This pilot is a rated pilot seeking to add a new category rating. However, as far as Skyline Soaring Club's program is concerned, the flight instructors will regard this candidate identically to an unrated student pilot. The transition pilot will be put through the same program that an ab-initio pilot would receive. The transition pilot will probably go through the training program much more quickly, but the Skyline Instructors must verify that the candidate meets or exceeds all of the requirements that a first-solo § 61.87 student would before his first solo (including the pre-solo written test). Upon completion of the training program, the transition pilot will receive a <a title="14 CFR § 61.31" href="https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=se14.2.61_131" target="_blank" rel="noopener">§ 61.31(d)(2)</a> endorsement (see also <a title="Solo Authorization without category/class rating" href="https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_61-65H.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AC 61-65h ¶ A.72</a>), and not a § 61.87 endorsement, like a student pilot would.</p>
<h2 style="margin-left: 0.01in; text-indent: -0.01in;">New Pilots (Starting from Scratch)</h2>
<p>The Training Syllabus covers all of the required areas that are specified in 14 CFR § 61.87. Each lesson plan is a sample of what is to come. In each lesson plan is a section of required reading. It is understood that the student will have read each of the items in the required reading section before coming to fly with the instructor. Failure to do reading assignments ahead of time is a consistent and reliable indicator of delayed progress. Delayed progress adds unnecessary personal expense to complete the training program.</p>
<h1>Syllabus Usage (Skyline Instructors)</h1>
<h2>Using the On-line Student Progress Report</h2>
<p>Skyline Soaring Club stores all of the records about a student's flight training record electronically. There is no need to print the forms at the end of this document, except for reference. After the flight instruction session, the instructor will automatically be notified by e-mail of any recent flights with his students. The instructor will score the flights as appropriate, scoring each section with a score 1 through 3. A score of "1" indicates that the content was introduced. A score of "2" indicates that the student performed the maneuver or procedure. A score of "3" indicates that the candidate has performed the maneuver or procedure to the solo standards stated in the appropriate lesson plan. Scores of "4" are reserved for post-solo students directly training for their Private Pilot Practical Test.</p>
<p><img style="width: 411px; height: 80px;" title="Different scores" src="http://skylinesoaring.org/TRAINING/Syllabus/images/different-scores.png" alt="Different scores" width="411" height="80" align="middle" /></p>
<p>Flights where there is significant need to address problem areas on the next flight are marked with a red exclamation point. This is not meant as a failure, but rather as an urgent indicator to the next instructor that this is an area that needs focus and attention. Once the instructor completes his report, he will be given an opportunity to write an optional essay describing details of the lesson session.</p>
<p>The completed lesson report is mailed to the Skyline Soaring Club instructors, as well as the student for future review and planning. The student may view his progress page at any time, and get a clear indication of what lesson segments are still required before solo flight is considered.</p>
<h1>Syllabus Use (Non-Skyline Instructors)</h1>
<h2>Using the Training Syllabus on Paper</h2>
<p>For non-Skyline instructors, tracking a student's progress can be done by the two forms at the end of this document.</p>
<p>Use the <em><a href="#training-tracking">Training Syllabus Tracking Sheet</a></em> to keep track of which instructors have signed off a particular section as demonstrated at solo quality. When the student has completed all areas listed as required for solo flight, the instructor and student will sign the end of the document, indicating that all instruction has been given to the satisfaction of the student.</p>
<p>Use the <em><a href="#flight-progress-tracking">Flight Progress Tracking Sheet</a></em> to track individual flights. Multiple copies of these two pages will be necessary to fully document the flight record of the student. At the right-most column of this sheet, indicate the maximum score achieved for each lesson segment. In the following example, Frank Schüler has had a total of 11 flights with 6 different instructors (which can often happen in a club environment). Each instructor gave a score of 1, 2, or 3 depending on the student's progress.</p>
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<p>Student solo is not permitted until a score of "3" has been documented and achieved for all sections listed as required for solo flight. Refer to the <em><u>Training Syllabus Tracking Sheet</u></em> for a list of all sections required for student solo. Once all of the appropriate sections have been demonstrated at the solo proficiency level or higher, both the student and instructor will sign the affirmation statement. This statement can be found at the end of the Training Syllabus Tracking Sheet. This indicates that both the instructor and student have successfully accomplished the full training program, and that it has been completed to their satisfaction. The instructor will keep the original signed document, and prepare a copy for the student to keep for his or her own record keeping.</p>
