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Training Programs

 

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Sierra Academy’s program provides a foundation of knowledge, ability, experience, and credentials recognized by airlines and corporate aircraft operators.

It covers four terms of training, each tailored to gradually mold you into a professional pilot. We make sure you graduate with experience that the airlines want to see. This makes it possible for our pilots to qualify for jobs at the earliest opportunity and leads to job interviews with airline leading companies.
 
DURATION: 10 MONTHS
 
BUILDING THE FOUNDATION
 
• Private Pilot
• Instrument
• Commercial Multi-Engine
• Commercial Single-Engine
 

The focus of your first term is on fundamentals of flight with an emphasis on safety and sound aviation judgment. Gradually incorporating advanced procedures in multi-engine aircraft while developing the professionalism and judgment that your future employers will demand.

Your training will consist of 250 hours of flight training, 25 hours of simulator training, and 400 hours of academic instruction leading to your FAA Private Pilot, Instrument Pilot, Commercial Multi-Engine, and Commercial Single-Engine certifications and ratings.
 
Private Pilot Certificate
 
3 Months

During the initial phase of your training you build the skills that will compose the foundation for your career in aviation. Your training will be built upon a logical three step process that will gradually incorporate topics like:  

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• Aircraft Aerodynamics and Performance
• Cockpit Management
• Aircraft System Management
• National Airspace System
• Meteorology
• Cross Country Flight Planning
 
Instrument Pilot Rating
 
3 Months

The instrument pilot rating is the most challenging and rewarding of all of your pilot ratings. Additionally, the ability to fly solely by reference to an aircraft’s instruments is a requirement for employment  with a commercial airline. Some of the skills that you will acquire an understanding of include:

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• Advanced Weather Theory
• Instrument Navigation Equipment
• Basic Attitude Instrument Techniques
• Air Traffic Control Clearances
• Airport Departure, En Route, and Arrival Procedures
• DME Arcs, Holding Patterns, and Approach Procedures
 
Commercial Multi-Engine Certificate
 
3 Months

The first of two commercial certifications that you will earn will introduce you to flying complex multi-engine aircraft. Your ability to fly this type of airplane and manage the cockpit environment reflects on the previous training that you have received. Additionally, you can expect  to gain a further understanding of:

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• Advanced Aerodynamics
• Advanced Multi-Engine System Management
• Crew Resource Management
• Advanced Cockpit Management
• Advanced Performance Maneuvers
• Advanced  Navigation Planning
 
Commercial Pilot Single-Engine Certificate
 
3 Months

The second commercial certificate will serve to further and refine your skills as a commercial pilot. The focus of this training will include:

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• High Performance Flight Maneuvers
• Advanced Single-Engine System Management
• Precision Flight Maneuvers
 
First Officer Academy Program
 

Boeing/Alteon now offers a complete First Officer training solution that provides your airline access to a larger pool of qualified candidates needed to meet pilot demand. Through the First Officer Academy program, candidates with no flight experience become type-rated, certified pilots, ready to fly the line.

Boeing/Alteon partners with top ab initio flight schools to deliver a seamless program tailored to meet the needs of your airlines. Students first progress through the ab initio program at the flight school before coming to Alteon to complete the Jet Bridge Transition course and receive their type rating.

Boeing/Alteon evaluates each flight school to ensure it meets our strict standards in terms of quality, curriculum, facilities, and ability to deliver an effective ab initio program.

Sierra Academy of Aeronautics, an FAA approved Part 141 training organization, has been operating continuously since 1965. Over 50,000 FAA certificates have been issued to graduates from over 110 countries. In 2005, the Company began operating at Castle International Airport, a former Air Force base located in California's Central Valley.
Source:  www.alteontraining.com

 
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