Advanced Training
Technically Advanced Aircraft Training
One curriculum. Modern glass-cockpit, flight-director, and autopilot capability.
Program at a glance
- Structured technically advanced airplane training in the RV-12iS
- Dual G3X Touch, GTN 650Xi, flight director, and two-axis autopilot
- Six progressive, scenario-based phases
- Can include qualifying commercial instrument work*
- Completion plan based on a logbook and experience review
The training roadmap
1. Glass Cockpit Transition
- Aircraft systems and display organization
- Manual control with an effective instrument scan*
- Navigation database and flight-plan fundamentals
2. Flight Director & Autopilot
- Lateral and vertical modes
- Altitude capture and mode awareness
- Monitoring, intervention, and disconnect discipline
3. Integrated Navigation
- Course interception and tracking
- Flight-plan changes and reroutes
- Workload management across the flight deck
4. Coupled Instrument Approaches*
- RNAV and ILS approach management
- Vertical guidance and stabilized criteria
- Missed approaches and automation transitions
5. Failures & Automation Surprises
- Partial-panel and sensor abnormalities
- Unexpected modes and programming errors
- Confident return to manual flight
6. Commercial TAA Mission
- Integrated IFR workload and maneuvers*
- Scenario-based judgment and diversions
- Professional-level cockpit management
* Instrument-related activities are included only for instrument-rated pilots. For non-instrument-rated pilots, those activities are skipped and the curriculum focuses on VFR avionics, automation, systems, navigation, abnormal operations, and commercial TAA objectives.
Beyond basic hood work*
Under the foggles, learn to manage the complete Garmin flight deck while continuously asking: What is it doing? Why is it doing it? What will it do next?
Proficiency and credit
Only qualifying time may be logged toward specific regulatory requirements. AeroForge reviews your logbook and builds a completion plan around the experience you still need.
Automation as a tool
The goal is not button pushing. It is disciplined programming, verification, monitoring, intervention, and confident manual flight whenever automation no longer helps.