Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2
Ground School Syllabus

The Citation CJ4 Gen2 type rating program progresses through six sequential phases. No phase may begin until the preceding phase is complete and documented. The phase timeline below shows the full sequence — this document covers Phases 01 through 03.

Phase 01 — eLearning (remote, pre-arrival): Completed before campus arrival. Minimum 12 hours. 80% pass all modules required. Access provided upon deposit payment.

Phase 02 — Ground School (on campus): 26 hours of type-specific classroom instruction. Covers all aircraft systems, limitations, emergency procedures, and ACS knowledge areas. Concludes with written examination and mock oral.

Phase 03 — CPT (on campus): Cockpit Procedures Trainer — fixed-base cockpit environment for checklist flows and avionics familiarization before entering the Level D FFS. CPT sessions are logged but not as flight time.

All prerequisites verified by Director of Training before deposit is accepted. Non-negotiable except where noted in the master policies document.

Topics are covered in the sequence below. Hours are on-campus instruction time; the eLearning pre-course provides additional foundational coverage before campus arrival. Each topic concludes with comprehension questions administered by the instructor — these are formative, not graded, but unsatisfactory responses trigger review before proceeding.

Written examination: 80–120 questions, closed-book, covering all systems topics above. Minimum score: 85% overall, with no single module below 75%. Students below 85% receive remedial instruction and re-examination before CPT begins. Re-examination requires minimum 4 additional hours of instruction in the deficient module.

Mock oral examination: Conducted by an Apex check airman who is not the primary ground instructor — minimum 90 minutes. All ACS knowledge areas. Limitations must be recited from memory. The mock oral result is reviewed by the Chief Standards Pilot and documented in the training record before the practical test date is considered.

Limitations committed to memory — required for mock oral and practical test:

The Cockpit Procedures Trainer (CPT) is a fixed-base, non-motion simulator that replicates the Citation CJ4 Gen2 cockpit to a level sufficient for checklist flows, avionics familiarization, and normal procedure drills. CPT sessions are not logged as flight time. They are the bridge between ground school knowledge and the Level D FFS.

CPT objectives:

• Complete all normal checklist flows (preflight, engine start, taxi, takeoff, cruise, descent, approach, landing, shutdown) without reference to checklist — flows from memory, checklist to verify
• Demonstrate avionics proficiency: load a flight plan including SID, airways, STAR, and approach from scratch; modify the route; load an alternate; execute the missed approach in the FMS
• Demonstrate autopilot mode engagement sequence: IAS → ALT SEL → VS → APP — without prompting
• Practice emergency procedure memory item sequences at normal pace before entering the FFS