Controlled Flight Into Terrain incl. TAWS (CFIT/TAWS)

The goal of this Controlled Flight Into Terrain Avoidance / Terrain Awareness Warning System Training (CFIT/TAWS) is to increase the ability of pilots to recognize and avoid situations that can lead Controlled Flights Into Terrain.  The successful ap­plicant should be thoroughly familiar with causing factors and the systems, which help to avoid CFIT accidents. 

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE SUBJECTS

• General

• Fundamentals

• Risks

• Factors

• Case Studies

• Prevention

• Automation

• CRM

• Communication

• Procedures

• Technologies

• TAWS

• Surveillance

• Terrain Avoidance

• Alert Thresholds

• Limitations

• Inhibits

• Flight Crew 

• Dispatch