Mountain Training
NOTE: THESE MOUNTAIN FLYING TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN ABSORB
The following Mountain Flying Endorsement (MFE/MFT) Training Courses are available in Absorb:
- CAP Mountain Flying Course for Mission Pilots (Mountain Fury)
- CAP Endorsement Ground Training Course – Mountain Flying
- RMR Mission Training – Annual Mountain Flying Training (MFT)
The following Mountain Flying Certification (MFC) Training Courses are available in Absorb:
- CAP Mountain Flying Course for Mission Pilots (Mountain Fury)
- RMR Mission Training – Mountain Flying Certification (MFC)
Overview
The following mountain training courses are offered as a training alternative to the traditional one-on-one or in-person classroom instruction methods—these courses offer video instruction for pilots to learn at their convenience outside of a scheduled classroom environment. The coursework is based on the Mountain Fury training materials, but updated to reflect the equipment (G1000, Becker DF), tools (ForeFlight) and environment (high density altitude and terrain) common to the Rocky Mountain Region. The use of these courses also serves to optimize Instructor Pilot, Check Pilot, Mission Check Pilot, Skill Trainer or Evaluator’s time while ensuring a complete and standardized training approach is employed.
Mountain Flying Training: Training required for an initial CAPF 70-5 Mountain Flight Endorsement and for recurring training for the annual CAPF 70-5. Mountain Flying Training and a current CAPF 70-5 Mountain Flight Endorsement is a prerequisite for Mountain Flying Certification and a CAPF 70-91.
Mountain Flying Certification: Training required for SAR/DR Mission Pilots to gain the experience to search in close proximity to terrain. A current MFC is required for the initial CAPF 70-91 where Section V, Mountainous Terrain Procedures, is endorsed. For subsequent CAPF 70-91s, the Mission Pilot shall pass the Mountain Flying Certification exam prior to the evaluation.
How to use:
- Access the desired course.
- Complete the training video.
- Take the course exam. The exam is open book so you may use the video, course slides or reference materials as a resource.
- Provide the exam results to a unit or wing Instructor Pilot, Check Pilot, Mission Check Pilot or Skills Evaluator (SE) for grading. An 80% score is required to pass.
- Schedule a training sortie.
Students: Check with your unit Emergency Services Training or Operations Officer prior to use of these courses. You must watch the video and pass the test to get credit for the initial course. You may simply take the test for recurring training.
Instructor Pilots, Mission Check Pilots or Skills Evaluators: Plan to go over the results of the course exam with the student regardless of results. Once the exam is graded and the student achieves a passing score of 80% or higher, have the pilot upload the last page of the test to Ops Quals. The MFT course exams should be graded by an Instructor or Check Pilot, while the MFC course exam should be graded by a Mountain Flying Certified SE. Once the pilot passes the MFC ground and flight training, sign of his/her MFC SQTR in Ops Quals. Exam keys will no longer be distributed since these courses and exams now reside in Absorb.
Courses
Designated Mountainous Terrain Files (ForeFlight KMZ)
- Files by Region
- Great Lakes Region (No File)
- Mid-Atlantic Region
- North Central Region
- Northeast Region
- Pacific Coast Region
- Rocky Mountain Region
- Southeast Region
- Southwest Region
- Files by Wing
How to Upload KMZ Files to ForeFlight - Click here for slides or Click here for a video.
Note: There are some known discontinuities along state borders in some KMZ files that the National Geospatial Program GIS team is working to resolve. Therefore, these files are for reference only - it is the pilot's responsibility to ensure they meet the intent of the RMR Supplement to CAPR 70-1 definition of mountainous terrain in these areas.
