WTC Initial Training - Cat I Check Flight
The Check Flight:
Welcome to the final stage of your Initial Training. As was mentioned earlier, this is a Virtual Check Flight.
You are just about ready to start you career as a virtual WestWind Captain. All that is left is completion of the Initial Category One check flight / check ride and to fill out the remaining paperwork. You are to be congratulated for passing your phase checks that have got you to this point. The basic idea of this virtual check ride is to fly your category one airliner from Rapid City, SD to Denver, Colorado (USA). This will be a revenue flight and you will have all the passenger seats filled. Your flying must be up to airline standards and your First Officer will be your virtual Check Captain.
The check ride that you will shortly be launching into is a fairly simple flight from Rapid City, South Dakota to Denver International in Colorado. You will need to take some time to study the flight plan that has already been created for this flight so that you have some idea of the exact route you will be flying.
You will be asked to provide radio frequencies for the first center frequency and the Denver Tower frequency to complete the process. It is important that you record these frequencies during the flight to have them when you are finished.
The Aircraft:
Please click here to figure out what aircraft to fly for the checkride and to download appropriate liveries if applicable.
The Route:
The exact route is from: Rapid City, SD (KRAP), to the Toadstool VOR (TST), to the Scottsbluff VORTAC (BFF), to the Gill VORTAC (GLL) to Denver International Airport (KDEN).
The flight is to be conducted at Flight Level 250 and precise ATC instructions are to be followed.
Please Click here to view a copy of the Flight Plan.
The Flight:
You have the option of any ONE of the following:
The Questions:
At the conclusion of the flight, you will be eligible to apply for a job with WestWind Airlines. On the application form there is set of questions we will use to verify that you completed your check ride.
The Conclusion:
Once you complete the Check Flight, you will be well on your way to becoming a virtual WestWind Airline Captain. You will need to fill out an application form to become a Category I pilot with WestWind Airlines and receive your pilot number. You can click here to be warped to this page.