Citation question.

[MauleSkinner]

Did you fly the SII? Because that is not what FSI teaches. You need to be careful what you tell people to do. I have about 1000 hours in the SII. The aircraft is equipped with an ice detection system. When you get this light you are to activate the fluid. It was my operational experience that you definately did NOT want to activate the system before entering icing conditions b/c the TKS would freeze on you causing a bigger problem.

What does the flight manual say? That may be different than what FSI teaches, too.

Fly safe!

David

 

[puddlejumper]

What does the flight manual say? That may be different than what FSI teaches, too.

Fly safe!

David

That's an excellent point. The folks at SimCom say that you don't need anti-ice in visible moisture when the RAT is less than -30C. I tried to show them in the AFM how wrong they were, but none of them had updated for the past 7 years. Ugh!

PJ

 

[ultrarunner]

That's the problem with some of the folks at those school houses. And the above expample underscores the issue of a lack of attention to standardization. It's one of the main reasons corporate aviation is constantly defending itself as the safest way to go.

A quick call the FSDO right down the street from SimCom will set them straight in a freaking heart beat!

 

[puddlejumper]

I'm thinking that course critique may have been conveniently misplaced... It's been over a year ago, so maybe they've changed. SimCom is my previous employers only approved training provider now, so I hope they get their act together.