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<h2>Using QR Codes</h2>
<p>Each section in the printed version of the training syllabus contains a QRcode. The QR code is located in the upper right hand corner of each section of the syllabus (also shown here). These QR codes are included as a convenience for smart-phone equipped instructors or students who are using a printed copy of the syllabus, and are not near an Internet connected computer. While using a smart phone with a QR code reader, the savvy instructor or student can pull up the online copy of that particular page of the syllabus. Use this to follow any hyperlinks or videos that the lesson plan may include. </p>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Skyline Soaring Club, LLC.</h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">Skyline Soaring Club Training Syllabus</h1>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>2022</strong></div>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in; background-color: transparent; page-break-before: auto;">The use of this training syllabus is intended for the instructors, students and members of Skyline Soaring Club, Inc; located in Front Royal Virginia. Other commercial or non-profit organizations and instructors may also use this material - see sections on "License and Restrictions" and "Using the Training Syllabus on Paper" under the heading "Non-Skyline Instructor Use"</p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in; background-color: transparent;">Flight Instructors, web masters and authors outside of Skyline Soaring Club are welcome to use any or all of Skyline Soaring Club's training materials contained in this document, as they see fit, free of charge from Skyline Soaring Club, provided the conditions are met under the Creative Commons License version 3.0. Full details about this license can be found at the following URL: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><strong>Chief Flight Instructor: John Noss<br /></strong><strong>Revised: 7 Sep 2022</strong></p>
<p>The contents of this syllabus is the result of collaborative efforts of the Certified Flight Instructors for Skyline Soaring Club, Inc; operating out of Front Royal, VA. Feedback or corrections for the <em>Skyline Soaring Training Syllabus</em> can be sent to the Chief Flight Instructor, John Noss. <u><span style="color: #000120;"><a href="mailto:john@noss.ws">john@noss.ws</a> </span></u>. Feedback is welcome, especially for suggestions on external links.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The training syllabus is a living document. Clubs that use the syllabus are <strong>strongly encouraged</strong> to subscribe to the <strong><u>Skyline Syllabus Mailing List</u></strong>. Any updates to the contents of the syllabus are automatically mailed as the changes are made. To subscribe, visit the website <a href="https://skylinesoaring.org/mailman/listinfo/syllabus">https://skylinesoaring.org/mailman/listinfo/syllabus</a> . Nobody is permitted to send mail to that mailing list except for the site administrator, and only when updates are made to the training syllabus. </p>
<h1 style="page-break-before: always;">License and Restrictions<img style="width: 300px; height: 100px;" title="Creative Commons Logo" src="http://skylinesoaring.org/TRAINING/Syllabus/images/creativecommons.png" alt="Creative Commons Logo" width="300" height="100" align="right" /></h1>
<h3 style="margin-left: 0.03in; text-indent: -0.03in;">You are free:</h3>
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<h3>Under the following conditions:</h3>
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<h1 style="margin-left: 0.02in; page-break-before: always;">Syllabus Usage (General)</h1>
<h2>Transition Pilots</h2>
<p>Pilots already possessing an FAA Rating, but for a different category, (such as Airplane, Single Engine Land, Rotorcraft, Lighter-Than-Air, etc.), are <em>NOT</em> considered by the FAA as a "student pilot." This pilot is a rated pilot seeking to add a new category rating. However, as far as Skyline Soaring Club's program is concerned, the flight instructors will regard this candidate identically to an unrated student pilot. The transition pilot will be put through the same program that an ab-initio pilot would receive. The transition pilot will probably go through the training program much more quickly, but the Skyline Instructors must verify that the candidate meets or exceeds all of the requirements that a first-solo § 61.87 student would before his first solo (including the pre-solo written test). Upon completion of the training program, the transition pilot will receive a <a title="14 CFR § 61.31" href="https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=se14.2.61_131" target="_blank" rel="noopener">§ 61.31(d)(2)</a> endorsement (see also <a title="Solo Authorization without category/class rating" href="https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_61-65H.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AC 61-65h ¶ A.72</a>), and not a § 61.87 endorsement, like a student pilot would.</p>
<h2 style="margin-left: 0.01in; text-indent: -0.01in;">New Pilots (Starting from Scratch)</h2>
