We also offer a comprehensive SIV course. The abbreviation SIV comes from the French “Simulation d'Incident en Vol,” which roughly translates to “simulated incidents (unstable situations) in flight.” If you are a seasoned pilot, typically with 100 flying hours experience or more, who wants to improve your skillset, specifically when it comes to safety and the ability to cope with adverse situations such as collapses, spins, deep stalls, spirals, and large cravats after an event such as a deep stall, then this course is for you. The course is offered over a very large freshwater lake where the pilot is towed behind a boat up to an altitude of approximately 800 m (2600 ft) above the water. A rescue boat is also on standby in case of a water landing under a safety parachute.

The SIV course includes the following manoeuvres:

• Asymmetric collapses (L/R) and flying straight

• Full frontal collapse, recovery and energy management

• Accelerated (speedbar) asymmetric collapses (L/R)

• Accelerated (speedbar) full-frontal collapse

• Big ears

• Pendulum control - energy management

• Point of stall

• Point of spin

• Full deep stall, recovery and energy management

• Full spin, recovery and energy management

• B-line stall

• Deep spiral, recovery and energy management

• Student’s preference for additional manoeuvres such as SAT and wing-overs

Did we mention that training in the Wilderness is a very cost-effective alternative? Converted to Australian dollars, the full 5-day SIV course will only cost you approximately:

A$ 1000

You will agree that this is MUCH cheaper than any local options.

Interested? Check out the action photos and videos from a recent SIV course below. Please get in touch with us for more information.