Course introduction

SkyBlue Jet Aviation offers the full Pilot in Command and Second in Command type rating courses specifically for the Citation CE-560XL.

This type rating course leads to either the Pilot in Command or the Second in Command type rating, and this type rating will be added to your FAA Private, Commercial or Airline Transport Pilot license.

    
Aircraft information

The Citation Excel is a small to midsize jet. The first flight of the Citation Excel jet took place on February 29, 1996 and the prototype was certified by the FAA in April of 1998.  The first delivery was in the middle of 1998. The aircraft received an upgrade in avionics and engines and after the makeover the aircraft was dubbed the XLS. The current version, the XLS+, received another upgrade and has the Collins avionics and more efficient engines than the original main XLS.

There are currently over 500 aircraft delivered from the Cessna manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kansas. The aircraft has the best safety record in the entire Citation line of business jets.


Course entry requirements

     ● Private, Commercial, or Airline Transport Pilot License
     ● Multi-Engine Class Rating
     ● Instrument Airplane Rating


Aircraft types covered by this type rating

     ● Citation Excel XL (CE-560XL)
     ● Citation Excel  XLS (CE-560XLS)
     ● Citation Excel  “plus” XLS+ (CE-560XLS+)


Training course includes

     ● Aircraft training materials
               • Manuals (Aircraft and Systems manual, Training manual, Weight and Balance)
               • Cockpit familiarization posters
               • Checklists
     ● Custom tailored ground training
     ● Simulator training
     ● Practical aircraft training
     ● Type rating check-ride preparation
     ● FAA Check-ride fees
     ● Aircraft use and flight time in aircraft


Duration of training

     ● Pilot in Command Type Rating Course: 5 days
     ● Second in Command Type Rating Course: 3 days


Training

     Ground Training

          • Systems training on aircraft
          • Performance and limitations
          • Weight and Balance
          • Aircraft flight deck pre-flight and preparation
          • Aircraft external pre-flight and walk-around
          • Aircraft cockpit procedures
          • Checklist usage
               • Normal operations
               • Abnormal operations
               • Emergency operations
          • Crew Resource Management (CRM)
          • Autopilot, automation, and FMC
          • Flight planning

     Aircraft Training   

          • Take-off
          • Normal jet aircraft operations
          • Maneuvering
               • Steep turns
               • Stalls entry and recovery
          • Landings
          • Instrument and visual approaches
               • Precision approaches
               • Non-precision approaches
               • Circle to land
               • Visual approaches
          • Failures
               • Engine failures
               • System failures
          • Go-around / missed approaches
          • Multi crew operations and crew resource management


Graduation and course completion

This type rating course meets the FAA Type Ratings practical standards (which is the same as the ATP practical test standards). Upon completion of the practical test, a Pilot in Command type rating (for PIC type rating) or a Second in Command type rating (for SIC type rating) will be added to your FAA license. Since the practical test and check-ride is completed in the aircraft, there will be no restrictions on your license.


Pricing

     ● Pilot In Command Type Rating Course: Includes 2.5 hours of aircraft time
     ● Second In Command Type Rating Course: Includes 1.0 hours of aircraft time

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