<p>The Training Syllabus covers all of the required areas that are specified in 14 CFR § 61.87. Each lesson plan is a sample of what is to come. In each lesson plan is a section of required reading. It is understood that the student will have read each of the items in the required reading section before coming to fly with the instructor. Failure to do reading assignments ahead of time is a consistent and reliable indicator of delayed progress. Delayed progress adds unnecessary personal expense to complete the training program.</p>
<h1>Syllabus Usage (Skyline Instructors)</h1>
<h2>Using the On-line Student Progress Report</h2>
<p>Skyline Soaring Club stores all of the records about a student's flight training record electronically. There is no need to print the forms at the end of this document, except for reference. After the flight instruction session, the instructor will automatically be notified by e-mail of any recent flights with his students. The instructor will score the flights as appropriate, scoring each section with a score 1 through 3. A score of "1" indicates that the content was introduced. A score of "2" indicates that the student performed the maneuver or procedure. A score of "3" indicates that the candidate has performed the maneuver or procedure to the solo standards stated in the appropriate lesson plan. Scores of "4" are reserved for post-solo students directly training for their Private Pilot Practical Test.</p>
<p><img style="width: 411px; height: 80px;" title="Different scores" src="http://skylinesoaring.org/TRAINING/Syllabus/images/different-scores.png" alt="Different scores" width="411" height="80" align="middle" /></p>
<p>Flights where there is significant need to address problem areas on the next flight are marked with a red exclamation point. This is not meant as a failure, but rather as an urgent indicator to the next instructor that this is an area that needs focus and attention. Once the instructor completes his report, he will be given an opportunity to write an optional essay describing details of the lesson session.</p>
<p>The completed lesson report is mailed to the Skyline Soaring Club instructors, as well as the student for future review and planning. The student may view his progress page at any time, and get a clear indication of what lesson segments are still required before solo flight is considered.</p>
<h1>Syllabus Use (Non-Skyline Instructors)</h1>
<h2>Using the Training Syllabus on Paper</h2>
<p>For non-Skyline instructors, tracking a student's progress can be done by the two forms at the end of this document.</p>
<p>Use the <em><a href="#training-tracking">Training Syllabus Tracking Sheet</a></em> to keep track of which instructors have signed off a particular section as demonstrated at solo quality. When the student has completed all areas listed as required for solo flight, the instructor and student will sign the end of the document, indicating that all instruction has been given to the satisfaction of the student.</p>
<p>Use the <em><a href="#flight-progress-tracking">Flight Progress Tracking Sheet</a></em> to track individual flights. Multiple copies of these two pages will be necessary to fully document the flight record of the student. At the right-most column of this sheet, indicate the maximum score achieved for each lesson segment. In the following example, Frank Schüler has had a total of 11 flights with 6 different instructors (which can often happen in a club environment). Each instructor gave a score of 1, 2, or 3 depending on the student's progress.</p>
<p><img title="undefined" src="http://skylinesoaring.org/TRAINING/Syllabus/images/demo-fillin.jpg" alt="Demonstration of filling out the form" width="600" height="221" /></p>
<p>Student solo is not permitted until a score of "3" has been documented and achieved for all sections listed as required for solo flight. Refer to the <em><u>Training Syllabus Tracking Sheet</u></em> for a list of all sections required for student solo. Once all of the appropriate sections have been demonstrated at the solo proficiency level or higher, both the student and instructor will sign the affirmation statement. This statement can be found at the end of the Training Syllabus Tracking Sheet. This indicates that both the instructor and student have successfully accomplished the full training program, and that it has been completed to their satisfaction. The instructor will keep the original signed document, and prepare a copy for the student to keep for his or her own record keeping.</p>
<p><img title="undefined" src="http://skylinesoaring.org/TRAINING/Syllabus/QR/1a.shtml.png" alt="Sample QR Code" width="100" height="160" align="right" hspace="2" vspace="2" /></p>
<h2>Using QR Codes</h2>
<p>Each section in the printed version of the training syllabus contains a QRcode. The QR code is located in the upper right hand corner of each section of the syllabus (also shown here). These QR codes are included as a convenience for smart-phone equipped instructors or students who are using a printed copy of the syllabus, and are not near an Internet connected computer. While using a smart phone with a QR code reader, the savvy instructor or student can pull up the online copy of that particular page of the syllabus. Use this to follow any hyperlinks or videos that the lesson plan may include. </p>
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