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Syllabus Super Falcon Sub Flight School: Training for the Super Falcon submersible is fundamentally different from conventional submersible piloting skills. The Deep Flight winged submersibles are literally flown (maneuvered) in a positively buoyant state with aircraft-type controls via winged surfaces for pitch, roll and heading so that the craft is fully operable through all three rotational axis throughout horizontal travel and ascent and descent. The Super Falcon utilizes fly-by-wire flight control technology coupled with “heads-up” state-of-the-art flight instrumentation. A minimum of eight hours personal pre-study is estimated as mandatory before beginning the course. This will familiarize the student with Deep Flight Super Falcon and its controls and allow a quick transition to in-water training. This course is for a maximum of two individuals per three-day course. Dives listed below include both individuals, back to back. Flight school is broken down into 3 phases (days), and we train two pilots every three days. Note: If you participate in the 1-day dive, you may use that course towards your license/certification course.
Day 1 08:00-10:00 Beachside: Individual fit & adjust; Seat controls, heads-up display. Hands-on review of: controls, life support, power-up, communications, etc. Familiarization with cockpit, dome closure and opening, monitoring and adjustment of life support, surface emergency procedures. 10:00 Dive 1 (pilot A): Short shallow (beachside) orientation from back seat; Life support, cockpit closure, communications 11:00 Dive 2 (pilot B): Short shallow (beachside) orientation from backseat; Life support, cockpit closure, communications 12:00 Break for lunch. 13:00 Dive 3 (Pilot A): Short shallow orientation dive: flight controls 14:30 Dive 4 (Pilot B): Short shallow orientation dive: flight controls Day 2 08:00 Dive 5 (Pilot A) : Wet orientation; VFR short training dive (diver depths) 10:00 Dive 6 (Pilot B): Wet orientation; VFR short training dive (diver depths) 12:00 Break for lunch. 13:00 Dive 7 (Pilot A: First dive below diver depth 14:30 Dive 8 (Pilot B): First dive below diver depth Day 3 08:00 Planning and Preparation for final dive (2 hr hatch to hatch) 10:00 - 13:00 or 15:00 - 18:00 Dives 9 and 10: Final Dives. The goal is that the student is the hands-on pilot for 100% of the 2 hr dive. Graham Hawkes as pilot in command will coach as needed and will navigate and operate cameras from the rear. The goal is to have the student pilot function on a purposeful dive deeper than 100 feet 19:00 - 21:30 Wrap up. License certification/Dinner. Back to top