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"From VMC to IMC"
The Advanced Division of URS welcomes you to what is commonly referred to as the “Instrument Phase of Training”. In Primary, student pilots are taught to fly the aircraft by using outside visual references. In the Instrument Phase, the students will be taught to take off, perform holding enroute, continue to his/her destination and execute an instrument approach, to a minimum altitude specified by the approach procedure, without the aid of any outside visual references. Controlling the aircraft through all phases of flight with reference to only instruments in the cockpit is a challenge for any Aviator. It is imperative that students develop good flight fundamentals, a good cross-check., and interpretation of navigation instruments to assure situational awareness.

Instruction Overview

Instrument Instruction

Initial Entry Rotary Wing (IERW) Instrument training is conducted in the TH-67 helicopter and the High Fidelity Simulator (HFS). There are two types of HFS: Instrument Flight Trainer (IFT) and Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) - the OFT is a High Fidelity, full motion simulator. Students first learn to fly the HFS with reference to the instruments only (Basic Instruments - BI). Training begins with simple tasks, such as straight and level flight and progresses to more complex tasks, such as climbing and descending turns. Upon completion of the BI Phase, students move to Advanced Instruments (AI), where they learn to File a flight plan to a destination, fly the planned flight, initiate an instrument approach and land at their intended destination in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) and under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).
Graduate-Level Courses, such as the Rotary Wing Instrument Flight Examiner Course (RWIFEC), the Rotary Wing Instrument Course (RWIC), and the Advanced Instruments Courses offer U.S. and Foreign Military Aviators a more in-depth, comprehensive approach to instrument flight theory and instruction.

Structure

IERW INSTRUMENT TRAINING

Number of Training Days: 40
Hours of Instructions: 53.2
- 10.5 hours of Basic Instruments in High Fidelity Simulator (HFS-IFT)
- 27.0 hours of Advanced Instruments in High Fidelity Simulator. (HFS)
- 15.7 hours of Advanced Instruments in simulated and actual weather conditions in the TH-67 Aircraft.
Number of evaluations: Two:
- A Basic Instrument evaluation between 9.0 and 15.0 hours.
- An Advanced Instrument evaluation at 52.0 hours. The evaluation flight is scheduled for 1.2 hours for a total of 37.5 hours High Fidelity Simulator (HFS) and 15.7 TH-67 Aircraft hours.
- In addition to the evaluations, the students are responsible for completing, and may be called upon to answer, daily questions each day. Additionally, any student may be called upon to answer a surprise Emergency Procedures/Limitations question.
- In preparation for the students advanced training, the students are assigned flight scenario’s to enhance their weather evaluation and flight planning skills.


	Contacts

	Director, Advanced Division James Justice (Bio) (334) 255-8146 james.j.justice.ctr@mail.mil Deputy Director, Advanced Division Ron Howes (Bio) (334) 255-8144 ronald.e.howes.ctr@mail.mil

Flight Commanders

WARRIOR HALL: (334) 503-4153 CAIRNS AAF: (334) 255-8228

FLIGHT ONE Glenn "Butch" Drew (Bio)
glenn.drew@us.army.mil

FLIGHT TWO Charles "Bill" Rice (Bio)
bill.rice@us.army.mil

FLIGHT THREE Ron Howes(Bio)
ronald.howes@us.army.mil

FLIGHT FOUR Bruce Johnson (Bio)
bruce.p.johnson@us.army.mil

FLIGHT FIVE William "Mac" McCollister (Bio)
mac.h.mccollister@us.army.mil

FLIGHT SIX
Grover "Bill" Tyner (Bio)
grover.w.tyner@us.army.mil

FLIGHT SEVEN Tracy Forehand (Bio)
tracy.forehand@us.army.mil

FLIGHT EIGHT Temijuin "Hugh" Glass (Bio)
temijuin.glass@us.army.mil

RWIFEC Don McDonnell (Bio)
don.mcdonnell@us.army.mil

RWIC
Mark Goodwin(Bio)
mark.h.goodwin@us.army.mil

Asst. Flight Commander
Don Dennis (Bio)
donald.w.dennis@us.army.mil

"From VMC to IMC"