Alpha Flying, Inc. manages the PlaneSense fractional ownership program, and is responsible for all pilot screening and training as well as flight operations management.

Alpha Flying, Inc. adheres to pilot screening and training standards that are among the most stringent in the industry. Our pilot training program instills a comprehensive and intimate knowledge of aircraft systems and management, instrument flight rules, instrument approach procedures and profiles, and mastery of the aircraft's controls in all types of weather.

Our FAA-approved training program has been developed fully in-house, utilizing knowledge gained from years of experience with the PC-12. Our training meets, and in many cases, exceeds, the requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations Part 91, subpart K.

Here are some highlights of our pilot training programs:

• Initial Second-in-Command (SIC) Ground School – This comprehensive 7-day ground school covers the following topics: aircraft systems, avionics, FAA rules and regulations, flight planning, weather and winter operations, company general operating procedures, aircraft performance, safety and cockpit resource management.

• Initial SIC Flight Training – Prospective pilots also must complete flight training, both in the aircraft and in a PC-12 flight training device. All flight training is done by company instructor pilots. A flight test, or check-ride, must be passed successfully before a SIC is released to line flying.

• Upgrade Training – Every pilot is hired as an SIC with the expectation that, after some experience in the aircraft, they will all become a Captain, or a Pilot-in-Command (PIC). Prospective Captains begin their training in the aircraft with a company instructor pilot to prepare them for the responsibilities of being a PIC.

• Initial PIC Training – After upgrade training, pilots attend an in-house ground school and training in a PC-12 flight training device with a company instructor. Advanced and emergency flight maneuvers, as well as crew resource management, are heavily emphasized. An in-house check-ride is completed before the pilot is released as a line PIC.

• Annual and Six Month Checkrides – Each PIC is required to complete two proficiency checks each year. These checkrides are a comprehensive test of normal IFR and VFR maneuvers and emergency procedures. SICs are required to complete an annual proficiency check and a comprehensive line check on the six month interval.

• Annual Recurrent Ground School – Every pilot attends an annual recurrent ground school. This is a two-day course that covers many of the topics from initial ground school but in a more advanced form.

• Initial and Annual Recurrent Emergency Training – Initial emergency training is taught by a company with a long history of training military and corporate pilots. Their initial two-day General Emergency Duties course includes training in emergency water landings, basic first aid and CPR, water survival, fire and smoke control procedures, and high altitude operations and cabin decompression. Recurrent emergency training is conducted in-house, utilizing PC-12 specific equipment for emergency drills.

• Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) Training – All pilots are RVSM certified by a course that was developed in-house and are recertified annually.