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Oshkosh, July 25 - GPS Navigation, Garmin 530/430
ElectronicFlight
CompleteLearning™ Avionics Software Library Targets Garmin
GNS 530/430 Pilots
Complete Learning™ Represents Breakthrough in Effective GPS Education
Oshkosh, Wisconsin. July 25, 2002 - ElectronicFlight Solutions,
Inc. Founder and CEO, Howard Reisman, today announced the availability
one of the most innovative avionics training products to complement
the Garmin GNS 530 and GNS 430 integrated GPS/NAV/COM offerings
which, perhaps more than any other product, have revolutionized
the general aviation cockpit.
"Approximately thirty thousand GNS 530/430 GPS units have already
been delivered" according to Dave Brown, Regional Sales Manager
for Garmin International Inc. of Olathe, Kansas. "Based on
research we have conducted with members of Aircraft Electronics
Association, the average Garmin GNS 530/430 owner knows how to use
about 25 % of the capability of this powerful IFR panel mounted
unit! With the average Garmin 530 installation commanding a hefty
$15,000 price tag, that makes for a poor financial return"
explains Bob Lee, ElectronicFlight Solutions' Director of Marketing.
The highly capable nature of this new equipment also creates an
overload of information that many pilots are having difficulty absorbing.
While the 200-plus page Garmin Pilot's Guide should be utilized
in the cockpit as a reference, it leaves much room for improvement
when training pilots on the efficient use of the GNS 530/430.
At the very core the Garmin 530/430 training module is ElectronicFlight's powerful CompleteLearning™ methodology. Embracing conceptual learning instead of rote memorization CompleteLearning™ implants mental models of the particular system into the student's permanent memory. Requisite knowledge is then reinforced with targeted interactive KnowledgeCheck™ exercises and quizzes embedded throughout the self-paced training program. "After successfully navigating the entire Garmin CompleteLearning™ Module, the operation and familiarity of the GNS 530 and 430 will become second nature when it counts the most - under the pressure of a high-workload cockpit environment.
"Deploying this conceptual approach to training, the ElectronicFlight CompleteLearning™ Garmin GPS Navigation Module represents a breakthrough in effective GPS education." explains Paul Novacek, ElectronicFlight Vice President of Product Development. "In the past, much of the GPS training concentrated on memorizing lengthy procedures, a rote approach. In studies looking into the effect of rote training on long term recall and problem solving, the rote method falls short in preparing the pilot to solve problems or work new processes into the ever-changing environment of aviation. Conceptual training, on the other hand, provides the tools that allow the creation of new procedures on the fly, to solve the problem at hand", Novacek stated.
The ElectronicFlight CompleteLearning™ Garmin GPS Navigation Module teaches common tasks using a building block approach. These tasks are then combined to develop appropriate procedures. Therefore, the pilot only needs to learn a few common tasks and also the reasoning behind the use of those tasks. If the pilot knows the reasoning behind the individual tasks, combining those tasks together is easy. No more endless and complicated procedures to learn and forget, just a few small procedures that are retained in memory much longer.
An integral
part of the ElectronicFlight CompleteLearning™ package is the
ElectronicFlight ContinuousLearning™ KEFS Airpark,
www.ElectronicFlight.com. At KEFS Airpark, pilots and flight instructors
can stay current with product updates and service bulletins, interact
with others operating similar technology, and continuously enhance
their skill and knowledge by staying abreast of the latest developments
in the field of high tech avionics and cockpit automation.
ElectronicFlight Solutions, Inc. is a new breed of training organization
that offers the ElectronicFlight CompleteLearning™
Library of Avionics/Cockpit Automation training products
and services to general aviation and corporate pilots. Working in
conjunction with AEA-member avionics shops, certified flight instructors,
flight schools and aviation colleges on a national basis, ElectronicFlight
provides quality education on Autopilot, GPS Navigation, Traffic,
Terrain and Weather Awareness technologies from leading manufacturers
including Honeywell-Bendix/King, Garmin, Goodrich, Collins, S-TEC,
Sandel, Avidyne, UPSAT, Ryan and others.
EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh 2002 attendees may take a test flight of the CompleteLearning™
Garmin Module at the ElectronicFlight Solutions booth #2056
in Hangar B. There will be a drawing each day of EAA AirVenture
for a free CompleteLearning™ module (a $295 value!).
For further information visit KEFS - the ElectronicFlight Solutions
Airpark and home of the CompleteLearning™ Academy,
www.ElectronicFlight.com or call (505) 265-4055.